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Tyson Reaches Deal to End Pork Antitrust Case With Food Service Buyers

By  |  January 28, 2026

Tyson Foods has agreed to pay $48 million to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by U.S. food service companies that accused the meat producer of working with competitors to limit pork supplies and manipulate prices, according to Reuters.

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    The proposed settlement was submitted Tuesday in federal court in Minnesota and still requires approval from U.S. District Judge John Tunheim. Per Reuters, the deal would cover restaurants, delis and other food service operators that purchased Tyson pork products from other suppliers between 2014 and 2018. Those covered by the agreement include large chains such as LongHorn Steakhouse as well as smaller businesses that bought specific raw pork cuts or uncooked pork bacon in the United States.

    The lawsuit is one of several major antitrust cases targeting the U.S. meat industry. According to Reuters, similar litigation has accused producers of beef, turkey and chicken of coordinating to fix prices and reduce supplies across their respective markets, raising costs for buyers.

    Related: Tyson Foods Reaches $82.5 Million Deal to Resolve Beef Price-Fixing Claims

    Tyson has already reached settlements in some of those related cases. Earlier this month, the company agreed to pay $82.5 million to settle a proposed class action brought by grocery stores and other businesses that claimed it conspired to inflate U.S. beef prices by limiting production, per Reuters.

    The pork case is formally known as In re Pork Antitrust Litigation and is being heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota under case number 18-cv-01776-JRT-JFD. The commercial plaintiffs are represented by Michael Flannery of Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca and Shawn Raiter of Larson King. Tyson’s legal team includes Tiffany Rider of Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider and John Terzaken of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

    If approved, the settlement would bring another major antitrust dispute closer to a close while broader scrutiny of the meat industry’s pricing practices continues, according to Reuters.

    Source: Reuters