Federal jury awards $17.7 million to Kraft, other suppliers after major price-fixing conspiracy

A federal jury awarded $17.7 million in damages to Kraft and other major food suppliers on Friday for a price-fixing conspiracy that claims egg producers were trying to limit the egg supply in the U.S., according to Reuters. 

Last week, a jury ruled that the egg producers used several methods to limit the domestic supply of eggs to increase the price of products during the 2000s. 

While the exact time frame of the alleged conspiracy was debated throughout the case, jurors eventually...