While you would think that the real money in crime is found in illegal drugs, criminals make more money through fraudulent food. And, part of food fraud involves spirits, wine and even beer.

When most of us think of illegal spirits, what springs to mind are stories we see in the tabloids, such as a Polish shop in Lincoln selling bottles of ‘Krackoff’ vodka, containing 150,000 times the safe level of industrial alcohol, or bottles of ‘Atomik’ vodka, made from apples harvested close to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

The reality is, however, criminal gangs selling fraudulent spirits or ingredients in supply chains can very well be affecting your brand that you have worked so hard to establish. 

In this episode we’ll be talking with Kimberly Coffin from Lloyd’s Register who helps the food/drink retail and hospitality industry navigate the risks to products and brands…