https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Food & Beverage Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 19:35:49 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2333193?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2333193 McDonald's Corp. has agreed to drop its claims against Cargill Inc. in litigation accusing major meat processing and packing companies of conspiring to fix beef prices, according to a joint announcement made by the companies. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:30:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2333142?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2333142 PepsiCo was correctly assessed $2.1 million in penalties for categorizing Frito-Lay expatriates' compensation as foreign payroll that would allow the company's profits to be excluded from state income tax calculations, according to an Illinois Appellate Court panel. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:27:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332594?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332594 The Third Circuit upheld the dismissal of a Black cafeteria manager's suit claiming she was fired for complaining that her bosses at a charter school system mistreated her due to her race, ruling the suit falls flat because she was employed by an outside food service company. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:25:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332580?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332580 Publix Super Markets Inc. can't slip opioid-related claims from nine municipalities in which the supermarket chain alleges it has no pharmacies, an Ohio federal judge overseeing sprawling national opioid litigation ruled. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:51:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2333463?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2333463 A photo licensing company has settled its copyright lawsuit that alleged a Maryland golf and country club used a picture of a prime rib roast in its promotional materials without permission. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:05:49 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2333008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2333008 Conagra Brands Inc. tries to profit off health-conscious consumers who prefer natural products by falsely labeling its Orville Redenbacher brand of "Naturals" popcorn as containing only real ingredients, despite containing a synthetic preservative, according to a proposed class action filed Thursday in New York federal court.  Thu, 01 May 2025 16:27:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332914?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332914 The former executive sous chef at a resort restaurant in Flat Rock, North Carolina, claims in a lawsuit that he was terminated for having gender dysphoria and for requesting time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act to recover from gender reassignment surgery. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:31:06 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332896?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332896 Hometown Food Co., a portfolio company of Holland & Knight LLP-advised private equity shop Brynwood Partners, on Thursday announced plans to acquire the iconic Chef Boyardee brand from Mayer Brown LLP-led Conagra Brands Inc. in a $600 million deal. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:01:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332893?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332893 A Pennsylvania federal judge had strong words of warning Wednesday for Bundy Baking Solutions, a baking products company that lost a jury trial over a rival's trade secrets and responded to a motion for a permanent ban by allegedly disclosing some of those same secrets on a public docket. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:51:17 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332769?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332769 Sony could sell its semiconductor unit for $49 billion, while proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis is considering ending its practice of advising shareholder votes on politically charged topics, and AI startup Nscale plans to raise $2.7 billion in private capital to support the construction of data centers around the world. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:57:06 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332572 A Maryland federal judge has certified 10 classes of customers who bought a knockoff version of a proprietary probiotic formula developed by a professor to treat gastrointestinal ailments, saying in an order unsealed Wednesday the customers all suffered the same alleged injury from buying a product that wasn't the one they expected.  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:43:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332058?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332058 The grandson of a Boar's Head Provision Company founder urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to reverse a ruling that barred his counterclaim challenging transfers of shares to a relative, saying the lower court still needed to determine whether the transaction complied with restrictions. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:40:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2331910?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2331910 A Washington federal judge has ordered a Colorado-based poultry processor to reimburse a grocery distributor's $3 million settlement with an ex-Trader Joe's vendor that sued over a bony batch of meat, adding to more than $13.5 million the chicken producer owes following a December trial.   Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:50:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332431?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332431 SuperValu urged an Illinois federal judge Tuesday not to overturn its defense win on whistleblower claims of systematic prescription overbilling, saying the whistleblowers are now making "kitchen sink arguments" with little basis. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:32:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332450?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332450 A consumer is asking a New York federal judge to dismiss his proposed class action accusing Onnit Labs Inc. of falsely advertising its "Alpha Brain" cognitive supplement, which were previously promoted by podcaster Joe Rogan, as clinically proven to boost memory. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:59:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332667 Anheuser-Busch must face a jury in a multimillion-dollar contract claim surrounding its 2016 buyout of a hard seltzer product line from its inventors and their investors, a Connecticut trial court judge ruled Wednesday, partially declining the beverage giant's bid for a quick win. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:04:17 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332537?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332537 A Maryland federal court allowed Agri Stats Inc. to intervene Wednesday in the U.S. Department of Justice's case accusing Wayne-Sanderson Farms and George's Inc. of suppressing wages, after the government said the poultry companies need to stop using the agricultural data firm. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:16:06 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332312?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332312 The Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo De Chão has been sued in Georgia federal court by a former employee who said she was fired after complaining about discrimination she and other Black workers experienced at the chain's Dunwoody, Georgia, location. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:53:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/foodbeverage/articles/2332432 Enforcers opened high stakes court proceedings against Meta Platforms and Google for monopolization claims that could force the tech giants to sell pieces of the companies, while also moving ahead with several challenges and reviews of pending deals in other industries. Here, Law360 looks at the major merger review developments from April.