The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) has named Shakespeare Martineau as its legal advice partner.

Joining forces to develop a new dedicated legal section on the BFFF member website the national, B-Corporation accredited firm will be providing regular legal updates, information, deep-dives and guides into the issues faced by the food sector.

Experts in the frozen food industry and cold chain, Shakespeare Martineau offers a full legal service, from corporate, commercial and property through to litigation, restructuring and succession planning.

Phil Pepper, partner at Shakespeare Martineau said: “We’ve been working with BFFF or a number of years and our relationship has been developing over this period support its members, therefore we are really proud to develop this more formally and support the BFFF in this way and are keen to hear from members about the issues they are facing, whether that be in the wake of cost-of-doing-business, or readying for growth, we can support businesses of all sizes unlock their potential.

“The food sector is an exciting, innovative industry with a range of complex issues from patents, regulation, and international dependences as well as growing concerns around environmental impact, skills gap and cost-of-living. We’re here to help and encourage members to get in touch with specific issues they’d like addressing and we can tailor our content to support this need.”

With over 200 members, including producers, wholesalers, importers, exporters, brokers, retailers and related businesses, the BFFF is committed to supporting members with the latest commercial and legislative updates impacting the sector.

Rupert Ashby, CEO at BFFF said: “We’re excited to launch our new legal portal alongside Shakespeare Martineau. We look to make it as easy as possible for our members to access important information and services and are thrilled to have the firm on board.”