December 16, 2020
Dole Food Co. is providing a little healthy, bluesy inspiration to Joe Gardner and others trying to reclaim their passions as part of the fresh produce leader’s year-long collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios.
Inspired by the main character in Disney and Pixar’s Soul, which premieres on Disney+ on Dec. 25, Dole has released its “Right Note Smoothie” featuring a jazzy blend of DOLE blueberries, blackberries, bananas, pineapple, spinach, almond milk and old-fashioned rolled oats. Dole created the bluish-purple-hued drink to be low-fat, low-sodium, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free to give it the same all-audience appeal as the widely anticipated film itself.
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On November 9, 2020, Judge Jeffrey Miller of the Southern District of California certified a class of California citizens alleging that Kroger violated various California consumer protection laws by mislabeling its breadcrumbs. The court rejected Kroger’s numerous arguments against certification, including its assertion that the Plaintiff could not show typicality because of unique reliance issues.
Plaintiff Shavonda Hawkins purchased Kroger breadcrumbs about six times per year from 2000 to July 2015. According to the complaint, during much of that period the breadcrumbs were made with partially hydrogenated oil (“PHO”) an ingredient that contains trace levels of trans fat but were labeled on the front label as “0g Trans Fat” beginning in 2008. Plaintiff alleged violations of California’s False Advertising Law, Unfair Competition Law, and Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and she also asserted breach of warranty cl