Risk-Ready Recipes

In this episode of Risk-Ready Recipes, Sue Newton, UK Food & Beverage Leader at WTW, is joined by Ian Cairns and Matt Ellis from WTW's cyber team about the rising threat of cyber attacks in the food and beverage industry. They discuss recent incidents, why the sector is a target and how increasing levels of automation and AI add new challenges. The episode covers practical steps for managing cyber risk, the protection provided by cyber insurance and key actions businesses should take to stay protected in 2026.

In this episode of Risk-Ready Recipes, Sue Newton, UK Food & Beverage Leader at WTW, is joined by Jennifer Bonner and Moiz Bohra from WTW's Climate Risk team to explore how food and beverage businesses can build climate resilience. The discussion covers the impact of weather volatility, such as floods, droughts, and heatwaves, on agricultural supply chains, the financial and operational risks posed by climate change and the evolving regulatory landscape around climate-related disclosures.  The episode also highlights practical steps for decarbonization, adapting to new reporting standards and strategies for engaging supply chains to mitigate climate risks.

In this episode of Risk-Ready Recipes, Sue Newton, UK Food & Beverage Leader at WTW, and Simon Lusher explore the growing complexity of supply chain risks in the food and beverage sector.

In this episode of Risk-Ready Recipes, Sue Newton, UK Food & Beverage Leader at WTW, speaks with Sam Wilkin and Silja Stawikowski from our Political Risk teams in the US and Germany. They discuss the current geopolitical landscape for food and beverage businesses, how to identify emerging risks and the extent to which those risks can be transferred.