There's a hot sauce brouhaha brewing in the California courts.
A California man filed a lawsuit against Texas Pete hot sauce, claiming the company misled him to believe its product was made in Texas.In a spicy turn of events, a California man is suing Texas Pete hot sauce for being made in North Carolina, not Texas.
Philip White, from Los Angeles, claims the hot sauce, which is owned by TW Garner Food Co., misled him to believe that he was buying a hot sauce that represented the Texas style of hot sauce, according to. When he checked the label and discovered that it was actually made in North Carolina, he did the most American thing you can do — sue.
“Although Defendant brands the Products ‘Texas Pete,’ there is surprisingly nothing Texas about them: unknown to consumers, the Products are standard Louisiana-style hot sauces, made with ingredients sourced outside the state of Texas, at a factory in North Carolina,” the lawsuit reads. “Defendant’s deceptive marketing and labeling scheme violates well-established federal and state consumer protection laws aimed at preventing this exact type of fraudulent scheme.
The court document goes on to say TW Garner Food created this brand of hot sauce because “the state of Texas enjoys a certain mysticism and appeal in the consumer marketplace and is known for its quality cuisine, spicy food, and hot sauce in particular.”