Regulation agency launches foods and drinks sector organization

Shakespeare Martineau has introduced a foods and drinks sector organization to supply a full-service prison providing to strengthen the {industry}, which it says is valued at greater than £100bn.

Providing adapted recommendation and a one-stop-shop to the foods and drinks marketplace, the gang covers business, employment, company and actual property regulation, along highbrow belongings, industry immigration, landlord and tenant disputes, business disputes, meals regulatory and uninsured loss restoration recommendation.

The agency – which already works with primary shops and more than one supermarkets together with Iceland and Farmfoods – has introduced the gang to strengthen the foods and drinks {industry} at a time when it’s going through more than one demanding situations following Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic.

Matt McDonald, spouse and foods and drinks sector lead at Shakespeare Martineau, which has places of work in Birmingham, Solihull and Stratford-upon-Avon, stated: “The foods and drinks {industry} has been in particular impacted by way of political occasions comparable to the price of residing disaster and Brexit, in addition to personnel shortages, subject material worth will increase and Covid-19.

“Operating in foods and drinks isn’t like many different business enterprises – it’s extremely aggressive and brings with it a plethora of ever-evolving industry-specific regulatory regimes, taxation concerns, and technological and logistical demanding situations.

“Our prison groups already constitute many primary shops and supermarkets, and we’re extremely joyful to be bringing that experience in combination to create a meals and drink-specific organization, which can center of attention on offering a complete and bespoke provider to one of the vital greatest production sectors in the United Kingdom financial system.”

Mavens running inside Shakespeare Martineau’s foods and drinks sector organization come with spouse and head of business, IP and employment Phil Pepper; uninsured loss restoration spouse Ian Evans; litigation companions James Fownes and Ben Humphreys; business spouse Carys Thompson; company spouse Jody Webb; prison director and immigration specialist Tijen Ahmet; company affiliate Jade Worth;  and actual property affiliate Samantha Vaughan.

McDonald added: “Maximum companies have suffered to some degree during the last two years, however some companies throughout the foods and drinks sector had been in particular hard-hit – now not least the ones within the hospitality sector like eating places and pubs.

“Lockdown and the related drop in footfall in cities and towns all the way through the pandemic has been devastating and obviously for some firms this has, very sadly, been deadly to their industry.

“Taking a look forward, there’s purpose for wary optimism as we go back again to one thing drawing near ‘normality’, however there are nonetheless large demanding situations going through the sphere together with the continuing decreased footfall, all the way through weekdays particularly, higher meals costs because of the struggle in Ukraine and the continuing price of residing disaster forcing shoppers to tighten their belts.”