![]() The lawsuit alleges that Kraft is unfairly profiting off of false advertising on the cups, especially because customers trust the well-known brand to be honest with them. “We are aware of this frivolous lawsuit and will strongly defend against the allegations in the complaint,” a Kraft Heinz Foods Company spokesperson told CNN Monday. Kraft Heinz Foods Company dismissed the lawsuit as “frivolous” in a statement. The additional steps mean it’s impossible for the mac and cheese to be ready in just three and a half minutes, according to the complaint. ![]() But Ramirez’s attorneys argue this number doesn’t account for the other four steps required to prepare the pasta: removing the lid and sauce pouch, adding water, microwaving, and stirring, according to court documents. ![]() The product’s instructions say to microwave the cup for 3½ minutes. The lawsuit claims that the packaging on the microwavable single-serve cups of mac and cheese that says it will be “ready in 3½ minutes,” is “false and misleading.” 1 brand of pasta?' A lawsuit says noĪmanda Ramirez, of Hialeah, has filed a proposed $5 million class action lawsuit against Kraft Heinz Foods Company alleging the food producer’s Velveeta Shells & Cheese takes longer than advertised to prepare, court documents show.Īttorneys for Ramirez filed the lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on November 18, according to the complaint. Guido Barilla, chairman of the world's leading pasta manufacturer, prompted calls for a consumer boycott on Thursday after telling Italian radio his company would never use a gay family in its advertising. Packs of Barilla pasta are seen in a supermarket in Rome September 27, 2013.
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