Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield confirmed that the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) settled with Grocery Delivery E-Service USA, Inc., doing business as HelloFresh, after finding that the company misled consumers with deceptive “free meal,” “free shipping,” and “free gift” offers.

No More HelloFresh “Free” Meals, Shipping & Gifts Adverts Allowed In Oregon

HelloFresh routinely advertised promotions such as “10 free meals,” “$180 off,” or a “Free 8” Caraway Fry Pan.” But the meals were not free- the company failed to disclose the actual cost and conditions of its discounts clearly.

AG Rayfield said,

There’s no such thing as ‘free’ if families must spend hundreds of dollars to unlock the deal.

Discounts were spread across multiple weekly orders, and customers would need to spend

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