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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
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March 03, 2026
Texas Eatery's 'Fatal' Shortfall Advances Servers' Tip Case
A Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Fort Worth restaurant illegally took a $1-per-shift fee directly from every server's tips and failed to show the tip pool was distributed solely among eligible employees, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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March 03, 2026
Produce Co. Employees' ESOP Suit Survives Early Exit Bid
A North Carolina federal judge has largely kept intact a lawsuit alleging lawyers, private equity firms and their founders conspired to drain a produce company's employee stock ownership plan of its value, trimming just two of the 13 claims from the sweeping complaint.
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March 03, 2026
Venue Operator Seeks Toss Of Wembley Arena Vendor Suit
A venue management company urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of sabotaging food service contract extensions at two major entertainment venues, arguing the governing agreement simply does not impose the obligations the plaintiff claims were breached.
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March 03, 2026
Wash. Tribes Want Shot At Remaining $162M In Salmon Funds
Two Washington tribes are looking to temporarily block the federal government from awarding millions in tribal hatchery grants to 27 Indigenous nations, arguing that they and the Pacific salmon will suffer irreparable harm if the money is disbursed without their communities being able to apply for the funding.
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March 03, 2026
Justices Reject Ex-Miami Official's Bid To Undo $63.5M Award
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition to overturn a $63.5 million judgment owed by a former Miami commissioner following a Florida federal jury's verdict finding him liable for retaliating against two property developers after they supported a political opponent during a city election in 2017.
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