Americans can get one-time payment from $900,000 TGI Friday's settlement - see if you're eligible
SHOPPERS who have purchased a popular TGI Friday's at-home snack may be eligible for compensation from a settlement.
The company that makes the frozen TGI Friday's Mozzarella Sticks Snacks has agreed to pay $900,000 due to false advertising.
A lawsuit alleged that Inventure Foods advertised the snacks contained real mozzarella cheese when they did not, violating the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, according to Top Class Actions.
Included in the lawsuit were TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Sticks Snacks Original and TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Sticks Snacks Original Flavor Baked, from January 1, 2017, to July 31, 2022.
Class members may be eligible to collect up to $6 per household if they submit a claim form detailing the number of eligible products they purchased and where they were purchased.
The settlement is limited to one claim per household and 20 eligible products per claim form.
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The products will be compensated at 30 cents per purchase for a maximum amount of $6.
The deadline to submit to claim form is September 25.
RECENT CLOSURES
TGI Friday's recently closed its last remaining Idaho location in Nampa.
The closure came after the company faced about an 80 percent decline in sales in 2020 amid the COVID pandemic.
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Chief executive officer at the time, Ray Blanchette, warned in a Bloomberg interview that 20 percent of the 386 restaurants would likely be forced to close.
In a Facebook post, the restaurant confirmed the closing and bid a sweet farewell to the community.
"We have been proud to serve the treasure valley and are blessed for all the amazing people we have come to know in that time," it said while including multiple pictures with its staff.
"In 15 years we have been a part of your birthdays, first dates, engagements, and anniversaries and we have loved turning our guests into our friends. We will miss you."
Before that closure, restaurants in Dothan, Alabama, and Big Flats, New York also closed.
Despite the closures, the restaurant launched 10 new menu items for summer.
Plus, a new Twin Peaks location may be opening near you as the company plans to top 100 restaurants.
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