Tag: bread
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Irish Court Classifies Subway Bread as Confectionery Item
The Supreme Court of Ireland has held that Subway’s breads are subject to value-added tax (VAT) because they contain too much sugar to be considered a staple product. Under the country’s VAT law, bread can contain up to 2% sugar in the flour to be classified as a staple product exempt from the tax; Subway’s…
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Plaintiff Alleges Naan is Misrepresented as Tandoor-Baked
A woman has filed a putative class action alleging that FGF Brands (USA) Inc. misleads consumers by falsely marketing Stonefire Naan as baked in a tandoor oven. Friend v. FGF Brands (USA) Inc., No. 18-7644 (N.D. Ill., E. Div., filed November 16, 2018). Naan requires a “labor-intensive cooking process,” the complaint asserts, and the plaintiff…
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French Baker Fined For Keeping Bakery Open
A French bakery owner who opened his storefront seven days a week to accommodate tourist crowds has reportedly been fined €3,000 for violating a regional law mandating that bakeries close at least one day each week. Cédric Vaivre, owner of Boulangerie du Lac, operates the only bakery in his Aube town; during previous summers, he…
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Italian Police Arrest Alleged Mafia Members in Bread-Selling Scheme
Italian police have reportedly arrested 24 people in an operation targeting the Lo Russo crime syndicate in connection with a scheme to intimidate grocers and supermarkets in Naples into buying bread at prices considerably higher than the market standard. The police also seized three bakeries allegedly identified as Lo Russo-controlled. The crime group reportedly forced…
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Great Harvest Bread Co. Targets Panera’s Tagline as Infringing
Great Harvest Franchising, Inc. and two franchisees of Great Harvest Bread Co. have filed a lawsuit against Panera Bread Co., alleging the company has been using a tagline—“Food as it should be”—that infringes on Great Harvest’s trademarked slogan, “Bread. The way it ought to be.” Great Harvest Franchising, Inc. v. Panera Bread Co., No. 16-0121…
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ASA Rules on Distillery and Bread Advertisements
The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has released a trio of decisions upholding complaints against two distilleries and a bread company over allegedly misleading advertisements. Ruling against Summerhall Distillery Ltd. in a complaint filed by a rival company, ASA took issue with advertisements for “hand crafted” Pickering’s Gin that touted Summerhall as Edinburgh’s first gin distillery…
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“Freshly Baked” Bread Lawsuit Dismissed Against Supermarkets
A New Jersey federal court has dismissed putative class actions against Whole Foods Market Group Inc., Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and Acme Markets Inc. alleging that they misrepresented their bread products as “freshly baked” or “baked in-store” despite actually being frozen, processed or baked elsewhere. Mladenov v. Wegmans Food Mkts. Inc., No. 15-0373 (D.N.J., order…
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Court Dismisses Natural Claims Against Nature’s Own® Wheat Bread
A California federal court has dismissed the claims in a putative class action alleging that Flowers Bakeries misrepresents its Nature’s Own® bread as natural, healthy and wholesome despite containing synthetic ingredients, including azodicarbonamide, the “yoga mat chemical.” Romero v. Flowers Bakeries, No. 14-5189 (N.D. Cal., San Jose Div., order entered May 6, 2015). The plaintiffs…