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
They probably need a nationwide class action for this. Texas same issue. I was so mad I took a picture of the crap. Really TB?
It has happened to me so many times that I lost count. Please add me. Taco Bell has been getting away with over-charging for their products for a decade or more.
I have ordered from tacos Taco Bell and had to order more due to the small amount in each one as I don’t eat vegetables. They never look as advertised even the ones my eats with the veggies. The crunch wraps I gave up on as I would be halfway through before getting any meat. Count me in please. They would always be out of the Mexican pizzas.
I too have been fooled by their advertisement saying the Mexican pizza’s were meatier but sadly were not. Pls add me
please add me
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They advertised a fully loaded hard-shell taco. I have visited Taco Bell several times and each time there is less of everything, especially the meat. One of the last two tacos that I bought was less than half of the hard shell. I will not go there again.
I ordered several spicy potato soft tacos. It only had 2-3 potatoes in it. It has more lettuce, and tomatoes than potatoes. It wasn’t any spicy sauce on the taco it tasted plain. Even with the beef soft taco it barely has meat in them.
Please add me
Our local Taco Bell took the Mexican pizzas off the menu for a while and then brought it back. When it came back, they had advertised that it was better, more meater but they had stopped making the salsa. Well, I’m not in itself. Was a blow to me but I said that’s OK.
So I went down and purchased several Mexican pizzas. End was quite disappointed that the meat didn’t even go halfway over the tortilla Let alone look anything close to what the picture look like. I was quite disappointed as I had bought Multiple pizza’s for family members. I was extremely disappointed and since I had driven 20 miles to get it quite upset.
Please add me.