Inventure Foods, TGI Friday’s false advertising $900K class action settlement

Update:

• Top Class Actions readers reported this settlement paying out up to $6 as of February 2024.
• Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!

Inventure Foods has agreed to a $900,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it falsely advertised its TGI Friday’s brand Mozzarella Sticks Snacks as containing real mozzarella cheese.

The settlement benefits anyone in the United States who purchased TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Sticks Snacks, including TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Sticks Snacks Original, Mozzarella Sticks Snacks Original Flavor and Mozzarella Sticks Snacks Original Flavor Baked shelf-stable bagged snack-food products from Jan. 1, 2017, to July 31, 2022. 

The lawsuit alleged Inventure manufactured and sold TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Sticks Corn Snacks while falsely representing that the products contained actual mozzarella cheese, in violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act and other state consumer protection laws.

Inventure Foods Inc. is an Arizona-based marketer and manufacturer of food and drink brands, including Boulder Canyon Natural Foods, Jamba Juice At Home Smoothies, Rader Farms, TGI Friday’s, Nathan’s Famous, Poore Brothers, Tato Skins and Bob’s Texas Style.

Class members may be eligible to participate in the proposed settlement and receive a payment of up to $6 per household.

To qualify, class members must submit a claim form detailing the number of eligible products they purchased and the retail location at which they were purchased. 

The settlement is limited to one claim per household and 20 eligible products per claim form, with the products compensated at $0.30 per purchase up to a maximum of $6, according to the settlement agreement.

The deadline to request to be excluded from or to object to the Inventure Foods settlement is Aug. 22, 2023.

A final hearing in the settlement will take place Sept. 19, 2023.

The deadline to submit a claim form is Sept. 25, 2023.

Who’s Eligible

The settlement benefits anyone in the United States who purchased TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Sticks Snacks, including TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Sticks Snacks Original, TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Sticks Snacks Original Flavor and TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Sticks Snacks Original Flavor Baked shelf-stable bagged snack-food products from Jan. 1, 2017, to July 31, 2022. 

Potential Award

$6

Proof of Purchase

A claim form detailing where the eligible items were purchased.

Claim Form

NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

09/25/2023

Case Name

Amy Joseph v. Inventure Foods Inc., Case No. 1:21-cv-01340, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division

Final Hearing

09/19/2023

Settlement Website

InventureSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Inventure Settlement
P.O. Box 9009, Hicksville 
NY 11802-9009
InventureSettlement@Class-Settlement.com
877-350-9895

Class Counsel

Thomas A Zimmerman Jr
ZIMMERMAN LAW OFFICES PC

Defense Counsel

Richard Fama 
COZEN O’CONNOR