The Justice Department has added eight major grocery chains to its beef affordability investigation.
The announcement came Tuesday in a post from the department’s official X account. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward sent the retailers the letters concerning recent increases in the retail price of beef.
The list includes Kroger, Publix, Walmart, Albertsons, Aldi, Ahold Delhaize USA, Costco, and Amazon.
The DOJ’s Antitrust Division “has expanded its investigation to include 8 of the largest grocers when it comes to beef affordability,” the post read. “Beef prices are a critical concern to Americans, and a priority for this Justice Department.” …