Food & Drink

We understand that developing strong brand recognition, reputation, advertising, and regulatory compliance are all crucial ingredients for businesses in the food and drink sector.

We have a team of lawyers who specialise in marketing and advertising, which ranges from advising on marketing strategies and copy clearance to advising on Advertising Standards Authority and Trading Standards investigations and complaints, including managing competitor complaints. 

Our business risk and regulation team are on hand to advise on all regulatory issues from labelling, advertising and product recalls through to food safety and hygiene, whilst our commercial team can help you with the necessary agreements.

In addition, our intellectual property team boasts an acclaimed, well-established trade marks practice. 

Our intellectual property team can help with:

• managing your trade mark and design portfolios, both in the UK and internationally
• assisting and advising on strategies to support the development of effective branding 
• ring-fencing a secret receipt to protect valuable intellectual property.

Within the real estate team, we have established expertise within the restaurant and franchise areas and advise a range of clients in the food & beverage and retail sectors on all their property matters.

Our combined team has exceptional first-hand industry experience, with some of our team having worked in-house for large agencies and brand owners.

Work highlights include:

• Advising Italy-based Raccolto on all regulatory areas of the business to start providing a seasonal food subscription model in the UK.
• Providing Symprove, a supplement business offering water-based live bacteria, day-to-day advice on the regulatory aspects of their business; including advice on distance selling, subscription models and data protection. Advising on the labels and marketing for a variety different food business, specifically in relation to health and nutrition claims. 
• Advising on and registering UK trade marks for multiple restaurants
• Providing ongoing advice for approximately 15 years to Subway in respect of site acquisitions on behalf of Subway Realty Ltd and franchisees.
• Advising a protein bar brand on labelling, and advertising.