PepsiCo Faces Marketing Suit over Naked Juices
PepsiCo. Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in New York federal court Tuesday contending that it markets Naked products as containing highly nutritious ingredients and no added sugar when the beverages are stuffed with cheaper juices and often have more sugar than a can of Pepsi.
October 4, 2016 | Source: Law 360 | by Shayna Posses
PepsiCo. Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in New York federal court Tuesday contending that it markets Naked products as containing highly nutritious ingredients and no added sugar when the beverages are stuffed with cheaper juices and often have more sugar than a can of Pepsi.
Dina Lipkind, Lyle Takeshita and Chad Fenwick contend that PepsiCo makes every effort to tout its Naked juices and smoothies as nutritious, naming the drinks after healthy foods like kale and covering labels with pictures of those ingredients,…