Monthly Archives: January 2015
Maclay Group in administration
PUB owner and operator Maclay Group has gone into administration.
Directors appointed EY as administrators after failing to find a “strategic solution to the financial...
New year price rises announced
HEINEKEN and Carlsberg have become the first major brewers to announce wholesale price rises.
Heineken’s increases include an additional £5.05 to an 11g keg...
Brewdog’s new bars boss
BREWDOG has appointed former G1 Group operations director David McDowall as managing director of its bars division in the UK.
McDowall, who oversaw more...
Work goes on at Aviemore resort
Next phase of revamp underway at Macdonald Hotels site
WORK is underway on a revamp of Macdonald Hotels’ Aviemore Inn and Academy Hotel – the...
Rosettes for Scots eateries
THREE Scottish restaurants have been awarded triple AA Rosette status in the organisation’s latest round of commendations.
Fonab Castle Hotel in Pitlochry, Timberyard in...
Wine list by the glass with Coravin
THE Ubiquitous Chip is one of the first premises in Scotland to use a Coravin preservation system that allows wine to be poured without...
Dewar’s trio of releases
BACARDI-owned whisky firm John Dewar & Sons has unveiled a new range of single malt bottlings from Aultmore distillery in Speyside.
The 12 year old...
Glengoyne extends tours
GLENGOYNE Distillery has extended its distillery tour to include a new maturation display.
Visitors will now see where the whisky develops its character and...
Record audiences ‘come home’
MORE than two million people attended 1049 Homecoming events across Scotland in 2014, VisitScotland has revealed.
The figure takes in events such as Bannockburn Live,...
Draught deal for beer
GERMAN beer brand Krombacher Pils has secured a UK-wide listing for its draught beer with Matthew Clark.
The wholesaler is stocking Krombacher Pils in 50-litre...
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