Industry Leader
Food and Beverage
Our Food and Beverage Industry Team represents food and beverage producers, processors, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, wholesalers and investors. We counsel food and beverage clients on building their businesses, growing their brands, and increasing their bottom lines with experienced representation in regulatory matters, product liability, brand development and protection, patent and trademarks, immigration, tax law, and labor and employment issues.
The entire U.S. food industry is generally thought of as a trillion dollar industry. The entire food industry, from growing to processing to retailing, is an extremely competitive field where profit margins are typically so low that it is often challenging to maintain profitability. The processed food industry worldwide has been challenged by low growth rates, high-energy costs and changing consumer tastes.
The food and beverages industry is among the most competitive and globally-linked of all business sectors.
Our team assists companies in the following areas that affect the Food and Beverage industry:
- Advertising and Promotions
- Antitrust
- Corporate Finance and Secured Transactions
- Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
- E-Commerce
- Employee Benefits
- Factoring and Financing
- Franchise Protection
- Import, Export and Customs Matters
- Intellectual Property
- Joint Ventures and other Strategic Business Relationships, Transactions and Alliances
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Licensing and Distribution
- Merchandising
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Real Estate Development and Leasing
- Stock and equity transactions
- Tax