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Juice is great and all, but that’s not what California-based, family-owned Langers does best, according to the boss himself. 

The longstanding juice producer is about “solutions,” co-founder and president Bruce Langer told us last week, a key focus that’s driving a slew of new innovation from the company, rolling out into stores this month. 

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Cannabis industry supplier CCT Sciences LLC (CCT) has filed a legal complaint against California-based Vertosa Inc., claiming it is using cannabis-derived (as opposed to hemp-derived CBD) distillates in its emulsions and undercutting the industry on price.

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Gearing up for a (possibly prolonged) battle for its very existence, Los Angeles-based THC drink maker (and BevNET 2025 Rising Star) Nowadays is expanding its regulatory roster with the addition of a seasoned, former staffer from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).

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1. Patco Brands Readies Next Phase of RTD Competition With Big Sipz, Private Label
2. Minor Figures Relaunches Lattes In Multiserve Format
3. Lionel Messi's Love for Sprite & Wine Sparks Coke Stock Surge
4. Non-Alc Wilderton Aperitivo to Shut Down Operations
5. Stoli Group USA Moves to Liquidate Following Failed Bankruptcy Exit

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It has been a whirlwind year for food and beverage brands between lawsuits, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and shifting rules creating real uncertainty across the industry. 

Justin Prochnow, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig who advises food, beverage, and consumer brands on regulatory compliance and litigation risk, joins us to help make sense of what’s happening and how brands should respond. 

In this conversation, Justin breaks down the key legal and regulatory developments that brands need to be watching as they head into 2026, including ultra processed food scrutiny, GMO and bioengineered labeling, FDA attention on self affirmed GRAS and health related claims, protein and GLP-1 positioning, ingredient enforcement trends, and how state and federal priorities may shift under a new administration.

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