Monthly Archives: September 2011
Capital team roars to Hampden victory
A TEAM of football enthusiasts from Edinburgh were crowned champions in a Scotland-wide tournament hosted by Carling.
The lager brand’s Hampden Calling competition, launched...
Research is the key to live music success
Graeme Hosie, manager of Glasgow live music bar The Wise Monkey, explains why it’s important to see bands in action before booking them for...
Ale gives pubs a racing chance
Quality and consistency the watchwords at Heineken UK roadshow
BREWER Heineken UK took customers to the races with John Smith’s last week in a bid...
Agent does deli deal in capital
EDINBURGH deli and wine merchant Henri’s has opened its second outlet in the capital after snapping up a former Peckham’s store.
In a deal brokered...
Something old, something new
Growing snack sales is all about range and visibility, firm says
THE solution to boosting snack sales in pubs is pretty simple, it seems.
UBUK, the...
A Majestic donation
WINE retailer Majestic celebrated the launch of its 169th outlet by donating £20,000 to a cancer charity.
The firm made the donation to Maggie’s Cancer...
Wine follows natural course
Is technological intervention in wine-making a good thing? The jury’s still out, as Guy Chatfield explains
IF I said to you that modern winemaking involved...
Cook school aims to curry favour
Ashoka chain set to offer culinary classes at Motherwell College
THE husband and wife team behind the Ashoka restaurant chain have launched a new cook...
Your licensed trade charity needs you
Every year, The Ben provides much-needed financial support to former members of the trade who have fallen into difficult times. New president Gordon Bell outlines the charity’s goals and how you, operators and bar staff, can help it continue to help those in need.
Scotch is back off the rocks
Until the global recession started to check growth, the story of whisky over the last decade has all been about explosive growth in export markets. But while sales boomed in emerging economies like Brazil, Russia, India and China, as well as other parts of Asia and South America, it seemed there was little prospect of growth for Scotch in its domestic on-trade.
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