Crunch Berries Not a Fruit, Judge Rules

June 4 2009, 5:00pm

Filed under: Food NewsThis just in from the Department of Duh: Cap'N Crunch Crunch Berries are not a fruit.Last month, a judge in California dismissed a claim brought by a woman who believed PepsiCo, the parent company of Cap'N Crunch manufacturer Quaker Oaks, had misled "reasonable consumers" with its colorful Crunch Berries."Plaintiff contends that the colorful Crunchberries, combined with use of the word 'berry' in the Product name, convey the message that Cap'n Crunch is not all sugar and starch, but contains redeeming fruit," the opinion says.Find out what Judge Morrison C. England Jr. thought after the jump.Continue reading Crunch Berries Not a Fruit, Judge RulesPermalink | Email this | Comments