Monthly Archives: June 2013
Brewer taps beer fans for funds
Brewdog scheme raises £1million within days of launch
By Gillian McKenzie
BREWDOG has raised a quarter of its £4 million funding target to support further expansion...
Chivas revives Speyside distillery
Glen Keith facility relaunched as part of ongoing expansion drive
Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard, has reopened Glen Keith distillery as...
Government must back hospitality
Sector on track to create 30,000 job opportunities by 2015
THE UK Government must provide greater support to the tourism and hospitality industries in order...
Whisky business goes its own way
Range of independent bottlings offers a point of difference in Ayrshire
AS the profile and popularity of Scotch whisky continues to grow, a business in...
Trade slams board for ‘bias’
Licence rulings draw fire in West Dunbartonshire
By Dave Hunter
WEST Dunbartonshire licensing board has been accused of bias towards big businesses after rulings that allowed...
Consumers taking a fresh look at whiskey
Flavoured variants credited with attracting younger drinkers to category
POSITIONED as an ‘accessible’ dark spirit and with a growing number of flavoured variants emerging in...
Revamp breathes new life into Bruce Hotel
Former porter buys East Kilbride business out of administration and oversees extensive refurbishment.
By Matthew Lynas
AS a schoolboy, he worked as a part-time porter...
A new blend of whisky drinkers
Spirit playing the generation game, operators tell SLTN
SCOTCH whisky firms have made no secret of their desire to attract a younger generation of consumers.
In...
Proposed pubs code under fire
Suggested measures for reform “misguided”, says Heineken
By Gillian McKenzie
MANY of the UK government’s proposals to reform the pub sector are “misguided” and could bring...
Long arm of the law tightens grip on trade
THE raft of new alcohol and licensing legislation introduced in recent years has led to increased red tape, financial strain and confusion for the...
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Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
