Court denies Texas Pete hot sauce maker’s request to dismiss lawsuit accusing North Carolina manufacturer of false advertising
A California court says it won’t buck the false advertising case against the maker of North Carolina-based hot sauce Texas Pete, meaning this battle is only just heating up.
Filed by plaintiff Phillip White on Sept. 12, a class action lawsuit claims that T.W. Garner Food Co. is deceptively marketing Texas Pete as a Texan product when it’s actually made in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. White’s complaint, filed on behalf of all people in the U.S. who have purchased Texas Pete, asks the court to force Texas Pete to change its name and branding and to give money to past customers.
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Sounds like Phillip White needs to find a better hobby before he gets counter sued
https://myfox8.com/news/man-behind-texas-pete-lawsuit-also-suing-kroger-over-sunscreen-whole-foods-over-mac-and-cheese/ that’s all this dude does. The sunscreen one seems reasonable, though.
Those other cases at least seem like they are to benefit the environment or the general public. I don't think anyone really gives a shit if Texas Pete hot sauce is actually made in Texas or not though. This one seems like he got bored and just wants to keep himself the center of attention.
Just wait until everyone realizes that most of Kentucky Fried Chicken is, in fact, NOT FRIED IN KENTUCKY! Wake up sheeple!
I can't believe they didn't throw this lawsuit out. Well in that case, I want to sue Uncle Ben's Rice company, because I thought they meant he was MY Uncle Ben, but when I checked my contact list I couldn't find Uncle Ben, so then I panicked and thought he was dead, but then I realized I never had an Uncle Ben. So I want to sue them for emotional distress.
I don't even know what damages are supposed to be. Okay, someone thought this was made in Texas, but it's not. And??
What about all of the companies that try to convince people their products are made in the USA, when its really just "assembled in the USA" or some crap, while the majority of it is actually done in China.
Your uncle ben is dead and you didn't even check for spider themes abilities?
This is the first time I've heard Texas Pete's mentioned online, ever. I thought it was just some obscure hot sauce that I happened to like
I learned of it at Chick-Fil-A (in Texas) and have grown to like it. I could not care less it's not made in Texas.
Yup. This lawsuit has caused me zero distress. Maybe it'll have a positive Streisand effect for the brand
Don’t they always put the location manufacturing occurred on bottles of anything sold? I don’t understand how this lawsuit would have any merit at all.
So according to the article, the address is written on the label, but the judge claims that because it doesn't explicitly say "manufactured in" or "product of", then people could just think its a corporate office location or something.
https://texaspete.com/about/
They have always had their history public.
Arizona Iced Tea must be shaking in their boots. Found this in their Wikipedia about the company (that is based in NY).
"He went with Arizona even though he had never been to the state and, in fact, hadn't even traveled west of the Mississippi River."