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Latest News in Food & Beverage
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February 13, 2026
'Bikini Barista' Owner Can't Nix Wash. AG's Wage, Bias Suit
The owner of four Washington "bikini barista" coffee stands can't dodge the state attorney general's action accusing him of underpaying and discriminating against female workers, a King County Superior Court judge ruled at a hearing Friday, rejecting defendant Jonathan Tagle's argument that the women themselves would have to sue.
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February 13, 2026
5 Cattle Trading Co. Workers Charged In $220M Fraud Scheme
Five employees of a defunct cattle trading company were charged in Texas federal court Thursday with defrauding over 2,000 victims in a $220 million Ponzi-like scheme where they falsely promised to spend investor money on raising cattle but used it to pay off prior investors, loans and personal expenses.
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February 13, 2026
Cheap Costco Chicken Made At Tainted Plant, Suit Says
Costco on Thursday was hit with a proposed class action alleging that its highly popular rotisserie chickens — one of the wholesaler's staple loss leaders — are processed at a plant systematically tainted with salmonella.
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February 13, 2026
Food Distributor To Take Arb. Pacts Ruling To Supreme Court
A food service business told a Connecticut district court it plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take up two distributors' misclassification case, asking the lower court to pause litigation after the Second Circuit ruled that the workers could dodge arbitration.
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February 13, 2026
NC High Court Snapshot: County Tax Tiff, Earth Fare Pay Fight
North Carolina's highest court kicks off its first week of arguments in 2026 with a look at how a coastal county is spending its occupancy tax dollars on public safety, and whether those allocations flout a state law mandating the funds be put toward tourism.
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