Sponsors

Johnston Carmichael are Scotland’s largest firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, advising over 425 food and drink businesses. They have a wealth of food and drink industry expertise and use this knowledge to help business owners make better business decisions.   Johnston Carmichael’s food and drink team, led by Adam Hardie, regularly advises distillers, brewers and drinks businesses on strategic growth, internationalisation, and funding options. Funding has become increasingly complex in recent years with the explosion of both crowd funding and peer to peer lending.   The firm is well connected across, craft spirits, craft brewing, the wider food and drink industry and regularly makes introductions across his network of business leaders, investors and intermediaries to help clients grow. 

Experts in the design and delivery of drinks brands, Contagious is an award-winning global design agency based in the heart of Scotland. With over 20 years of experience, Contagious is the creative mind behind some of your favourite drinks brands. Absolut Vodka, The Macallan, Angel’s Envy Bourbon, Dobell Tequila, Gordon & MacPhail, Lind & Lime Gin, and King’s Inch Whisky, to name but a few.   Contagious leads the way in the drinks industry through the design of experiences unique to its clients’ brands. Core services include brand creation and strategy, packaging, activations, retail and destinations.

Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP is one of Scotland's largest independent law firms, delivering clear legal advice to businesses, the public sector, individuals and families from our offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Clarity underpins everything our lawyers do. From advice to costs, we bring order to chaos and elegance to the complex, with services tailored to our clients' needs.

Among our highly skilled legal teams is a cross-disciplinary Corporate division with decades of experience working proactively with businesses of all sizes and enabling them to grow and thrive by providing advice and expertise on funding and venture capital, commercial contracts, managing Intellectual Property, licencing, packaging and labelling regulation, employment law, data protection, real estate and construction projects as well as disputes and litigation

In Drinks is the new national trade show for the drinks sector.  Taking place in Glasgow on 8 & 9th March 2023, the show will bring together brands from across the UK in brewing, distilling, wine, low and no alcohol and soft drinks.   The show is producer focussed with over 80 stands in place, a lively conference programme, and a feature bar.   The event will appeal to visitors from the on trade, hospitality and retail space delivering a range of business opportunities and sales advantages for exhibiting brands.   To reserve exhibition space, contact paula@kdmedia.co.uk 

KDMedia is a PR and Events business with over 20 years’ experience delivering market leading business events and communications advice to clients in tourism, property and the hospitality industry.  The team, led by founder Kirsten Speirs, has curated a portfolio of annual business events including awards competitions, conferences and trade shows.  KDMedia has a deep understanding of the drinks sector as creators of the successful Scottish Beer Awards, Scottish Gin Awards and Scottish Whisky Awards.  In 2023, KDMedia will stage over 30 events for over 8,000 visitors.