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
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August 18, 2017
Jelly Belly Gets 'Cane Juice' Class Action Trimmed
A California federal judge on Friday trimmed nonmonetary claims from a proposed class action suit alleging Jelly Belly Candy Co. misleadingly referred to sugar in some products as "evaporated cane juice," finding the only injury the lead plaintiff had alleged was that she lost money.
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August 18, 2017
Liquor Chain Wants 5th Circ. To Revive Hack Coverage Suit
A Texas liquor store chain urged the Fifth Circuit on Friday to reverse the lower court ruling that found Hanover Insurance was not obligated to pay the costs of a lawsuit seeking recovery of $4 million charged by the chain’s credit card processor following two data breaches, arguing the policy exclusions were wrongly interpreted.
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August 18, 2017
Fla. Taco Chain Owner Says Partners Tried To Cut Him Out
A partner in Gringos Locos, a taco restaurant with multiple locations in Central Florida, has sued two business partners in Florida state court, accusing them of trying to wrongfully deprive him of his ownership interest as the company expands.
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August 18, 2017
Russian KFC Owner Can Be Taxed On Stock Sale: 3rd Circ.
A Third Circuit panel on Friday largely affirmed a U.S. Tax Court decision that the primary shareholder in a company that owned most of Russia’s Pizza Huts and KFCs could be taxed on stock he bought from a minority shareholder, saying the primary shareholder must accept the "consequences of his business decisions."
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August 18, 2017
UK OKs Heineken's $393M Punch Taverns Buy With Pub Sales
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority on Friday assented to Heineken NV’s £305 million ($393 million) deal to purchase some 1,900 pubs owned by Punch Taverns PLC, saying that the brewer’s plan to sell pubs in 33 locations throughout the country alleviated its competitive concerns about the transaction.
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