Julie Palmer, Nazar Soofi and David Mathieson explore the financial, operational and energy challenges facing the F&B supply chain

Writing for Foodbev, Julie Palmer from Restructuring, David Matheison from Funding and Insurance and Nazar Soofi from Projects and Developments, discussed the current conditions in the food and beverage (F&B) sector and how focusing on energy security could support with cost saving measures.

Financial and operational resilience for leaders across the F&B supply chain has been a challenge to maintain in recent years and could become even more difficult in the future. 

There were 463 liquidations in 2025 among F&B companies and Q4 2025 ‘Red Flag Alert’ data registered 6,705 “Food and Beverages” companies experiencing ‘significant’ financial distress, suggesting more could be on the way.

In the article, Julie, David, and Nazar all note how businesses are tackling the supply chain disruption and distress. This includes the generation of their own energy through installation of renewables.

Our teams at BTG have been helping with all aspects of this from restructuring of a business to funding and installation of renewables. 

Read the full article on FoodBev.