Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the food and beverage industry. Coverage includes litigation, policy developments, and corporate deals across the entire food and beverage supply chain, including agribusinesses, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and restaurants.



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Latest News in Food & Beverage

  • October 13, 2026

    Walmart Shorts Customers On Shrimp Weight, Ill. Suit Says

    Walmart has been accused in Illinois state court of illegally shorting its customers by including the ice "glaze" in the weight advertised on its Great Value shrimp packaging, which a customer says can lead to substantial differences in the product's true weight once thawed and drained.

  • October 13, 2026

    Biotech Co.'s Egg Protein Patent Case Flops In Del. Court

    A Delaware federal judge found cracks in a biotechnology company's jurisdictional arguments in a case it brought seeking a declaration that it wasn't infringing a rival's patent covering animal-free egg protein, ruling Friday there was no imminent controversy between the companies when the lawsuit was filed.

  • October 13, 2026

    Justices Won't Review 9th Circ. Revival Of Trafficking Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review the full Ninth Circuit's February ruling that Congress' 2023 bill clarifying civil liability for companies that "attempt to benefit" from human trafficking of Cambodian workers can apply retroactively.

  • October 13, 2026

    Colo. Panel Probes Challenge To Large-Scale Feedlot Permit

    The Colorado Court of Appeals challenged environmental groups' opposition to a permit allowing large-scale animal feeding facilities to operate without certain monitoring requirements, but pressed counsel for both parties on Tuesday on the permit's purpose amid potential pollution to the state's waterways.

  • October 13, 2026

    NYC Pushes Back On Bid To Block Municipal Grocery Stores

    The New York City government urged a federal court not to block plans to open city-owned grocery stores in each of the five boroughs, saying the program is needed to combat hunger as New Yorkers face high inflation and cuts to federal nutrition assistance.

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Food & Beverage

Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  • Farm Service Agency
  • Food and Nutrition Service
  • Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • State and international food and beverage regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Food safety regulation
  • Labeling requirements
  • Food import bans and trade restrictions
  • Antitrust and consumer protection controls
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Food and beverage recalls
  • Food safety actions
  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
  • Mass torts
  • Food safety suits
  • Labor and employment issues
  • International trade disputes
  • Agricultural commodities trading suits
  • Antitrust disputes
  • Breach of contract suits
  • Insurance coverage disputes
  • Environmental issues
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • Franchise agreements and real estate deals
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of food and beverage practices

Readership

  • Food, beverage, retail, and hospitality lawyers at top law firms
  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
  • Executives and attorneys in the food and beverage industries
  • Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
  • Attorney and law firm marketing professionals