Suit Over Sweeteners’ Packaging In Franchise Network Survives Dismissal

Mealey's (January 22, 2018, 10:01 AM EST) -- INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana federal judge on Jan. 18 denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the owner of Applebee’s and IHOP restaurants of using artificial sweetener in its franchise network that’s packaged in a yellow packet made to look like trademarked Splenda sweetener (Heartland Consumer Products LLC, et al. v. DineEquity, Inc., et al., No. 17-1035, S.D. Ind., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7983)....