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Monthly Archives: May 2013

Efficient management can save cash in kitchen, suppliers say

Adopting a slick approach to oil

Efficient management can save cash in kitchen, suppliers say Using the right oil for the right job is key to efficiency in the kitchen. That’s the...
Souther Comfort Lime

SoCo sets its sights on summer

SUMMER drinking occasions are the focus of a new marketing initiative for speciality spirit Southern Comfort. Promotional kits from Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands highlight signature serves...
• Sommelier Sean Simpson.

Flight of the sommelier

GLASGOW restaurant La Bonne Auberge has introduced ‘wine flights’ to showcase a range of different wines. Chosen by sommelier Sean Simpson with the restaurant’s executive...
BRITVIC Soft Drinks has launched what it claims is the biggest ever sampling campaign for ice tea brand Lipton.

The ice tea revolution

BRITVIC Soft Drinks has launched what it claims is the biggest ever sampling campaign for ice tea brand Lipton. Following the success of similar...
The Vintage in Leith only stocks craft beers and offers a two-thirds of a pint, or ‘schooner’, measure.

Bars walk the craft beer path

Operators swap macro for micro as category growth continues CRAFT beer is booming – and it seems the growth has prompted some operators to shift...
Julie Trevisan Hunter of the SWE and Jon Hunt of Hamilton & Inches.

Scotch Experience toasts 25 years

THE Scotch Whisky Experience has launched a new blended whisky to mark its 25th anniversary. The Edinburgh visitor attraction has released just 252 bottles of...
CAMPAIGNERS for pubco reform have called on the Scottish Government to ensure tenants and lessees north of the border are covered by a proposed statutory code of practice for large pub companies.

Pubco reform campaigners lobby Scottish Government

CAMPAIGNERS for pubco reform have called on the Scottish Government to ensure tenants and lessees north of the border are covered by a proposed...
• Gavin Patterson, chief executive of BT Retail, at the launch of BT Sport.

BT Sport offers early pub deal

Subscribers before July 1 will benefit from cheaper rates BT Sport has launched its commercial TV package with a special ‘early bird’ offer for licensed...
Jacques Borel VAT Club

VAT cut could add jobs, report says

Licensed trade in line to benefit most from a lower rate A SIGNIFICANT cut in the VAT rate for food and drink could help create...
MACLAY Inns has continued its expansion drive with the acquisition of its first bar in Glasgow city centre.

Maclay snaps up Glasgow pub

City centre outlet to relaunch in August following revamp MACLAY Inns has continued its expansion drive with the acquisition of its first bar in Glasgow...

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