Supermarket Squeeze
No, not a game show, but the reality of where many in the food and drink supply chain may find themselves as we look to a still uncertain 2013. While food and drink overall, especially in Scotland, is showing a surge in export led growth, much of this is exaggerated by the dominance of the whisky industry. Within the "general" supply chain the journey from field to fork exhibi…
Cadbury’s purple trademark
The registration of a trade mark gives the owner of that trade mark a monopoly in the use of the mark for specified and similar goods. This monopoly allows the owner to object to the use of the mark by a competitor. The registration of the traditional type of trade mark, such as a word mark or a logo, is not usually a problem for competitors. There are many different words or l…
Low Carbon opportunities in the Food and Drinks Sector
The shift to a Low Carbon economy is already underway and businesses across a range of sectors must get ready for it. Low Carbon investment is vital as there is an increased focus throughout industry on level of emissions, environmental impact and rising energy costs with businesses increasingly having to address climate change, coupled with an increasing regulatory burden.Th…
Directors duties in the Food and Drink Industry
Natasha Durkin and George Frier look at some lessons from the recent case of Lion Steel.Lion Steel Equipment Limited (Lion) had the unenviable honour in July of becoming the third company in the UK to be convicted of the new offence of corporate manslaughter (which was brought in by the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, for workplace deaths on or after 6 A…
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