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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
Such a rip off.. I did an online order of “mean for 4”. According to the menu the food was not even close to the picture or what I ordered.. I want to complain to someone at TB.. This is ridiculous.. I order one thing and get something else.. what a dam joke… only thing in my order that had beef was the basic soft taco.. and I specifically ordered beef in one of the items.. instead nothing but cheese…
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The grilled stuffed burrito is half if it’s original size which was large and one was sufficient for a meal. Now the cost is more for all they’re products and the size has diminished. One of the burritos is no longer sufficient to be a complete meal. Also since the tacos continue to be filled with mostly lettuce little to no cheese and maybe a teaspoon or so of meat, when I ask for tacos with no lettuce I could roll the taco into a very small taquito. But there is little to no meat or cheese.
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The mexican pizza, chalupas, tacos, quesadillas, and taco salad seem to have “textured soy protein” like Jack-In-The-Box’s tacos. The quesadillas are very light on beef and are mostly cheese, grease, and sauce.
The mexican pizza, chalupas, tacos, quesadillas, and taco salad seem to have “textured soy protein” like Jack-In-The-Box’s tacos. The quesadillas are very light on beef and are mostly cheese, grease, and sauce.
Same here Michigan. Commercial look good until you go and buy the tacos. The burrito used to be big. Now really small bearly fits in your hand.
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I purchase a power bowl they added season beef, sour cream and it was hardly any food in the container. They didn’t even cover the bottom of the plastic container. I should’ve taken it right back but I was so hungry I ate it but it was Holly no lettuce no beans couldn’t see any beef in it about three pieces of lettuce. What do I do about it?
It’s the same way in Texarkana Texas. You get more lettuce than anything. The nachos are chips & cheese mostly not meat & beans.
Most recently, when ordering a DOUBLE BEAN bean burrito, I have to get out a magnifying glass to find any beans. When I’ve spoken to the newest manager, she says that the amount is correct and refuses to put on enough to know there are beans in the burrito. I pay extra for the “double beans” and pinto beans are one of the cheapest foods sold, but get at most 2 tablespoons of refried beans, spread into to tortilla and rolled up. I’m mostly getting tortilla!! Other items are also equally shrinkflation affected. We stopped eating at Taco Bell because our bill was higher than a sit-in, real food dining restaurant.
I agree! I have recently stopped going to Taco Bell over higher prices and less ingredients. Have you seen the ridiculously empty hard shell tacos?lack of pride in customer satisfaction and a bunch of greedy money hungry executives! Boycott toco bell!