Gordons’ food and drink lawyers are alive to the challenges currently faced by industry operators; we can help you meet these challenges.

We understand the squeeze on margins, the increasing focus on provenance, traceability and health. Our experience enables us to provide our clients with an added value service, giving them a competitive advantage.

Gordons’ food and drink expertise also stretches beyond acting for suppliers, wholesalers and retailers. We help our clients to acquire complementary businesses, build distribution centres, construct retail premises, develop food processing plants and much more.

We are experts in the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (‘GSCOP’) which was brought in to protect supermarket suppliers and regulate the behaviour of the top ten grocery retailers, and provide regular training to grocery suppliers.

In 2022 deposit return schemes (‘DRS’) are being introduced in Scotland, followed by the rest of the UK in 2024.  Producers, retailers, wholesalers, licensors, bars and restaurants will be required to add a 20p levy to each plastic, glass, aluminium or steel container they sell and refund it to the consumer if the consumer returns the container.

Our food & drink clients include:

Podcast: The Retail Detail 

UK retail is rapidly evolving. Join retail experts, Andy Brian & Mark Jones, along with industry insiders, as they discuss the latest retail news and hot topics. Each episode contains insight for retail and food & drink sector decision makers, suppliers and advisers.

Tune in to the latest episode to find out about Asda’s ‘test and learn’ approach to third party partnerships, how the use of data helps to inform their strategy, and get to know more about guest speaker Matt Harrison’s, Asda’s senior director of corporate strategy and partnerships, entrepreneurial journey outside of Asda.