Capital ‘eating out’ campaign will help kids medical charity
EAT Out Edinburgh has announced a new partnership with Scottish charity Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) as it aims to help children in developing countries.Â
Last chance to have your say on alcohol ad ban
Time is running out for those in the hospitality industry to have their say on proposals to ban alcohol advertising.
ScotHot brings the heat to Glasgow this week
Highlights will include the Liquid Academy Live stage, where a number of panel sessions curated by Drink Think and hosted by organisations including SLTN and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association tackle some of the big issues facing Scottish hospitality.
Getting finance for hospitality businesses “tough” in ’23
Operators may have to look away from the high street and to sources such as ‘challenger’ banks if they want to fund expansion...
Holyrood committed to Pubs Code as legislation stalled
The Scottish Government has said that it remains committed to introducing a Tied Pubs Code after the legislation was blocked at the Court of Session.
Free pub promotion on social media can boost the bottom line
According to Lennoxtown-based business accountant Julie Campbell, using free social media to promote a hospitality offering can be surprisingly impactful on the bottom line, while funding for local advertising and marketing is often available via Business Gateway.
Could you help bring this historic St Enoch building back to life?
The Teacher Building on St Enoch Square is in the process of being extensively refurbished, with the upper floors set to be operated as serviced apartments for short-term accommodation – while the ground and lower ground floors will be converted into a bar and restaurant
Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme hanging by a thread
ScotGov Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, who is reportedly the SNP membership’s favourite to fill Nicola Sturgeon’s First Ministerial shoes, today declared that the recycling initiative was not ready to be implemented as planned in August and should be halted.Â
It’s a rum do at Max’s Bar
Max’s Bar on Glasgow’s Queen Street plans to descend into ‘Rum Madness’ this March, as it hosts an epic showdown to determine the city’s favourite rum brand.
Science or sacrilege? The Alchemist automates whisky cocktails
The ‘Naked Malt Dispensary’ offers three cocktail serves – a highball style ‘Peach Fuzz’; a take on an old-fashioned in ‘Nearly Naked’; and a short cocktail in ‘Sour Trip’.
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