DOJ Sues to Block Sugar Deal 


The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice says United States Sugar Corp.’s proposed purchase of Imperial Sugar Company harm competition for refined sugar across the Southeast. These are “already multibillion-dollar corporations and are seeking to further consolidated an already cozy sugar industry,” said Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter. The other big producer is American Sugar Refining, best known for its Domino brand.

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