Bumblebee controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Bumble Bee files for bankruptcy protection
Bumble Bee Foods filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid criminal fines and civil lawsuits related to a federal price-fixing case. Its filing listed assets and liabilities of up to $1 billion each.
2019
Bumble Bee Foods files for bankruptcy
Bumble Bee Foods filed for bankruptcy, citing recent and significant legal challenges. The article links the company's financial strain to legal costs stemming from a price-fixing scheme; Bumble Bee had agreed to plead guilty in 2017.