Maxwell House Ground Coffee
July 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against The Kraft Heinz Company alleging that canisters of Maxwell House coffee do not contain enough ground coffee to make the advertised number of servings. For example, the 10.5 ounce canister of 100% Colombian coffee represents that it “makes up to 90” cups of coffee when, according to the complaint, the 10.5 ounce canister makes approximately 59 cups of coffee. (Sulzer et al v. The Kraft Heinz Company, Case No. 20-cv-1154, W.D. Penn.)
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