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Latest News in Food & Beverage
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February 06, 2026
Starbucks Gets Mo.'s 'Speculative' DEI Bias Suit Thrown Out
A Missouri federal judge dismissed the state's suit claiming that Starbucks' diversity policies discriminate based on race and gender, finding that its complaint is "devoid of non-conclusory and non-speculative allegations establishing any actual, concrete and particularized injuries to Missouri citizens."
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February 06, 2026
Food Logistics Co. Can't Ditch Suit Over Toxic Fruit Pouches
Parents who allege their child suffered injuries from a fruit purée pouch that allegedly contained unsafe lead levels can pursue claims against the company they say designed the pouch, but strict liability and express warranty cannot be among them, an Illinois federal judge said.
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February 06, 2026
Ch. 11 Judge Urged To Suspend 'Dictatorial' FAT Brands CEO
FAT Brands creditors asked a Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday to suspend the restaurant franchiser's CEO Andrew Wiederhorn, arguing that within days of filing Chapter 11, Wiederhorn sold $3.1 million in equity without court approval, proving he's "dictatorial" and is "incapable of distinguishing a public company's property from his own."
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February 06, 2026
'Very Bizarre': Trump's Funding Freeze Appeal Vexes DC Circ.
D.C. Circuit judges struggled Friday with whether to unblock a federal funding freeze carrying multitrillion-dollar implications, as a Trump administration lawyer disclaimed interest in a vast spending halt but also dodged opportunities to rule it out unequivocally.
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February 06, 2026
Kirkland Leads Jennifer Garner's Baby Food Co.'s $198M IPO
Once Upon a Farm, an organic baby food brand co-founded by actor Jennifer Garner, began trading Friday after it raised nearly $198 million by offering 11 million shares, in an offering guided by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.
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