As Americans deal with high prices of beef both at the grocery store and at the drive-thru, fast food giant McDonald's is seeking to go after what it believes to be the root of the problem. On Oct. 4,

McDonald's Corp. has sued Tyson Foods Inc. and other major beef producers claiming price fixing on beef products. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York, names Tyson, along with Cargill Inc., JBS, Swift Beef Company and more as defendants.

The restaurant chain alleges a group of its suppliers have been artificially raising prices since at least 2015.

McDonald’s is suing some of its suppliers over allegations they conspired to sell the fast-food chain beef at artificially inflated prices, in violation of federal antitrust laws, according to a new lawsuit Friday.

The fast food giant is suing the U.S. meat industry's “Big Four” — Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing Company — and their subsidiaries, alleging a price fixing scheme for beef specifically.

The lawsuit alleges that four of the world’s largest meat producers conspired to artificially inflate the price of beef.

McDonald's filed a lawsuit against multiple meat companies over allegations they engaged in a price-fixing scheme for beef specifically the last nine years.

McDonald’s accuses all the major meat processing giants of colluding to choke the beef supply and drive up prices

McDonald's has filed a lawsuit against the nation's largest meat packers—Tyson, JBS, Cargill, and National Beef—accusing them of conspiring to fix beef prices by limiting supply to inflate costs.