Monthly Archives: June 2012

A NEW owner is sought for a bed & breakfast business just 2.5 miles from the Scottish border. Located in Berwick-upon-Tweed, the most northerly town...

CUSTOMER service in Scotland’s bars and restaurants has advanced greatly in recent years – but there’s still room for improvement. That was the message from...

AN equipment servicing company in Clydebank claims to have increased its efficiency by arming its engineers with iPads. Mario Formisano, managing director of One...

A FURTHER cut in the drink-drive limit in Scotland will hit rural pubs and have little impact on road safety, a licensees’ group claimed...

Isle of Harris facility could be up and running in two years A PART of the Western Isles best known for tweed could soon be...

BELHAVEN has raised the stakes in its ‘battle of the Bests’ with rival Tennent Caledonian Breweries with a new TV campaign. Two new ads, for...

New focus on emerging bands has helped forge a new identity for Great Western Road venue ASPIRING bands have a new platform to showcase their...

Operators reap rewards as crowds turn out to see flame touring Scotland. THE Scottish leg of the Olympic torch relay brought a welcome boost to trade for operators with outlets along the route. The flame arrived in the south west port of Stranraer on Friday June 8, travelling through Ayrshire and the south side of Glasgow before reaching the city centre on the Friday evening.

Share issue to fund new production site, bottling hall and pub chain. Arran Brewery has confirmed plans to build a new production facility and bottling hall and open a string of pubs. The firm, owned by Gerald Michaluk, aims to fund the expansion by selling up to £10 million in shares to the public in a move inspired by Brewdog’s ‘equity for punks’ scheme.

Chivas and Diageo confirm new investments in Scotch. THE Scotch whisky industry received another shot in the arm last week when distilling giants Chivas Brothers and Diageo unveiled plans for major investments in the sector. Bell’s and Johnnie Walker owner Diageo said it will plough more than £1 billion in Scotch whisky production over the next five years, while Chivas, the whisky and gin business of Pernod Ricard, pledged to spend £40 million annually to increase its distillation capacity.