Monthly Archives: February 2013
Appetite for pub leases still strong
Pubcos say interest is high despite debate on code of practice
PUBCOS were in the parliamentary spotlight again last month when business secretary Vince Cable...
Trade raising the bar in service standards
Benefits of ongoing investment in training cannot be underestimated, providers say
OPERATORS who continued to invest in staff training and development as the recession took...
New proposals fail to cheer
Legal agents lament influence of health lobby on new consultation
IT’S been two months since the Scottish Government stunned the trade with its latest proposals...
Farewell to a true trade man
JOHN Waterson was one of the great characters of the Scottish trade. Well-known and highly-respected, he had a successful career spanning more than 70...
Life is good as La Vita makes south side debut
Restaurateur Marco Arcari relished his role as project manager, as Gillian McKenzie reports
WHEN Marco Arcari says he knows where every screw, pipe chase and...
Wholesale in recovery mode?
Challenges remain but firms say there are reasons to be cheerful
THE challenges facing Scottish pubs brought by the wider economic conditions are continuing to...
Petition calls for rates U-turn
BUSINESS leaders have launched a campaign calling on the Scottish Government to scrap its decision to delay by two years the next revaluation of business rates.
Commercial property firm Colliers International is behind a petition lodged with the Scottish Parliament that claims the move risks having a “devastating” effect on the retail trade.
Tennent’s in price freeze
TENNENT Caledonian has frozen it’s wholesale beer prices for 2013.
The brewer confirmed it will not increase the price of Tennent’s Lager, Caledonia Best and...
Whitbread caught in horse meat scandal
PUB and hotel firm Whitbread has removed some lasagnes and burgers from its menus after traces of horse meat were found in the products.
The...
Big night for Ben
ALMOST £100,000 was raised for licensed trade charity the Ben as a record 1007 guests attended the annual dinner in the Glasgow Thistle hotel...
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