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A side-by-side comparison of Perdue and Soules-brand "6 7" chicken nuggets. (Court filing/Perdue Foods)
Salisbury’s Perdue settles ‘6-7’ chicken nugget lawsuit
Perdue Foods, the poultry giant headquartered on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, agreed last week to dismiss its lawsuit against a competitor that also launched a line of chicken nuggets based on the “6-7” meme.
Perdue and Soules Foods filed a joint stipulation of dismissal with prejudice in federal court Aug. 5 after entering an agreement to settle the trademark infringement case. The Salisbury firm, which had launched a line of frozen chicken nuggets shaped like the viral numbers this spring, sued Soules in June after the Texas-based prepared food brand announced its own line of “6-7” nuggets.
The terms of the settlement were not immediately clear. Soules, which partnered with an Anne Arundel County teen who popularized the “6-7” meme, was still advertising the nuggets on its website Wednesday afternoon. Neither of the food manufacturers immediately returned requests for comment Wednesday.
Perdue, which reported making $9.2 billion in 2025 revenue, filed trademark applications for its “6-7” nugget branding in April and began selling the line at Walmart stores nationwide the following month.
Soules launched its line at Aldi and Kroger stores June 7. Perdue sued in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia later that month, arguing that it was losing retail opportunities due to the competition.
