Kraft Heinz has what some might call a cheesy lawsuit on its hands … a woman claims the company misled customers about how much time it takes to cook its mac & cheese.
A Florida woman by the name of Amanda Ramirez filed the class action lawsuit against Kraft Heinz … claiming its Velveeta Shells & Cheese is not actually “ready in 3 1/2” minutes, as advertised.
Ramirez says the 3.5 minutes is only the amount of time the food has to go in the microwave. She claims it takes more time to actually prepare the meal — don’t forget ya gotta pour water into the cup and stir in the cheese sauce.
She doesn’t say how long it takes her, but claims the 4 steps listed in the directions — remove the lid and cheese sauce pouch, add water to the fill line and stir, microwave for 3 1/2 minutes, and then stir in the cheese sauce — don’t equate to the mac actually being READY to eat in that time frame.
She’s looking to put together a class of customers who might also be upset about the prep time and says the damages will exceed $5 million.
“We are aware of this frivolous lawsuit and will strongly defend against the allegations in the complaint,” the company reportedly told USA Today.
It’s a pretty wild suit, but Ramirez’s team says it’s all about holding companies like this accountable.
