/foodbeverage?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Food & Beverage Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Thu, 11 Sep 2025 22:35:44 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386726?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386726 The Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a marketing agency Papa John's founder and former CEO accused of leaking comments that led to his resignation from the pizza company's board cannot ship his lawsuit to arbitration, saying in a published opinion that the agency had defaulted on its arbitration rights. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:41:45 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386708?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386708 A Sixth Circuit panel affirmed a lower court win for J.M. Smucker Co. on Wednesday, saying customers in a proposed class action over a Jif peanut butter recall lacked proof that their specific items were contaminated with salmonella bacteria. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:28:43 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2387005?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2387005 An Illinois federal judge ruled Wednesday that Homeland Insurance Co. of New York doesn't have to cover the costs McDonald's incurred defending a former employee's violent workplace claims, saying the psychological harm that worker suffered doesn't amount to a physical, bodily injury that would have triggered coverage under the policy. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:41:34 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386710?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386710 While a recent joint statement from the European Union and the U.S. in the wake of their trade deal does not mention special treatment for U.S. companies, the EU's ongoing commitment to streamline its sustainability legislation suggests an openness to addressing concerns raised by the U.S., say attorneys at Debevoise. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:05:36 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2387020?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2387020 The Federal Circuit on Thursday declined a request by a group of cherry growers to reinstate a court order that a patent covering the Staccato cherry variety owned by the Canadian government was invalid, saying a district judge had not acted improperly by reversing the order. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:26:01 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2383215?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2383215 Mars Inc.'s former risk executive copped to wire fraud and tax evasion in Connecticut federal court Thursday over a scheme where he bilked the company out of more than $28 million by diverting funds from Mars assets to an account of a shell entity he created, and billing Mars for phony services. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:08:35 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386976?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386976 The New York City Council overrode Mayor Eric Adams' veto of two bills that establish a minimum pay for grocery delivery drivers and roll out protections for delivery drivers, putting the legislation back on track. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:16:12 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2366012?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2366012 Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:03:43 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386770?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386770 A California appeals panel won't revive a woman's claims against Walmart Inc. and one of its suppliers over the death of her daughter in a collision with a delivery truck, finding her claims are preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:56:12 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386478?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386478 Investors accusing Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. of illegally misrepresenting its nutrition segment's profitability are engaging in a "fishing expedition" by requesting every document it produced for federal investigation and should be ordered to negotiate search terms for relevant records, the company argued Wednesday. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:47:33 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386472?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386472 The Federal Circuit on Wednesday declined to revisit its decisions in a trio of intellectual property cases, including one where it upheld an Acadia Pharmaceuticals Parkinson's disease drug patent and addressed double-patenting, and another deeming "Kist" and "Sunkist" soft drink marks confusingly similar. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:00:05 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386631?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386631 An exasperated attorney representing a class of Connecticut steakhouse servers accused a state court judge of improperly restricting the damages, calling her incompetent to preside over the case and putting on a display of courtroom conduct Wednesday that the judge said she had never witnessed before. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:19:45 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386654?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386654 Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued an executive order requiring state agencies to implement rules restricting the sale of hemp-derived psychoactive products to anyone under the age of 21. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:06:51 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386513?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386513 A distillery in New York's Hudson Valley can get coverage for the loss of 52 barrels of aged whiskey under a policy provision providing additional coverage for damage caused by an "abrupt collapse," a federal court ruled, saying the distillery's interpretation of the term was more reasonable than its insurer's. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:52:36 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386477?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386477 A New York bankruptcy judge agreed Wednesday to temporarily stay creditor actions against Canadian dietary supplement business Iovate Health Sciences one day after the Hydroxycut maker sought Chapter 15 protection. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:15:01 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386368?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386368 Potbelly Corp. will be sold to convenience retailer RaceTrac Inc. for $566 million in a deal steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, respectively, the sandwich chain announced Wednesday. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:52:44 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386349?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386349 A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday granted interim approval for Italian eatery and bowling chain Pinstripes' $3.8 million debtor-in-possession financing from its prepetition lender, which will help the company navigate its Chapter 11 proceedings and pursue a going-concern sale. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:27:05 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2380743?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2380743 Though law school may not have specifically taught us how to use generative artificial intelligence to help with our daily legal tasks, it did provide us the mental building blocks necessary for adapting to this new technology — and the judgment to discern what shouldn’t be automated, says Pamela Dorian at Cozen O'Connor. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:59:09 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386453?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386453 An Oregon meat processor was justified in failing to timely appeal property assessments because it was never notified in writing by a county assessor of its exclusion from an enterprise zone tax incentive program, the state tax court ruled. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:48:01 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2386244?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2386244 Molson Coors kept a risky and poorly performing fund in its nearly $2 billion employee 401(k) plan, costing plan participants millions of dollars in retirement savings, a former worker for the brewing giant said in a proposed class action in Wisconsin federal court.