Man Sues Texas Pete Sizzling Sauce Over North Carolina Manufacturing

A Los Angeles man is sick of the advertising lies! And he’s taking his frustration out in court docket. In line with Nexstar Media Wire, Phillip White filed a class-action lawsuit towards T.W. Garner Meals Co. He alleges the mother or father firm deceived him when he purchased a $3 bottle of Texas Pete sizzling sauce. The acquisition passed off at Ralph’s grocery retailer in September 2021.

Phillip claims T.W. Garner “cheated its option to a market-leading place within the $3 billion hot-sauce business on the expense of law-abiding opponents and shoppers nationwide who need genuine Texas sizzling sauce.”

Lawsuit Says The Texas Branded Sizzling Sauce Has Nothing Texas

The go well with additionally particulars the look of the Texas Pete emblem. White says it contains “the famed white ‘lone’ star from the Texan flag along with a ‘lassoing cowboy.”

However regardless of the down south affect, there may be “surprisingly nothing Texas” in regards to the sauce, per the go well with. And White’s claims appear to be backed by the sauce’s historical past, as advised by Texas Pete’s web site.

The “tasty purple pepper sauce made in North Carolina” received the title Texas Pete from a suggestion made by a advertising advisor. Sam Garner and his three sons Thad, Ralph, and Harold had invented a spicy new sauce, and the advisor really useful ‘Mexican Joe.’ However Sam wasn’t with it, as an alternative wanting an “American title.”

“Sam urged they transfer throughout the border to Texas, which additionally had a fame for spicy delicacies. Then he glanced at son Harold, whose nickname was “Pete” and the Texas Pete cowboy was born.”

Over time, the corporate produced a number of merchandise, from sizzling canine chili and honey mustard to seafood cocktail and inexperienced pepper sauce below the model Texas Pete. The manufacturing facility producing the branded merchandise is situated in northwest Winston-Salem “on the unique Garner household house web site.” 

“In revealing the thought course of behind its model title, [T.W. Garner Food Co.] admits that Texas’s fame was one they had been making an attempt to imitate and capitalize on when creating their model,” Phillip’s lawsuit claims.

Phillip Says He Solely Purchased The Sauce As a result of Of Its Label

In line with the lawsuit, Phillip wouldn’t have purchased the sauce if he knew it was produced in North Carolina. The corporate, Phillip says, is harming Texas corporations and deceptive clients.

“White relied upon the language and pictures displayed on the entrance label of the product, and on the time of buy understood the product to be a Texas product,” the go well with stated.

Because of this, Phillip is on the lookout for the corporate to vary its title and branding. It’s unclear if he’s additionally looking for compensation. T.W. Garner Meals Co. has but to reply to the go well with.