Monthly Archives: January 2012
Glasgow venue has grape expectations
GLASGOW eatery and deli Cookie has launched an own-label red wine.
The 13.5% ABV table wine is produced for Cookie by Italian wine producer Alessandro...
Fife hotel sold after US interest
A COUNTRY house hotel in Fife has been sold to an operator from Yorkshire – after attracting interest from the United States.
Set in two...
Young brought in to open new business
TENNENT Caledonian Breweries has added another well-known brewing figure to its senior management ranks.
Jim Young, formerly of Scottish & Newcastle and most recently managing...
Commons hosts pubco debate
MPs will debate the merits of introducing a statutory code of practice to govern the relationship between pubcos and their tenants in the House...
SIA cuts licence fees for stewards and security firms
THE Security Industry Authority (SIA) has made its fees cheaper for door stewards and security firms.
The industry regulator reduced the cost of an individual...
TCB broadens its ale horizons
SOME of Scotland’s best-regarded craft beers are poised to reach a wider audience thanks to a new distribution deal with Tennent Caledonian Breweries.
The owner...
Finance holds key to hotels’ success
THE availability of finance holds the key to success for the UK’s hotel sector this year.
Industry consultancy HVS London said access to investment is...
Pubs hit by new year price rises
Licensees are braced to add up to 10p to the cost of a pint after brewers unveiled their annual new year price rises. Molson Coors, Heineken UK and Carlsberg have all confirmed increases that will add an average of 7p a pint to the wholesale price of beer. Tennent Caledonian Breweries and Belhaven said they were reviewing their prices and were unable to provide any figures at this stage.
Prices slashed in new year ‘sales’
Operators slashed drinks prices earlier this month in a bid to boost trade during what’s expected to be a particularly tough trading month. National pub groups and independent bar owners said the traditional post-Christmas trading dip, coupled with what’s forecast to be another gloomy year for the economy, prompted them to unleash a range of deals designed to attract consumers.
Support builds for floor price
Support for minimum pricing emerged from two influential sources over the festive season. Prime Minister David Cameron was reported to have ordered officials to investigate the mechanism, as well as look into a new tax system based on units, as the Department of Health develops its forthcoming alcohol strategy for England and Wales.
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