Starbucks has recruited Pagefield partner Simon Redfern as UK corporate affairs chief in the wake of the damaging corporation tax affair.
The wine and spirits industry is mustering a two-pronged public affairs and consumer PR fight against David Cameron's attempt to introduce a minimum price for alcohol.
Coca-Cola has handed its lucrative corporate and public affairs work to Open Road after splitting with Portland.
Drinks manufacturer Bacardi Brown-Forman has appointed Mike Kelly as external affairs director.
Coca-Cola has launched a major corporate and public affairs hunt after a conflict of interest for incumbent Portland over arch-rival PepsiCo.
AB InBev UK has appointed Emma Reynolds as its UK corporate affairs director.
The world's second largest brewer is bringing in extra lobbying muscle as the minimum pricing net closes in on the drinks industry in the UK.
Bell Pottinger Public Affairs is understood to have been appointed by New Covent Garden Market.
Food giant Nestlé is on the hunt for corporate and public affairs support as the company faces fresh scrutiny from pressure groups.
Kellogg's is preparing to repitch its UK lobbying brief amid conflict issues for incumbent Bell Pottinger.