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

  • August 26, 2026

    Urban Farm Startup 80 Acres Files Ch. 7 With $100M-Plus Debt

    An Ohio-based vertical farming startup, 80 Acres Urban Agriculture, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in Delaware with several affiliates and listing $100 million to $500 million each in assets and liabilities. 

  • August 25, 2026

    Albertsons Witness Says Co.'s Opioid Policies Beat Standards

    Albertsons' pharmacy policies for reviewing potentially suspicious opioid prescriptions "met or exceeded" the standard of care, an expert witness for the company testified Tuesday, on the 26th day of a bench trial in Washington's case accusing the pharmacy chain of fueling the state's opioid epidemic.

  • August 25, 2026

    Applebee's Franchisee Faces Slew Of Data Breach Suits

    The largest franchisee of Applebee's is facing at least eight proposed class actions over an April data breach that exposed the personal information, including health information, of tens of thousands of employees around the country, according to complaints filed in California and Ohio federal court.

  • August 25, 2026

    Dog Food Suit Undercut By Own FDA Citations, Costco Says

    Costco has told a Washington federal court that the very sources cited in a recent proposed class action undercut claims that grain-free dog food contributes to canine heart disease and that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn't found such a connection or issued a recall.

  • August 25, 2026

    Liquid Death Sued Over '0g Sugar' Claim In Energy Drinks

    The maker of Liquid Death energy drinks has been hit with a proposed class action in California federal court for deceptively labeling its sparkling beverages as having "0g sugar" despite them being sweetened with allulose, which the Seventh Circuit recently found to be a sugar under relevant federal regulation.

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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