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By Jon Robinson The maker of Crabbie’s Ginger Beer and Dead Man’s Fingers spiced rum shed more than 500 jobs and entered the red after its sales were hit by a cyber attack, it has been revealed. Halewood Artisanal Spirts, whose brands also include Whitley Neill Gin, Liverpool Gin and Samuel Gelton’s Irish whiskey, has posted a turnover of £162.4m for the year to July 1, 2023, down from £371.4m. According to newly-filed accounts with Companies House, its headcount fell from 1,002 to 472 while it went from a pre-tax profit of £25.2m to a loss of £23.7m. The business said that a cyber attack at t…

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