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Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. have executed a settlement over a pair of class-action lawsuits related to an alleged industry-wide scheme to fix the price of bread.
The $500 million settlement was announced last year. The lawyers involved in the case say the agreement was executed on Jan. 31, though it is still subject to court approval in Ontario and Quebec.
Loblaw and George Weston are paying a combined $404 million, with the remaining $96 million accounted for through Loblaw’s gift card program announced in 2017.
The class-action lawsuits allege the defendants conspired to fix the price of packaged bread in Canada.
The lawyers say the settlement also provides access to information that will be used in continuing the cases against the remaining defendants: Canada Bread, Sobeys, Metro, Walmart Canada and Giant Tiger.
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