Insights
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09 January 2026
Time to share your views on the current health of the UK food & drink sectorHow was 2025 for businesses across the food & drink sector, and what is at the forefront as we move into 2026?
We’ve reached that time of year again where we launch our Johnston Carmichael food and drink sector survey and seek answers to our questions by listening to businesses leaders, from across the UK.
16 May 2025
Taking the results of our Food & Drink survey on the roadAs a proud member of Food and Drink North East, and a longstanding supporter of the North East’s thriving food and drink sector, we were delighted to attend and present at ‘Room With A View: The State of The Sector Edition’ – the latest flagship event by FADNE and Johnston Carmichael. Here, Paul Shields reflects on the event.
13 May 2025
Trossachs Cooperage reignites coopering craft in Callander with £1.3m investment boost for ScotlandA new coopering facility backed by £1.3million investment is to be launched in a major vote of confidence in Scotland’s Scotch whisky industry. The new cooperage brings 12 skilled jobs, apprenticeships, and renewed confidence for the sector.
07 May 2025
Ex-bar worker’s hospitality app becomes hit with drinks giantsA former bar worker who created a drinks gamification app to improve the pub experience post-COVID has grown her business to work with world leading drinks brands. Here, she discusses how her business developed and how support from Scottish EDGE and Johnston Carmichael helped accelerate its trajectory.
20 February 2025
Food and drink sector optimism hit by challenges of rising NI and labour costsUK food and drink businesses are feeling less optimistic about future growth than 12 months ago, with several firms citing rising National Insurance Contributions and National Minimum Wage costs as a contributing factor, according to our 2024 survey of the sector.
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