Canada Bread has agreed to pay at least $50 million for its role in fixing the price of bread for years, according to documents filed in an Ontario court.

  • neverfindausername@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I saw McDonald’s use this tactic in The Founder. They franchise (No Frills) to remove additional costs for themselves, but it also means they can bully owners with the leasing rates. win-win

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      1 year ago

      “Well we had to increase our prices because rent went up so much recently. We’ve managed to keep labour costs low, though!”