Is Pinkberry Fakeberry?
Call it overpriced. Call it overrated. Call it crappy, sour-priced crud. But call it deceptive? Bryan Williams thinks so, and that’s why the West Hollywood “legal recruiter” is suing Pinkberry, the newest craze in frozen dessert treats. Williams’ lawsuit does not ask for punitive damages. He simply wants the wildly successful yogurt chain to tone down its claims that the product is frozen yogurt. A statement from a California Department of Food and Agriculture spokesman seems to back him up. “You can’t call a product frozen yogurt unless it’s mixed off-site and delivered to the site as frozen yogurt,” says Steve Lyle. If this is true, doesn’t it apply equally to all frozen yogurt purveyors and not only Pinkberry? Personally, I hate Pinkberry. I think it tastes disgusting and sour and gross, but that’s merely a matter of personal taste. What can’t be denied is the way this chemically concocted product is marketed as a “healthy” “all natural” treat, when it is in fact made from powdered
