Koch Foods
American multinational food company
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| July 28 2021 | Koch Foods and four of its executives were indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Restrain Trade, with the Department of Justice alleging price-fixing of broiler chicken to suppress and eliminate competition. |
| May 19 2021 | Norman W. Fries, Inc (Claxton Poultry Farms) was indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Restrain Trade, with the Department of Justice alleging price-fixing of broiler chicken to suppress and eliminate competition. |
| 2019 | Koch Foods cancelled plans for the Roanoke, Alabama feed-mill and instead announced plans to build a modern grain storage and distribution facility in Attalla, Alabama. |
| August 7 2019 | Federal authorities conducted raids on seven chicken processing plants operated by Koch Foods and four other companies in Mississippi, detaining 680 undocumented workers. The raid occurred on Mississippi's first day of school, drawing criticism from Homeland Security Investigations. |
| 2018 | Koch Foods paid $3,750,000 plus additional relief to settle the employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. |
| 2017 | Koch Foods announced plans to build a $40 million feed-mill in Roanoke, Alabama. |
| 2012 | The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a class employment discrimination lawsuit against Koch Foods, alleging worker harassment, discrimination based on national origin and race at the Morton, Mississippi plant. |
| February 12 2010 | Koch Foods paid a $536,046 fine for violating federal immigration law and began using E-Verify to verify worker eligibility. |
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