Monthly Archives: October 2014
Wholesaler targets overseas markets
Glasgow-based firm launches new subsidiary focused on exporting local brands
INDEPENDENT wholesaler JW Filshill is taking Scottish brands overseas with the launch of a new...
World Buffet moves in to iconic venue
Expanding restaurant chain to open at former Harry Ramsden’s site
RESTAURATEURS Cook Gill and Indi Singh are to open their biggest Glasgow outlet to date...
Rooms with a view in Inverness
Guest house overlooking castle on the market
A GUEST House overlooking Inverness Castle has come onto the market, offering prospective buyers the chance to pick...
Stonegate training win
STONEGATE Pub Company has won the Innovation in Training Award at the Scottish Training Federation’s annual awards.
It was presented to the company’s HR team...
Music boost to bar trade
PUBS close to the SSE Hydro arena in Glasgow have reported a boost in trade by playing recorded music, claims PPL.
The music licensing...
Tourism minister set for BII event
Trade invited to ‘take a fresh look’ at organisation
TOURISM minister Fergus Ewing will speak about the future of Scotland’s hospitality industry at this year’s...
Everybody needs good neighbours
Michael Robertson bids to put McPhabbs at the heart of the community
By Gillian McKenzie
ON paper, the two outlets could not be more different. One...
Still going strong five years on
Aberdeen venue Orchid gears up for fifth birthday bash
By Matthew Lynas
ABERDEEN cocktail bar Orchid turns five this month, and staff plan to celebrate the...
Board accused of ‘killing’ clubs
Dundee operator blasts city councillors for hours decisions.
Operators indulge in new venture
Former Souter Johnnie’s Tavern relaunched as ‘cocktail gastropub’
By Graeme Murray
A HUSBAND and wife team who have run a Dumfries nightclub for the past...