Heineken highlights Scotland’s greenest pubs and bars
Entrants this year include the Tigh an Truish Inn in Oban, The Red Squirrel in Stevenston, North Ayrshire, and The Village Inn in Keiss, near John O’ Groats
Highland business solves its staffing crisis with novel scheme
The Seaforth restaurant and bar in Ullapool was forced to cease trading two days a week during the pandemic due to a lack of workers – and accommodation for them to live in.
Chivas and rapper Stefflon Don highlight ‘I Rise, We Rise’ message
The whisky brand and the musician have teamed up to release a new four-part digital series called ‘The Rise’, exploring musical success stories
São Paulo World Class finals select Jacob Martin as global winner
CANADA’S Jacob Martin has been named as Diageo’s 2023 World Class Global Bartender of the Year, topping over 10,000 other elite bartenders who entered this year’s competition.
Glasgow’s Gamba celebrates 25 years of seafood excellence
IT WAS back in October 1998 when chef-patron Derek Marshall sent out the first-ever plate of food from the kitchen of the Gamba Seafood Restaurant.
Scotland’s Crerar Hotels named as AA’s ‘Hotel Group of the Year’
The group, which has seven properties in some of Scotland’s most spectacular locations from Ballater to Inveraray, has emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic stronger than ever
Crerar Hotels CEO pedals 450 miles for hospitality industry charity
A fundraising challenge set up by the Hospitality Industry Trust Scotland and Crerar Hotels has raised £17,000 via a gruelling 450-mile cycle around Scotland.
Scotland’s distillery in the sky opens for business at Port of Leith
A malt whisky distillery in Edinburgh was a long nurtured ‘pipe dream’ of wine merchant Ian Stirling and finance director Paddy Fletcher – but is now ‘surreal' reality.
Despite tough conditions, Innis & Gunn posts strong financial results
The brewer has maintained its position in the off trade as Scotland’s number one craft beer brand, and in the Scottish on trade is currently the fastest growing premium lager in the Top 5.
AA names Leith’s floating Fingal as Scottish Hotel of the Year
First opened in 2019, the former Northern Lighthouse Board tender was developed – and is now managed – by the award-winning team in charge of the berthed-nearby Royal Yacht Britannia.
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