Monthly Archives: August 2012
Brewer offers route for staff to MAP future
SCOTLAND’s brightest young hospitality stars are being given the chance to take a ‘MAP year’ to enhance their prospects.
Tennent Caledonian Breweries last week launched...
LA Group ready to rock and roll
Media division is final piece in jigsaw for Glasgow-based consultancy
LA Group, the combined, drinks wholesaling, training, events and multi-media consultancy, is hosting a drinks...
Operators stay fresh and local
THE Den is aiming to tap into the local family market with its fresh-focused food offer.
This summer has seen operators Caroline Smith and Russell...
Whiskies in medal haul
A NUMBER of Scottish distilleries had reason to celebrate last month after picking up medals at this year’s International Wine and Spirits Competition.
Among...
Investor buys Dalmore collection
AN American entrepreneur has become the first person to buy a complete set of Dalmore’s Constellation Collection whiskies.
Mahesh Patel bought the 21 bottles of...
Chardon’s hotel plans take off
Green light for new 125-bedroom property at Edinburgh airport
HOTEL operator Maurice Taylor has been given the go-ahead to build a new 125-bedroom property at...
Lower priced wine needn’t mean inferior quality
LIKE so many others around the country, the Wine Guy household is aware of the need to save a few bob.
So we have implemented...
Look out for safety signs, gas firm says
PUBS should be cautious when dealing with dispense gases, says supplier BOC Sureserve.
According to the company, operators risk putting staff in danger or,...
Nurturing new pub talent
ONE of the country’s biggest pubcos is bidding to guide new leaseholders through the early stages of pub ownership.
The new mentoring scheme by S&NPC...
Taxman targets trade to bridge the VAT gap
News that HMRC is out to retrieve unpaid VAT in the hospitality industry is a warning for operators to ensure their tax affairs are...
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