A Los Angeles man, Philip White, has filed a class action lawsuit against the creators of Texas Pete Hot Sauce for false advertising

A Los Angeles man has filed a class action lawsuit against the creators of Texas Pete Hot Sauce for false advertising. (Read More Here).

Philip White filed the lawsuit against T.W. Garner Food Co, claiming that its advertising deceived him after purchasing the $3 hot sauce at Ralph’s grocery store in 2021. 

He alleges that the company was aware of the massive demand for “authentic” Texas hot sauce and “cheated its way to a market-leading position in the $3bn hot-sauce industry at the expense of law-abiding competitors and consumer.” Additionally, he noted that the bottle’s label included the lone star and a cowboy.

“White relied upon the language and images displayed on the front label of the product, and at the time of purchase understood the product to be a Texas product,” the complaint said. Additionally, he was surprised after learning that the hot sauce is manufactured in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.