Chobani ‘Less Sugar’ Greek Yogurt Consumer Suit Dropped

December 16, 2021, 8:55 PM UTC

A lawsuit accusing Chobani LLC of misleading consumers about how much sugar is in its Greek yogurts compared to competing brands will be dropped, according to a filing made Thursday in federal court in New York.

Donna Brietzke and Damara Alicea said Chobani labels and markets its products as containing 45% less sugar than other yogurts, enticing consumers who are looking to cut back on sugar for health reasons to pay a premium for its products.

Chobani was “cherry-picking the data” it used to make this claim, excluding from its comparison similar yogurts that contain non-nutritive sweeteners like stevia and ...

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