Monthly Archives: February 2012

AN online property valuation service was launched last week by chartered surveyors CDLH – and it won’t cost users a penny. Quick Val, which can...

MORE than 100 students and young employees of the hospitality industry are looking forward to coveted workplace experiences thanks to the annual scholarship scheme...

The financial chaos engulfing Rangers FC raised the prospect last week of Scottish pubs losing one of their most lucrative income streams. Many pubs enjoy their busiest days when matches between Rangers and Celtic are screened live on Sky. The clubs play four times a season on league business but can often meet more if drawn against each other in cup competitions – last season they clashed no fewer than seven times – generating welcome revenue for operators.

Michelin star chef Martin Wishart has joined forces with brewer Molson Coors to create a menu exclusively for Scottish pubs. The seasonal dishes – three starters, three mains and three desserts – have been designed to complement beers in Coors’ portfolio, which include Blue Moon, Singha, Grolsch, Animee, Cobra and Doom Bar. The partnership comes after research by Coors last year showed although half of pubs offer food, just one in ten Scots regularly eats in the pub.

A Glasgow-based supplier of audio visual equipment to the licensed trade has shut down its foreign satellite TV division, claiming it made the move to protect licensees against potential criminal prosecution. Scotsports, sister company to audio visual specialist SSUK, was closed by director Scott Maitland after it was ruled in the High Court earlier this month that pubs using foreign decoders to show English Premier League games infringe copyright law.

FRIMA is launching the new VarioCooking Center Multificiency on Stand N1115 at Hotelympia 2012. This high-tech piece of cooking equipment combines all the functions...

THE parent company of RTD brand VK says it’s been swamped with entries to its ‘what’s your flavour?’ competition. An online campaign is asking fans...

Quality is key as on-trade sales decline continues, brewers say IT’S never been so important for operators to get the basics right when it comes...

Winterhalter will be showing the latest warewashing technology at Hotelympia 2012, including its new reverse osmosis water treatment system, the RoMatik XS (eXtra Small)...

CHAMPAGNE enjoyed a corking year in 2011, with sales showing no ill-effects of the continuing economic stagnation in the UK. At least that was the...