Food & Beverage

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Latest News in Food & Beverage

  • November 03, 2026

    Mass., Idaho Voters Defeat Anti-Cannabis Ballot Measures

    Voters in Massachusetts and Idaho on Tuesday rejected efforts to repeal or restrict marijuana legalization, dealing a blow to anti-cannabis activists and lawmakers who sought to turn Election Day into a referendum on voter-led efforts to reform drug laws.

  • November 03, 2026

    Lagunitas Sells Beer With Risky PFAS Levels, Suit Alleges

    The Lagunitas Brewing Co. has been hit with a proposed class action in California federal court that accuses the Heineken-owned brewery of failing to disclose that its beer contains forever chemicals at levels far beyond those the Environmental Protection Agency has found to pose risks to human health.

  • November 03, 2026

    Dems Interrogate McDonald's CEO On AI-Driven Pricing

    U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Becca Balint and other Democrats sent a letter to McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski, pressing him on the company's use of artificial intelligence-driven pricing recommendations and how it assesses potential harm to consumers and competition.

  • November 03, 2026

    Outback Franchisee Can Tap Ch. 11 Loan To Make Payroll

    The country's largest Outback Steakhouse franchisee received approval Tuesday from a Delaware bankruptcy judge to access part of a $5.5 million Chapter 11 loan so that it can meet an upcoming payroll obligation and keep food and liquor flowing to its restaurants over the next few weeks.

  • November 03, 2026

    Uber, Photographers Cut Deal In Suit Over Uber Eats Photos

    Nearly two dozen photographers have reached a settlement in principle with Uber over claims that the company used their photos on Uber Eats without permission and infringed their copyrights, according to a joint notice the parties filed in Florida federal court Tuesday.

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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