Taco Bell class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Frank Siragusa filed a class action lawsuit against Taco Bell Corp.
- Why: Taco Bell allegedly falsely advertises the amount of beef and other ingredients in some of its products.
- Where: The Taco Bell class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.
- What are my options: Create your own tacos at home with ingredients from Thrive Market.
Taco Bell Corp. falsely advertises the amount of beef and other ingredients in some of its signature meals, according to a class action lawsuit filed July 31 in New York federal court.
Plaintiff Frank Siragusa says Taco Bell food advertisements and menu ordering boards depict the Crunchwrap Supreme, Grande Crunchwrap, Vegan Crunchwrap, Mexican Pizza and Veggie Mexican Pizza menu items as containing more than twice the amount of ingredients than reality.
The misleading pictures of the Taco Bell food items are “unfair and financially damaging to consumers as they are receiving a product that is materially lower in value than what is being promised,” the Taco Bell lawsuit says.
Taco Bell’s deception is especially problematic during a time in which food and meat prices are high and many consumers are struggling financially, the lawsuit states.
“Taco Bell’s promise to consumers of a large portion of food with their purchase are also causing consumers to come to, or order from, Taco Bell’s restaurants and make purchases that they would not have otherwise made,” the Taco Bell class action says.
The company’s false advertisements of portion sizes entices consumers to purchase Taco Bell food instead of purchasing meals from competing restaurants that more fairly advertise the size of their menu items, according to the lawsuit, which points to several news articles and online complaints that the Taco Bell food items did not look like the pictures in the advertisements.
Plaintiff says he would not have paid as much for Taco Bell food if not for false ads
Siragusa says he purchased a Mexican Pizza from Taco Bell after viewing the advertisements online and at the store. He claims he expected the Taco Bell food to contain a similar amount of meat and beans as depicted in the advertisements. However, the meal he received allegedly contained about half the beef and bean filling he expected.
Had he known Taco Bell overstated the amount of beef and beans in the Mexican Pizza menu item, Siragusa says he would not have paid $5.49 for the meal.
Siragusa filed the Taco Bell class action lawsuit on behalf of himself and a proposed class of consumers who purchased one of the allegedly falsely advertised menu items from a Taco Bell in New York since July 31, 2020.
In other recent Taco Bell news, the chain recently won a challenge to cancel the trademark for the phrase “Taco Tuesday.”
Have you purchased Taco Bell food items that did not contain as much beef and other ingredients as advertised? Tell us about your experience in the comments.
Siragusa is represented by James Kelly of The Law Office of James C. Kelly and Anthony J. Russo Jr. PA d/b/a The Russo Firm.
The Taco Bell class action lawsuit is Frank Siragusa v. Taco Bell Corp., Case No. 1:23-cv-05748-DG-RER, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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998 thoughts onTaco Bell class action claims chain falsely advertises amount of food in products
I purchased a taco from Taco Bell box. It had very little meat very small portions. I went back into the store and said this is ridiculous, no response. Add me please
I’ve purchased Taco Bell many of times and the tacos and mainly full of lettuce hardly any meat at all! But the advertising shows the tacos full of meat and other toppings like cheese! They literally put three strains of cheese huge amounts of lettuce and maybe a tablespoon or less of meat! Taco Bell does that with all the food
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I have pictures of my hard tacos I ordered. Basically jist the hard taco shell! I complained and never heard a word back. I remember back in the day, Taco Bell was the place to go. They have really declined! Also, the meat is so runny anymore, I think they just keeping adding water to it. Doesn’t taste the same either!
Reading is fundamental! It is a question, why are people saying add me? Do you really think they are going to read all these comments and add you? Come on, they don’t have time for all that. Geez!!
You have to fill out your own claim form. Ridiculous the amount of people that think you can just say add me. 😂
Please add me. Started to avoid Taco Bell unless necessary. And yes, their tacos may often be considered “meatless”.
Yes I do I purchase Taco Bell products all the time and have noticed that certain products have drastically changed, taco’s have less meat but more lettuce. The nacho bell Grande has less meat but more beans same as the crunch wraps and the bean burritos look smaller. I used to get the burrito supreme all the time but there is just to much bean and rice in it now and hardly any meat and skimpy amounts of cheese the only way to get what you should is to pay a fee for extra beef and cheese.
Please add me. The burritos I’ve ordered from their value menu are mostly wrap and very little filling.
I agree! You never get the proper meat in just about all the products I’ve eaten. And the Mexican pizza is expensive so yes you would expect proper portions 🤦♀️😑
Add me. I eat at Taco Bell at least twice a week.
Add me, I have eaten taco bell frequently and never felt you get what you pay for.