All Posts Tagged With: "butter"
The War on Margarine
This year marks the 116th anniversary of the Federal Margarine Act of 1886, part of an 80-year war on butter’s toughest competitor. The Act was the capstone of a movement to prevent consumers from enjoying the cheaper spread, which was introduced in 1874. The advocates of the Act, and of earlier state laws regulating the [...]
1Jun2002 | Adam Young | 21 comments | ContinuedThe Butter Monopoly?
Can butter lovers in the greater Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas spread a little easier knowing that the federal government is looking out for them? Antitrust regulators are on guard against the tiniest of price increases that might result from a proposed merger in the butter industry. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) [...]
1Aug2000 | Raymond J. Keating | 2 comments | Continued-
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