Stonefire Naan Class Action Says Naan Isn’t Baked in Tandoor Oven

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UPDATE: On Sept. 28, 2020, a $1.9 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against a naan bread maker who falsely claims their Stonefire products are made in an authentic tandoor oven.

A class action lawsuit claims that consumers have been duped by FGF Brands’ claims that their Stonefire Naan products are baked first in a tandoor oven even though they are not.

Plaintiff Emily Friend says that the naan products are actually made on a conveyor belt in a gas-heated commercial oven.

The Stonefire Naan class action lawsuit alleges that the defendant refers to their true cooking device as a tunnel oven.

However, Friend claims that the naan maker markets their products as superior to other commercially available flatbreads by using statements such as “honoring 2,000 years of tradition.”

The plaintiff claims that this information was used as a deciding factor to purchase the naan, leading to the payment of a premium price for a mislabeled product.

Friend says she filed the Stonefire Naan class action lawsuit against the naan maker on behalf of herself and others due to the company’s misleading claims.

The plaintiff argues that had she known several of the naan products in question were not baked in a tandoor oven, she would not have bought them or paid a premium for them.

As part of her proposed Stonefire Naan class action lawsuit, Friend wants the company to disclose their true baking processes, including which ovens are used to make the naan.

The Stonefire Naan class action lawsuit against FGF Brands seeks a correction of the company’s marketing as well.

Friend alleges that the following naan products are mislabeled: Stonefire Original Naan, Stonefire Garlic Roasted Naan, Stonefire Whole Grain Naan, Stonefire Organic Original Naan, Stonefire Original Mini Naan, Stonefire Ancient Grain Mini Naan, and Stonefire Naan Dippers.

Naan is a traditional Indian bread that is often cooked in a tandoor oven in order to achieve the flavor profile desired. The tandoor oven is a small heating surface made of stone or clay, an outer housing, and some kind of insulation. Due to the size of the oven, typically only a few pieces of naan can be made at a time in this manner.

The Stonefire Naan class action lawsuit says that the defendant has gone out of its way to market their products as being made in a traditional tandoor oven even though they are not.

The class action lawsuit seeks to represent a nationwide Class of consumers who purchased the mislabeled naan, a consumer fraud multi-state Class for residents of California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, and an Illinois subclass.

Friend is represented by Katrina Carroll, Kyle A. Shamberg, and Nicholas R. Lange of Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC and Richard R. Gordon of Gordon Law Offices Ltd.

The Stonefire Naan Baking Process Class Action Lawsuit is Emily Friend v. FGF Brands Inc., Case No. 1:18-cv-07644, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.