Michael Best’s Agribusiness, Food & Beverage practice represents more than 130 clients in every part of the industry. We serve clients at every link in the food production and distribution chain: growers, processors, makers, distributors, and retailers of food, feed products, and ingredients; as well as trade associations, equipment manufacturers, packagers, restaurant management companies, and other industry service providers. Our work involves M&A, real estate, environmental and other regulatory compliance, food safety, recalls, labeling/claims, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, commodity contracting and logistics, and more. Legal Bites is a quarterly newsletter designed to keep our clients current on legal happenings affecting the industry.
Insights from Our Attorneys
The Screwworm Threat: A Growing Risk to U.S. Cattle and Dairy Producers
As the livestock industry manages its way through H5N1, the recent confirmation of New World screwworm (NWS) in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo... Read more.
MAHA's Focus on Food
On September 9, 2025, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its comprehensive strategy aimed at reversing the rise of...Read more.
The State of Dairy 2025: "Momentum through Turbulence"
Ok, ok, you probably get it by now if you have been reading my recent posts on this topic! Things are, for the most part, going well in...Read more.
Creatine is the next big thing in food and beverage. Here's why.
Full disclosure, I've been supplementing with creatine for nearly two decades. I was initially reluctant to do so because I was led to...Read more.