Watkins sues rival over amount of pepper in tins

Published 10:18 am Wednesday, June 10, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS — A dust-up over pepper has landed in federal court in Minneapolis.

A small Minnesota producer, Watkins Inc., is suing giant spice maker McCormick & Co., claiming it has misled consumers by secretly cutting the amount of pepper in its tins by 25 percent.

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