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 26, 2026

    Whiskey Co. CEO Loses Shot At Halting Ch. 11 Asset Sale

    A Tennessee federal judge has denied an attempt by the chief executive of a whiskey maker to block asset sale efforts by the company's receiver pending an appeal of the court's decision to keep the receivership in place.

  • October 26, 2026

    Farmworker Seeks Higher Atty Fees, Citing 9th Circ. Ruling

    A farmworker and a union urged a Washington federal court to increase a previous attorney fee award to nearly $430,000 following a recent Ninth Circuit decision in their favor, arguing they are entitled to more fees due to their success in challenging the federal government's agricultural wage survey methodology.

  • October 26, 2026

    Workers Say Hard Rock's Tobacco Health Fee Violated ERISA

    Current and former employees of Hard Rock sued the restaurant, hotel and casino company in Florida federal court, alleging the company's $15 weekly surcharge on the health plans of workers who used tobacco violated federal benefits law.

  • October 26, 2026

    Mars Released From Peanut Butter M&M's Allergy Lawsuit

    Mars Inc. will no longer face a Connecticut state court lawsuit by a woman who said M&M's Minis caused her to suffer an allergic reaction, as she agreed to end litigation that survived a motion to strike after she admitted consuming the "peanut butter" version of the product.

  • October 26, 2026

    8th Circ. Says Fed Must Rewrite Debit Swipe-Fee Cap

    The Eighth Circuit on Monday struck down the Federal Reserve's regulatory cap on the swipe fees that larger banks may collect on debit-card transactions, handing a major victory to merchants that have long argued this cap was set too high.

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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