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

  • May 08, 2026

    Franchisees Say Jack In The Box Trying To 'Avoid' Calif. Law

    Two Jack in the Box Inc. franchisees have answered the fast-food giant's bid to avoid contributing to a legal settlement over allegedly noncompliant job postings by saying Jack in the Box is attempting to "avoid" a California law that could work against it.

  • May 08, 2026

    OCC Rules Spur 7th Circ. Remand In Ill. Swipe-Fee Fight

    The Seventh Circuit hit reset Friday in a closely watched legal challenge to a pending Illinois law that bans swipe fees on taxes and tips, directing a lower court to take another look at the case in light of new federal rules declaring the restrictions preempted for many banks.

  • May 08, 2026

    TTAB's 'Selective' Approach Spurs Drop In Precedents

    The precedential decision the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board issued late last month upholding the cancellation of a credit union's trademark registration was noteworthy not only for the binding authority it created, but also for its rarity: it was only the sixth such ruling from the board this fiscal year.

  • May 08, 2026

    Why Trump's 2nd Global Tariff May Fare Better On Appeal

    President Donald Trump's administration on Friday appealed the U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling deeming his temporary global tariff unlawful to the Federal Circuit, where judges may view the executive action with more deference than the measures it immediately replaced.

  • May 08, 2026

    Business Owner To Pay Worker $14K In Colo. Wage Suit

    A Colorado restaurant owner has agreed to pay more than $14,000 to resolve wage claims brought by one of three immigrant workers who have accused him of forcing a Venezuelan migrant to work without pay. 

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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