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06 December 2022
Scotland’s sustainability goals are welcome – but small businesses will need more timeThe Scottish Government’s planned introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme is the most divisive issue to hit the drinks industry in many years. In this article, Adam Hardie, Head of Food & Drink, explains what impact this scheme will have on businesses across the sector.
06 July 2022
Why the whisky industry is bouncing back from the pandemicThe Scotch Whisky Association recently announced that global exports of Scotch whisky grew 19% to £4.5 billion in 2021, following continued recovery from the pandemic and the positive impact of the recent suspension of tariffs in the USA. Our Corporate Finance team is seeing significant activity across the sector and in this blog, Alan Hamilton, Corporate Finance Director, explains why whisky’s fortunes are on the rise in the global stage.
05 May 2022
The National Minimum Wage problem for Food and Drink employersWith an ever increasing squeeze on profit margins, these are difficult times for the Food & Drink industry. In this piece from our Director & Head of Employer Services, Brian Rudkin, we discuss how one of the main contributory factors to this sharp increase in staff costs is the impact of the inflation-busting uplift to the National Minimum Wage rates.
22 March 2022
It’s time to take food waste off the menuAdam Hardie, Partner and Head of Food and Drink, reflects on the positive impact COP26 had on the way that we think about food waste and its contribution to climate change.
08 March 2022
International Women’s Day 2022: Spotlight on Annabel ThomasTo mark International Women’s Day 2022, we sat down with Annabel Thomas, Nc’nean’s Founder and CEO, to find out more about how her business came to be, why she thinks sustainability is so important, and what her proudest moment as a business owner is.
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