Panoramic: Automotive and Mobility 2025
Food and Beverages
From well-established conglomerates to niche startups, we live and breathe (or rather, eat and drink) this space.
The world of food and beverage is an exceptionally complex landscape of legislative concerns and regulatory guardrails. Our Food and Beverage team has honed its know-how alongside some of the most transformational brands in this space for more than 40 years.
The world of food and beverage is an exceptionally complex landscape of legislative concerns and regulatory guardrails. Our Food and Beverage team has honed its know-how alongside some of the most transformational brands in this space for more than 40 years.
- Menu
From well-established conglomerates to niche startups, we live and breathe (or rather, eat and drink) this space.
The world of food and beverage is an exceptionally complex landscape of legislative concerns and regulatory guardrails. Our Food and Beverage team has honed its know-how alongside some of the most transformational brands in this space for more than 40 years.
We advise the world’s top food and beverage producers, manufacturers, and retailers, as well as startups, trade associations, and nonprofits. Every single stage of the production and distribution cycle has unique impacts on the business strategies of our clients – and that’s precisely where we thrive.
Our capabilities at a glance
00
+
Judicial review wins
2
Ex-government policy advisors
00
+
Pieces of legislation changed
Hear from our clients and industry leaders
The whole team is super smart. They are all really easy to work with and then know our business inside out. They come to us proactively with issues and are incredibly responsive.
Chambers & Partners, UK Guide, 2025
An intellectually brilliant and commercially astute public law team. One of the very best in the city.
Chambers & Partners UK 2025
Hogan Lovells has a high capability in solving complex issues that involve both legal and technical perspectives.
Chambers & Partners, Germany, 2025
The lawyers are just experts. They are there when you need them and happy to entertain all my questions. They understand the wider context and the politics and sensitivities of it.
Chambers & Partners, UK 2025
Representative experience
Providing ongoing FSMA counsel and updates to multiple food and beverage clients, including companies large and small, industry trade associations, and foreign manufacturers.
Reviewing food safety plans, helping companies develop supply chain programs, updating inspection and recall manuals, and developing tools such as self-assessments and checklists to assist in implementation.
Advising leading U.S.-based food and beverage manufacturers on developing Asia IP strategies, including dealing with oppositions, cancellations, and enforcement actions in China and 15 other countries in Asia.
Advising a global food manufacturer on distribution structures in Europe, competition law, trading arrangements, disputes with distributors/retailers, and the application of the Commercial Agents Directive.
Advising an international dairy company on building its employment framework in China.
Advising a fruit and soft drinks manufacturer on global regulatory compliance issues such as product labeling, health claims, novel food authorization, and advice on distribution and co-packing arrangements.
Advising an alcohol beverage manufacturer on a wide range of competition law issues regarding its distribution network in Italy.
Representing one of the largest global nutritional food and beverage companies in connection with new product clearance/freedom-to-operate analyses, litigation counseling, and strategic licensing advice.
Advising Asahi on its £250 million acquisition of the premium beer business of Fuller, Smith & Turner.
Advising a global food and feed manufacturer on product compliance, labeling, and packaging together with its commercial arrangements governing product manufacture, warehousing, distribution, and licensing.
Advised a dairy company on the launch of an innovative milk product, including product labelling, launch advertising campaigns, and website copy.
Advised a fruit juice manufacturer on compliance with the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation.
Advised a global manufacturer on the interpretation and impact of the new EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation.
Advised Moet Hennessy on UK allergen labelling requirements in the context of managing a potential issue with the Foods Standards Agency.
Awards and recognitions
Band 1 for Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation Nationwide
Chambers USA
2010-2025
Band 1 for Product Liability: Food
Chambers UK
2024-2025
Band 4 for Advertising: Litigation
Chambers USA
2024-2025
Tier 1 for EU Regulatory: Food
Legal 500
2003-2024
Tier 1 for EU regulatory: Food in Belgium
The Legal 500 EMEA
2023
Band 2 for Regulatory: Agro/Food
Chambers Europe
2020
Band 1 for Intellectual Property
Chambers Global
2020
Navigate change with our latest insights
You may also be interested in...
Press releases
Hogan Lovells leads Sovos Brands in acquisition by Campbell’s Soup in deal valued at US$2.7 billion
07 August 2023
Press releases
Hogan Lovells represents Bunge Ventures in investment in agtech startup CoverCress
08 April 2021
Press releases
Hogan Lovells advises Equita in the issuance of the €200 million notes by Newlat Food
19 February 2021
Press releases
Hogan Lovells advises McCormick & Company, Inc. on US$1bn debt offering
17 February 2021
Press releases
Hogan Lovells leads Sovos Brands in acquisition by Campbell’s Soup in deal valued at US$2.7 billion
07 August 2023
Press releases
Hogan Lovells represents Bunge Ventures in investment in agtech startup CoverCress
08 April 2021
Press releases
Hogan Lovells advises Equita in the issuance of the €200 million notes by Newlat Food
19 February 2021
Press releases
Hogan Lovells advises McCormick & Company, Inc. on US$1bn debt offering
17 February 2021