Monthly Archives: May 2015
Craft beer focus
The popularity of small batch brews seems to show little sign of waning. But which craft beers are expected to sell well this summer?...
Familiar flavours can increase sales
Long drinks and pitchers with the broadest appeal could boost till receipts
Even if summer (or spring for that matter) hasn’t arrived in Scotland quite yet,...
Time for the right kind of action
Scottish Government should be nurturing trade businesses rather than heaping more regulation on them, writes publican Jeff Ellis
Is it just me or does it seem...
Drive ‘sunshine drinks’ sales
Drinks firm Pernod Ricard has urged operators to get creative with ‘sunshine drinks’ this summer to help drive sales.
The firm is introducing on-trade point of...
Views sought on Labour licensing Bill
A Holyrood committee is seeking views on the recently-lodged Alcohol (Licensing, Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill.
The proposed legislation, introduced by Labour MSP Dr Richard...
Pubs welcome beer tie study
Pubco reform campaigners have welcomed a Scottish Government pledge to investigate the impact of the beer tie in Scotland.
Speaking at the Scottish Parliament last...
Sky freezes pub prices
SKY has announced a price freeze for pubs and clubs for the 2015/16 football season.
The announcement follows a new deal that will see Sky...
Hart joins team at The Adamson
CHEF Paul Hart has joined the team at The Adamson Restaurant & Bar in St Andrews as director head chef.
A former winner of ‘Scottish...
Where the buffalo roam
ON Clentrie Farm near Auchtertool in Fife, the largest herd of water buffalo in Scotland can be found – and it’s attracting interest from...
CPL strikes training gold
CPL Training Group was awarded the Scottish Training Award at this year’s BII Scotland Awards.
The training firm picked up the gong at the event,...
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Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
