Monthly Archives: July 2011
City chiefs launch alcohol crackdown
Task force set up to tackle Glasgow’s ‘booze culture’
TOUGHER sanctions for off-sales caught selling alcohol to under 18s is one of a number of...
Make sure your age policy adds up
Signage and staff training essential ahead of ‘challenge 25’ implementation
THE trade will be obliged to operate an ‘age verification policy’ from October 1, when...
New season, new dilemma
Pubs are holding out for a cheaper way to show football, but a quick resolution to the long-running legal broadcast battle seems unlikely
THE prospect...
Monster opportunity at Invermoriston
AN accommodation business close to Loch Ness is on the market for the first time in 18 years.
Invermoriston Holidays (pictured above) is located just...
Beefeater brings new gin to market
CHIVAS Brothers has launched a new limited edition Beefeater gin in time for summer.
Developed by master distiller Desmond Payne, Beefeater London Market Gin was...
The Famous Grouse Famous Pubs 2011
The Famous Grouse launches campaign to find the UK's most famous pub
Following on from the success of The Famous Grouse Famous Pubs campaign last...
Macleod snaps up distillery No.2
Speyside the focus as Diageo plans to up Scotch whisky production
IAN Macleod Distillers has underpinned its future growth plans with the acquisition of a...
Pubs caught in a trade storm
The trade remains engulfed by an economic storm – and operators who don’t plot an escape route are almost destined to founder. This was the sobering verdict delivered by Booker last week, as SLTN canvassed views on conditions facing pubs from firms in the cash and carry and delivered wholesale sector. Ron Hickey, Booker’s catering sales director, told SLTN the time for sitting and waiting for the financial clouds to pass had come and gone.
Morton moves to take Inverarity
Drinks wholesaler Wm Morton strengthened its position in the Scottish wine market last week by clinching a deal to acquire Inverarity Vaults. The deal effectively sees Glasgow-based Morton, which incorporates Cheviot Wines, become Scotland’s biggest independent wine supplier. It also brings months of speculation over Inverarity’s future to a close.
Heineken bids to boost cask share
HEINEKEN UK has expanded the range of regional and national cask ales it offers its free trade customers to help them make the most...
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