The Rise Of Big Potato

[douglas9]

One afternoon in April 2022, Josh Saltzman, the owner of a sports bar in Washington, D.C., opened his inbox to find what looked like a french fry price-fixing conspiracy.

Saltzman had received a notice from his bar’s food distributor that effective April 4, the four major suppliers of frozen potato products, which sell products like french fries and Tater Tots to bars and restaurants around the country, were all hiking their prices in lockstep, each by $0.12 per pound.

For Saltzman, it was hard to believe this was a coincidence. “It was just the most obvious example of collusion I’ve seen in a long time,” he said. “All of them were raising their prices by virtually the exact same amount within a week of each other.”

Frustrated, Saltzman took to the internet. “I was just like, ‘Oh, I’m going to fire off a tweet about Big Potato,’” he said. “Then it somehow took on a life of its own.”

https://www.levernews.com/the-rise-of-big-potato/

[dchill]

1. Coming out of Idaho, I reckon.

[2naSalit]

5. ...

The mormon mafia.

[badhair77]

2. I've noticed the price increase but never thought about the reasoning behind it.

Turns out it’s just plain greed. Then to understand how other food distributors are doing the same thing, no wonder prices are high. Disgusting. Thanks for sharing, it’s very enlightening.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Yep, it's amazing how every thing goes up at the same time everywhere. Just look

at the cost of gasoline. Here it's always the same price no matter what the station.

[Srkdqltr]

4. Amazing greed.

[spike jones]

6. Someone has to post this so it might as well be me.

[Pompoy]

7. I have been aware of the potato cartel for many, many years.

[live love laugh]

8. Potato chips regular bag $2.70 up over 100% .... disgusting.

[cer7711]

9. Price Fixing! Sue the censored bleeps.

This is a good example of how, when and why you need "Big Government" to fight for the little guy.
What is that bar manager supposed to do on his own?!