Monthly Archives: April 2011

Bartenders from TGI Friday’s Scottish venues travelled to London to help set a new world record as part of the restaurant chain’s 25th birthday celebrations. Staff from Aberdeen and Glasgow took part in the ‘most people simultaneously cocktail flairing’ record attempt. Participating bartenders completed a co-ordinated two-minute routine without dropping a bottle and Guinness World Record officials confirmed a new record had been set.

Scottish venues and design firms have been shortlisted in the UK-wide Restaurant & Bar Design Awards. Surface ID is in the running for awards in two categories: multiple bar or club, for the Grosvenor Cafe, and pub for Stravaigin, both in Glasgow. Graven Images, has been shortlisted in the independent bar or club category; CM Design Consultants is a finalist in the multiple bar or club category; and Concrete has been shortlisted in the hotel restaurant or bar category.

LEGAL firm Lindsays has launched a new licensing service for members of buying group LP Pub Company. The new deal means members of LP Pub...

Visitor numbers up 20% in two years, says drinks firm WHISKY tourism in Scotland is booming, with the number of distillery visitors up 20% in...

A NEW owner is sought for a Glasgow pizzeria that has been trading for around 25 years. The leasehold of Sannino Pizzeria on Bath Street...

RESTAURATEURS are being invited to sign up to a new website designed to help them boost wine sales. The site www.myrestaurantwines.com, which is free for...

A WISHAW bar has been sold to a private purchaser. Acting on behalf of insolvency specialist Hastings & Co, Shepherd Chartered Surveyors sold the Caledonia...

AN Aberdeen hotel on the books of property consultant Ryden is expected to generate a high level of interest. Local operator Mike Wilson has put...

Figures demonstrate resilience of sector north of border, says report SCOTLAND’S hotels are weathering the economic storm, outperforming their counterparts in the rest of the...

Operators choose capital for first move north of border AN Edinburgh hotel is undergoing a major refurbishment after it was bought by a London-based hospitality...