Stonefire Naan Class Action Settlement

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Qualify if you purchased:
(1) Stonefire Original Naan
(2) Stonefire Roasted Garlic Naan
(3) Stonefire Whole Grain Naan
(4) Stonefire Organic Original Naan
(5) Stonefire Original Mini Naan
(6) Stonefire Ancient Grain Mini Naan
(7) Stonefire Naan Dippers
(8) any other Naan that Defendants produced that was marketed or sold in the United States

November 16, 2013 through October 23, 2020
No proof of purchase is required, you may claim up to 5 without proof of purchase

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Opinion

Case No. 18 CV 7644

06-12-2019

EMILY FRIEND, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, Plaintiff, v. FGF BRANDS (USA) INC., a Delaware corporation, and FGF BRANDS, INC., a Canadian corporation, Defendants.

Judge Robert W. Gettleman

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

A traditional tandoor oven, plaintiff Emily Friend alleges, is cylindrical, insulated with sand, operated over a wood- or charcoal-burning fire, and so small that only one or two pieces of naan—a leavened flatbread popular in South and Central Asian cuisine—can be hand-baked at a time:

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At grocery stores across North America and Canada, defendants FGF Brands (USA) Inc., an American corporation, and FGF Brands, Inc., a Canadian corporation, sell packaged naan products, boasting that their naan is "hand-stretched and tandoor oven-baked to honor 2,000 years of tradition":

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That statement, plaintiff alleges, is deceptive: defendants do not bake their naan in a traditional tandoor oven, but in a patented, gas-heated commercial oven capable of baking 15,000 pieces of naan an hour:

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Plaintiff alleges that there is no substitute for the flavor imparted by baking naan in a traditional tandoor oven, and that defendants misleadingly portray their naan products as a high-quality, hand-stretched, low-volume alternative to other mass-produced flatbreads, while in fact they mass-produce their naan on an endless conveyor belt.