Insights
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31 January 2023
Why the low and no alcohol sector is here to stayEvery New Year people across the country will commit to attempting “Dry January” to recover from the excess of a heavy festive period. But in recent years it has become clear that for many a switch to low/no alcohol is not just a fad, and that it is a drinks market that is very much here to stay.
10 January 2023
Time to analyse the current health of the UK food & drink sectorNew ideas, revamped strategies, and a sense of optimism always come to the fore at the start of a new year. Our annual Food & Drink Survey is now live and will be open for completion until 26 January 2023. Adam Haride, Partner and Head of Food & Drink, explains why we are running the survey again this year and why it’s so important for business leaders to get involved.
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.
Scott McFarlane
Employer Services Senior Manager
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.
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