Lawsuit over Texas Pete's origin dismissed, company celebrates victory
A lawsuit against Texas Pete hot sauce, claiming false advertising for not being from Texas, has been dismissed. TW Garner Food Co., the parent company, announced that the lawsuit was dismissed after the plaintiff filed a motion to dismiss. The company consistently maintained that the claims were false. The class action lawsuit alleged that Texas Pete was deceptively marketed as a Texan product when it is actually made in North Carolina. The plaintiff's legal team argued that the branding and labeling could mislead consumers, but the company argued that the name referred to a coastal town in North Carolina.
