US EditionClaims period closes Friday in $500-million bread price-fixing settlement
The $500 million settlement addresses a 20-year bread price-fixing scheme with $404 million paid by Loblaw and George Weston, plus $96 million from a prior gift card program.
- Today marks the final day to submit claims for the $500 million Loblaw Cos. Ltd. bread settlement approved by the Superior Court of Quebec and Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
- The class action alleges Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and George Weston Ltd. engaged in industry-wide price fixing from January 2001–December 2021, while Metro, Sobeys, Walmart, Canada Bread, and Giant Tiger denied involvement.
- Under the deal, the settlement breaks down as $404 million to Loblaw and George Weston, with $96 million through Loblaw's 2018–2019 gift‑card program, and 78 allocated nationwide, 22 to Quebec.
- Eligible Canadians can submit claims at canadianbreadsettlement.ca without proof of purchase and may receive $25 within six to 12 months, likely in 2026.
- The firm said it will urge everyone who qualifies to apply before Friday while weeding out fraudulent claims and factoring prior $25 Loblaw cards into payouts, with at least $5 needed for additional payments.
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It’s your last day to get a slice of the $500-million bread price-fixing settlement
Today is the last day to get a slice of the $500 million settlement in the class-action suit related to Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd., of alleged industry-wide price fixing of bread.
Friday marks the last day to submit its application in order to obtain a share of the 500 million from the collective action that accused Loblaw and his parent company, George Weston, of having participated in an industry-wide plot to fix the price of bread.
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Claims period closes Friday in $500-million bread price-fixing settlement
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The RecordDeadline to grab a slice of the Loblaw bread price-fixing settlement is tomorrow. Here’s how much you can get
Canadians have until Dec. 12 to submit a claim and get a piece of the $500-million bread price-fixing class-action settlement.
Lawyer says ‘everybody should apply’ for share of bread price-fixing settlement
Canadians have until Friday to submit a claim to receive their share of a $500-million settlement in a national bread price-fixing lawsuit, and an Ontario lawyer with the firm that filed the class action is urging everyone who qualifies to apply.
Canadians have until the end of Friday to complete the claim form following a settlement of $500 million.
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