Meal-Kit Giant Settles Lawsuit Over Automatic Plan Payments Without Proper Consent

HelloFresh has agreed to pay roughly $7.5 million to resolve a lawsuit brought by California prosecutors who accused the meal-kit giant of failing to comply with state rules on subscription renewals.

The settlement, approved in court, ends claims that HelloFresh enrolled customers in automatic renewal plans without clearly disclosing the terms or obtaining proper consent. The agreement requires the company to follow state consumer protection laws and pay restitution, civil penalties, and investigative costs.

The HelloFresh case was filed in the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Under the final judgment, signed by Judge Daniel T. Nishigaya and entered today, HelloFresh was ordered to pay:

• $6.38 million

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