Legal

David Protein was handed an early victory this week in the antitrust lawsuit accusing it of creating an “artificial monopoly” for its alternative fat ingredient EPG after a New York federal court dismissed the case brought by competing food manufacturers.

TreeHouse Foods is being sued for improperly refusing to provide documents prior to a shareholder vote on its planned $2.9 billion sale.

The past year saw a number of high-profile legal battles begin, including an antitrust lawsuit levied against Peter Rahal’s David, a trademark infringement case between Smucker’s and Trader Joe’s, and the neverending battle between Prime and Más+ by Messi.