Monthly Archives: April 2012
Ben to remember “Mr Guinness” at Gleneagles
TRADE charity The Ben will pay tribute to late director Gordon Millar, known affectionately as “Mr Guinness” from his Diageo days, with a new...
Rosemount selling Brodie’s duo
TWO sister restaurants in the west of Scotland are up for sale.
Property agent Cornerstone is marketing the leaseholds of Brodie’s outlets in Greenock and...
Reel around the Borders
A VILLAGE inn located just over the border in England has come up for sale.
The Fishers Arms, located in the northerly village of Horncliffe,...
Licence stats don’t tell the whole story
SINCE publishing its latest liquor licensing statistics last month, the Scottish Government has conceded that interpreting the figures and their impact on the trade...
Deal or no deal?
IT’S difficult to avoid being offered a ‘deal’ these days. Whether doing the weekly shop or checking your emails, we’re almost constantly bombarded with...
Wage changes won’t help trade
Rate up 11p for over 21s but frozen for those aged 18-20
RESTAURATEURS have slammed the UK government’s decision to raise the National Minimum Wage...
Barr strikes out to boost market share
SCOTTISH soft drinks giant AG Barr has launched a new energy drink.
A mix of caffeine, B vitamins and taurine, Strike Energy is available to...
‘Great 8’ host Scots dinner
A GROUP of top chefs known collectively as the ‘Great 8’ has hosted its first dinner in Scotland.
The group meets every two months...
Knorr hops on the roast dinner gravy train
KNORR gravy is to take centre stage in the country’s first British Roast Dinner Week later this year as the headline sponsor of the...
Plain alcohol labels under consideration
A BAN on alcohol branding and marketing and raising the legal drinking age are just some of the measures being considered by a House...
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Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
