Legal

An IP lawsuit over plant-based egg white protein could determine the future of a pair of food tech companies right as they are on the verge of scaling.

Fresh foods delivery platform FreshRealm has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections, and will sell its business and operations through a Court-supervised process.

A coalition of states that helped block the proposed megamerger between Albertsons and Kroger is seeking roughly $10.3 million in attorneys’ fees and litigation costs, arguing that the request is modest relative to the case’s scale and the defendants’ spending.

Promotion in Motion Inc. (PIM), the maker of Welch’s Fruit Snacks, is taking an Irish biotech company to task in a Texas federal court, accusing AnaBio Technologies of colluding with a rival brand to “steal” its patent designs for yogurt-covered probiotic fruit snacks.

Unilever’s divestment of its frozen division hasn’t cooled the cold war between it and Ben & Jerry’s as the ice cream brand’s former board chair is now suing the conglomerate, alongside current parent The Magnum Ice Cream Company, for allegedly undermining its social mission.

An attention-getting class action suit alleging that David Protein misled customers by “drastically understating” the calories and fat content in its protein bars has been voluntarily dismissed, according to a March 30 court filing.

A class action lawsuit filed in New York federal court claims David Protein significantly understates the calories and fat content in its protein bars. David maintains the accuracy of its labeling.

David Protein was handed an early victory this week in the antitrust lawsuit accusing it of creating an “artificial monopoly” for its alternative fat ingredient EPG after a New York federal court dismissed the case brought by competing food manufacturers.

TreeHouse Foods is being sued for improperly refusing to provide documents prior to a shareholder vote on its planned $2.9 billion sale.

The past year saw a number of high-profile legal battles begin, including an antitrust lawsuit levied against Peter Rahal’s David, a trademark infringement case between Smucker’s and Trader Joe’s, and the neverending battle between Prime and Más+ by Messi.