Monthly Archives: April 2012

Hotel keeps its cool

A GLASGOW-based refrigeration specialist has won a major contract to refurbish and upgrade the main kitchen and banqueting facility of a luxury hotel in...

High society in the north east

ABERDEEN bar and restaurant Society has been given a new look – and it’s gone down a storm with its Granite City customers. The Union...

Glasgow bar is top for cider – again

GLASGOW cask ale pub The Three Judges has picked up a top cider award – for the fourth time in five years. The west end...

Winter sales soar at Popinjay

A CLYDE Valley hotel claims to have added £100,000-worth of business between December and April thanks to an online deals website. Akram Mohammed, who...

WSTA appoints new chief

THE Wine and Spirit Trade Association has appointed a new chief executive. Miles Beale, who is currently deputy director for EU and international policy at...

Itison chief backs offers

THE boss of rapidly-growing daily deals provider itison insisted last week that the offers culture was a force for good for the Scottish hospitality...

The kids are alright – with enough on menu

THE family market can provide a loyal and rewarding customer base for outlets – as long as they are willing to go the extra...

A mixed year for soft drinks

THE value and volume of soft drinks sold in the on-trade suffered a slight decline last year, but the category was not without its...

Spirits embark on flavour drive

SPIRITS brands Southern Comfort and Jim Beam have extended their flavoured portfolios with the launch of new variants. A year after the launch of black...

Bouzy Rouge goes ‘tea’ total

THE operator behind a Glasgow west end tearoom has taken on a second outlet in the city centre in a deal brokered by CDLH. Cup...

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