Monthly Archives: August 2011
Wine firm signs Owen
THE wine division of Diageo has created a new customer marketing role.
Jonathan Owen has been promoted to the new position from his role as...
Haymarket on track after refurbishment
EDINBURGH pub The Haymarket has been relaunched following a revamp of its interior and food and drink offer.
Part of Mitchells & Butlers’ portfolio, The...
Drysdale goes coast to coast
AN associate at the Glasgow office of Graham & Sibbald has been appointed to head up licensed trade instructions from its Edinburgh office.
The move...
Stewart is craft champ
EDINBURGH’S Stewart Brewing won some friendly bragging rights last week after overcoming Alloa-based rival Williams Brothers in a ‘battle of the breweries’.
The ‘brew off’,...
Brewer opens third city bar
Brewdog opens Glasgow outlet – and plans two more
THE team behind north east brewer Brewdog has launched its third craft beer bar in Scotland...
Visitors get in the golf tourism swing
Number of potential tourists soars on back of ‘drive it home’ campaign
GOLF tourism in Scotland is said to have soared on the back of...
Rum reckons it’s all white
A NEW class of white rum that’s said to be taking the Caribbean by storm has been launched in the UK.
Brugal Blanco Especial is...
Bacardi brings in the experts
BACARDI Brown-Forman Brands has expanded its Training Team programme with the recruitment of bartenders from across the UK.
In Scotland, the company has recruited...
Life’s a beach at island hotel
Barra business offers scope for expansion, agent saysAN island hotel that’s said to be the most westerly in Britain is up for sale.
Overlooking the...
Green hotel goes for gold
THE George Hotel in Edinburgh has been awarded a gold medal by the Green Tourism Business Scheme in recognition of its environmental efforts.
The hotel...