Food and Drink

The food and drink industry underpins everyday life and national stability. From large-scale manufacturers to logistics and retail, cyber attacks on this sector can disrupt supply chains, delay distribution, and threaten food safety.
Ransomware, supply chain compromise, and attacks on industrial control systems (ICS/OT) are increasing, often causing production downtime, loss of consumer trust, and regulatory scrutiny.

Sector risk

Food and drink is recognised as part of the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), meaning resilience is both a public expectation and a regulatory priority:

Supply Chain Dependence — The sector relies on complex, just-in-time logistics where even minor disruption has major ripple effects.

NIS2 Directive (EU) — Expands scope to cover more supply chain and production operators, demanding governance, incident reporting, and resilience measures.

Food Standards & Safety Regulations — Increasingly link operational resilience with product safety and consumer protection.

Retailer & Buyer Assurance — Large supermarkets and distributors demand resilience evidence from suppliers.

Boards must demonstrate they can keep production and distribution running under cyber pressure — protecting both consumers and contracts.

How we can help

We help organisations across the food and drink supply chain protect their operations and reputation through:

Cyber Risk Assessments — Passive scans to uncover exposed systems, supplier risks, and credential leaks without disrupting production.

Crisis & Cyber Exercises — Scenarios such as ransomware halting production, supply chain attacks, or distribution disruption, testing leadership, operational, and comms response.

Regulatory & Supply Chain Alignment — Clear mapping of actions to NIS2, safety standards, and buyer assurance frameworks, helping Boards evidence resilience to regulators and customers.