Monthly Archives: February 2013

STAR Pubs & Bars has joined forces with coffee brand Nescafé in a bid to help its lessees perk up profits. Under the new partnership,...

Sales of accommodation businesses up 25% in Scotland last year LESS than a quarter of hotels in Scotland sold last year were ‘distress’ sales, according...

LIVEBOOKINGS, the online restaurant reservations firm, had a record-breaking year in 2012, it said last week. The firm reported year-on-year revenue growth of 60% on...

HALEWOOD International has unveiled a new pack design for Sidekick, its flavoured alcoholic drink. The new look is part of the Celebrate Your Sidekick campaign,...

A HIGHLAND hotel is set to undergo a major revamp after it was acquired by a local operator. Foxes Hotel on the outskirts of Invergordon...

A PERTHSHIRE village inn close to the famous Queen’s View of Loch Tummel is for sale. Located in the small village of Strathtummel, the Loch...

FORGIVE me, dear reader, for this moment of reflection. After 11 and a half years on the trade beat, and occupying the editor’s chair for nearly the past eight, I’m moving to a new journalistic parish. On a personal level, it’s the right time for a fresh challenge, but it’s with a treasure trove of memories, and a healthy dose of gratitude, that I make the move. The trade was a different place when I was introduced to its intoxicating mix of people and politics in the summer of 2001. Back then anything seemed possible.

FOUR Perthshire charities are looking forward to a winter windfall thanks to a fund-raising night at the Kenmore Hotel. Over 100 guests attended the Salmon...

THE licensed trade turned out in force last week for the funeral of John Waterson, the pioneering Scottish publican and former president of the...