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

  • March 02, 2026

    Hard Rock Cafe Settles Tip Wage Suit For $985K

    Hard Rock Cafe International has agreed to pay $985,000 in a class action accusing it of requiring its servers to perform excessive untipped work without paying them full minimum wage, the workers told a Georgia federal court.

  • March 02, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court's docket last week featured headline-grabbing disputes involving fast food giant Jack in the Box and boxing legend Mike Tyson's cannabis venture, alongside high-stakes fights over merger documents, appraisal rights and a $75 million renewable energy funding clash.

  • March 02, 2026

    Eggland's Best Must Face Suit Over 'Cage Free' Marketing

    Eggland's Best must face a proposed class action from consumers alleging that the company deceptively markets its "cage free" eggs, an Illinois federal court ruled, finding the company has stated its hens enjoy more than just a cage-free environment.

  • March 02, 2026

    2 Firms Steer Warburg Pincus' $1B Global Eggs Investment

    Private equity giant Warburg Pincus, advised by Latham & Watkins LLP, unveiled plans Monday to invest up to $1 billion in Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP-advised egg producer and distributor Global Eggs.

  • February 27, 2026

    Kroger, Albertsons Must Pay AG Legal Fees After Merger Halt

    Kroger and Albertsons must pay legal fees to the state attorneys general who challenged the grocery chains' now-scrapped $24.6 billion merger, an Oregon federal judge ruled Friday, denying the companies' argument that the court's temporary injunction in the case wasn't sufficient for the states to win back costs.

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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