Food & Beverage

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Latest News in Food & Beverage

  • September 12, 2025

    Albertsons Loses Bid For Docs On Kroger CEO's Exit

    The Kroger Co. does not have to turn over documents to Albertsons Cos. Inc. concerning former Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen's abrupt exit, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled Friday, saying that personal conduct that prompted McMullen's resignation wasn't relevant to Albertsons' litigation claims over the grocery chains' failed $25 billion merger.

  • September 12, 2025

    Tootsie Roll Sues Rival Candy Seller Over 'Tootsi' Mark

    Confectionery giant Tootsie Roll Industries filed a trademark infringement suit in Illinois federal court Thursday against Tootsi Impex for using a confusingly similar name, Tootsi, to sell competing candy products, more than 20 years after it opposed the defendant's design mark application to use the name in Canada.  

  • September 12, 2025

    DOJ Says It Rejected Info-Sharing In Wayne-Sanderson Talks

    The U.S. Department of Justice sought to show a Maryland federal judge a key document from its settlement talks with Wayne-Sanderson Farms, arguing it underscores that the poultry producer wanted to keep sharing wage information, only for the company to be told no.

  • September 12, 2025

    DOJ Says States Can't Reverse Grant Cuts In OMB Reg Fight

    The Trump administration urged a Massachusetts federal judge to throw out a suit brought by a score of states accusing it of misinterpreting an Office of Management and Budget regulation to slash thousands of grants, arguing they must seek relief in another forum.

  • September 12, 2025

    John Deere Rival Won't Get Redo On Safeguards In FTC Case

    An Illinois federal court on Thursday refused a bid from a Deere & Co. competitor asking for reconsideration of an order denying a bid to block the distribution of confidential information produced during the Federal Trade Commission's right-to-repair investigation into the farming equipment company.

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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