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If you've been waiting to taste Miguel Cabrera's Bitbits — the crunchy, "chocolatey fun”-covered snack the star hitter unveiled two years ago with help from a creepy yellow crown mascot — we have some bad news for you. The fate of the candy is uncertain amid a messy legal battle between Cabrera and his business partners, and Cabrera's company, MiggyFoods, says it's lost more than $2 million on the business venture.
Law.com first reported the legal dispute:
In a third-party complaint filed Thursday, husband-and-wife former minority shareholders of Miggy Foods, Daniel Satine and Yajaira Gonzalez, claim they were strong-armed into making Cabrera majority owner, then wrongfully fired from the company that makes children’s snacks called BitBits.
The claims against him stem from a derailed business partnership. In the underlying lawsuit, Cabrera’s company filed suit against several fired minority shareholders in the snack business, accusing them of financial mismanagement. But now, Satine and Gonzalez have fired back with counterclaims of their own.
Miggy Foods had swung first, suing Satine and Gonzalez in July 2018 over claims they made self-serving decisions and treated the company as ”their own personal piggy bank.” According to the complaint, the defendants created “opulent” offices decorated with high-quality furniture and equipment, and had Miggy Foods lease a building at $5,100 per month for no good reason.
Satine and Gonzales are also alleged by Miggy Foods to have paid themselves “excessive” $319,000 salaries.
The candy saw the light of day on snack stands at Comerica Park, but it's unclear if it's still available for purchase. National distribution is now looking like a no-go, but there is one silver lining: Chris the Crown won't be around to haunt your dreams.
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