Monthly Archives: June 2012
Health and flavour top kids’ drink needs
Parents looking increasingly to nutrition when hydrating their children in trade venues
THE family market has in recent years emerged as a lucrative source of...
Keep spirits in range, firms say
Broad choice means operators must choose carefully
AT a time when offering a point of difference is crucial for many bars, licensees would do well...
Beers do battle for supermarket listings
FOUR Scottish beers are set to battle it out to win a listing with supermarket giant Sainsbury’s.
Double Espresso beer from VC2 Brands’ Traditional Scottish...
Scots food and drink stars shine
TWO Scottish drinks firms, a pub and a bartender are celebrating after winning top recognition in this year’s Scottish Food & Drink Excellence Awards.
VC2...
Hotel firm grows awards collection
THE Edinburgh Collection is celebrating after three of its hotels picked up awards from TripAdvisor.
The five-star Howard in Edinburgh’s new town, Channings, near the...
Girls show taste for whisky
GLASGOW girls Helen Gallagher and Mirka Mikulcikova have become Scotland’s first Whisky Ambassadors.
The duo, from the Radisson Blu hotel on Argyle Street, recently passed...
Pear variant added to Cidre range
BREWER AB InBev has added a second cider under the Stella Artois Cidre brand.
Currently being rolled out across the on and off-trades, Stella Artois...
Seasonal ciders key to longevity
Too many variants could harm sector
FROM core apple and pear variants to a plethora of fruit and berry combinations, the cider category is as...
Distillery closed over Legionella
EDINBURGH’S North British Distillery has been temporarily shut down following last week’s Legionnaire’s outbreak.
Diageo and Edrington took the cooling towers offline and stopped distillation...
Magners to work its movie magic
MAGNERS is offering consumers free Vue cinema tickets on special promotional packs in the off-trade this summer.
The promotion, which will run until August 5,...
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Niall Hassard
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
Luke Richardson
