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 13, 2026

    Cattle Trading Co. Workers Convicted In $240M Fraud Scheme

    A Texas federal jury has convicted a pair of brothers accused of charges stemming from an alleged $240 million Ponzi-like scheme in which employees of a defunct cattle trading company falsely promised to spend investor money on raising cattle but used it to pay prior investors, loans and personal expenses.

  • November 13, 2026

    Ex-Wine Co. Prez Touts To Jury Role In Acquiring Josh Cellars

    The former president of wine importer W.J. Deutsch & Sons Ltd. testified Friday that company leaders were receptive to offering him a now-contested ownership interest tied to Josh Cellars trademarks after he helped them acquire the brand on "extremely favorable" terms, in return for a long-term employment deal.

  • November 13, 2026

    Colo. Judge OKs $203M Meat Worker Wage Deals, Atty Fees

    A Colorado federal judge granted final approval Friday of more than a dozen settlements totaling $202.8 million to end a wage-fixing class action brought on behalf of one million beef and pork plant workers against major meat processors.

  • November 13, 2026

    Roundup User Says Justices' Ruling Doesn't Bar His Claims

    A man who claimed he developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma from using Roundup herbicide told a Massachusetts federal judge a U.S. Supreme Court decision barring label-based, failure-to-warn claims against Monsanto should not defeat his own suit against the company.

  • November 13, 2026

    Nestle Shorted Ill. Plant Workers Don-Doff Time, Suit Says

    Nestle USA was hit with a proposed class action in Illinois state court Wednesday alleging it illegally failed to pay overtime wages to hourly employees at its Chicago-based beverage distribution and processing plant for specific tasks they had to perform before and after their shifts.

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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

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  • 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.
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