On June 3, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted executives from Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation and Claxton Poultry Farms—two of the country’s largest chicken producers. The criminal action was ...

A federal grand jury in Denver has returned an indictment charging Norman W. Fries Inc., dba Claxton Poultry Farms (Claxton), headquartered in Claxton, GA, with participating in a nationwide ...

Senior executives from two major US chicken producers have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to fix prices and rig bids on “broiler chickens,” which are sold to grocery stores and restaurants.

The company claims the alleged conspiracy was in connection with Chick-fil-A's 'request for bids relating to its planned transition to only serving [antibiotic-free] broiler chicken meat.' Chick-fil-A ...