"Welcome to Deep Dish, a weekly roundup of food and entertainment news. Last week we discussed how there might be lead in your protein powder. Grocery behemoth Trader Joe's and jam giant Smucker are beefing right now. The subject of their tiff? PB&Js. More specifically, Smucker is suing Trader Joe's for allegedly copying their trademarked Uncrustables by launching their own Crustless Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam Sandwiches."
"Smucker, for one, is alleging trademark infringement not on the basis of the sandwich recipe, but its shape, characterized in legalese as round and pie-like, "with distinct peripheral undulated crimping." The Washington Post conducted a blind side-by-side analysis, finding that "The TJ's sandwich had a slightly squared-off shape, but it could pass for a circle if you didn't look too closely.""
Smucker alleges that Trader Joe's Crustless Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam Sandwiches infringe on Uncrustables' distinctive round, pie-like shape with peripheral undulated crimping rather than on recipe. A Washington Post blind side-by-side comparison found Trader Joe's version could pass for a circle but showed crimping on only one side. Trader Joe's has faced prior copying allegations from Brooklyn Delhi. Panera faced lawsuits over its highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade linked to cardiac incidents. Bird flu is affecting turkey supplies ahead of Thanksgiving. Leaving phones on the dinner table is described as unhygienic.
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