Monthly Archives: March 2011
Drinks giants to stay in the mix
DIAGEO and Coca-Cola Enterprises have confirmed plans to continue their quest to improve the quality of spirit and mixer drinks served in the on-trade
The...
Softies steady in the bars
UK soft drinks sales boomed in 2010 despite the economic gloom, says industry giant Britvic.
The latest in its series of soft drinks reports, published...
Fuel cuts don’t go far enough
MICROBREWERS say moves to cut fuel duty and scrap the fuel duty escalator don’t go far enough to tackle the “crippling” cost of transporting...
Ayr group takes on Wetherspoon
Buzzworks seeks judicial review of Prestwick licence grant
AYRSHIRE operator Buzzworks has launched a legal challenge against the board’s decision to grant pub giant JD...
Pub problems accelerate
Osborne’s Budget brings more woe to Scottish trade
CHANCELLOR George Osborne heaped even more pressure on Scotland’s pubs after increasing alcohol duty by 7.2% –...
New micro takes flight
Foxy Blonde: former Miss Scotland Lois Weatherup toasts the new beers.
ONE of Scotland’s newest microbreweries has just launched
its first two cask ales
Game Bird, a...
Age policy brings fresh challenges
Implementing scheme on a Saturday will put staff under pressure
WHILE a war of words raged round the minimum pricing proposal in the Alcohol Bill,...
Pubs caught in Old Firm fall-out
Move to midweek kick-offs gains credibility as Glasgow board voices concern over match day hours restrictions
THE top-level summit chaired by First Minister Alex Salmond...
Pub group aims to double estate
Maclay credits tighter financial controls with profit rise
MACLAY Inns aims to double its 26-strong pub estate in the next five years.
Speaking to SLTN as...
Craft beer is a national treasure
It’s going from strength to strength, but duty system must be reformed
to help microbrewers fulfil their potential
SUCCESS stories in the drinks trade have been...
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Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
