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

  • November 05, 2026

    DOJ Can't Appear Over Meat Plant Wage-Fixing Deal Concerns

    The U.S. Department of Justice will not be allowed to participate in an upcoming approval hearing for $200 million in wage-fixing settlements that beef and pork plant workers reached with major meat processors, a Colorado federal judge ruled Thursday, but the court will consider enforcers' concerns.

  • November 05, 2026

    Diminished 'Kings' Chain Looks To Liquidate Over Atty Fees

    A Pennsylvania federal bankruptcy judge had qualms Thursday about plans to wind down the last two restaurants in the formerly regional Kings Family Restaurant chain, worrying the involuntary bankruptcy was driven by lawyers seeking to collect fees from an unpaid wages suit rather than current and former employees.

  • November 05, 2026

    Buyers Sue Bodum Over French Press Breaking Risk, Recall

    A consumer is suing Bodum USA Inc. in New York federal court, alleging in a proposed class action that it sold French press coffee makers with defective glass carafes that are prone to breaking and that the recently announced recall is inadequate to remedy the problem.

  • November 05, 2026

    Mission Foods Affiliate Seeks Arbitration Of Wage Suit

    A Texas-based affiliate of Mission Foods urged a California federal judge to send a former employee's proposed wage class action to individual arbitration, arguing that he repeatedly signed arbitration agreements with the food manufacturer and waived his right to pursue class claims over alleged violations of state law.

  • November 05, 2026

    Mo. Judge Tosses Hemp Co. Challenge To New State Law

    A Missouri federal judge has tossed a lawsuit brought by hemp companies challenging the state's new law regarding intoxicating hemp products, finding that the policy is neither unconstitutional nor preempted by federal law governing hemp.

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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