Hawaii could receive 1 million eggs in price-fixing settlement
Hawaii could receive about 1 million eggs for local food banks as part of a nationwide egg price-fixing settlement involving some of the nation’s largest egg producers, according to state Attorney General Anne Lopez. On Monday, Lopez announced securing a settlement that includes 53 million eggs for consumers nationwide and $3.3 million from Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum and Hickman’s Egg Ranch. The settlement follows a multistate investigation in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice that found the companies illegally coordinated for years to influence a daily price ...