Monthly Archives: August 2016
Trade urged to back Games
Operators and bar staff across Scotland are being urged to back a charity Highland Games later this month.
Taking place on Sunday September 18 in...
Drinks firm staff get hands dirty
STAFF members from drinks firm Pernod Ricard rolled up their sleeves and tested their gardening skills recently when they volunteered to help out licensed...
Back to the future for gin brand
A NEW-look bottle for gin brand Gordon’s is being rolled out to the on-trade.
Described as contemporary while reinforcing the brand’s heritage, the new embossed...
Former Tennent’s boss joins Inverarity Morton board
Former Tennent Caledonian Breweries (TCB) chief executive Brian Calder has joined wholesaler Inverarity Morton as a non-executive director.
Calder – the former boss of...
On-trade pint sales are down
ON-trade beer sales across the UK dropped in the second quarter of this year, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
The association’s...
Bartenders join gin masterclass
AROUND 100 bartenders from across Scotland gathered in Glasgow and Edinburgh earlier this month for masterclasses hosted by English craft gin Brockmans.
Attendees were given...
Becks back in business
DAVID Beckham has dipped his toe in the whisky industry for a second time with the launch of a new variant in the Haig...
New chief in the north
MACDONALD Hotels & Resorts has appointed Simon Farr to oversee its portfolio in the north of Scotland.
Farr, whose hospitality career spans more than 30...
Dumfriesshire inn for sale
A BAR and restaurant with rooms in Dumfriesshire has come onto the books of property firm CDLH.
Located in St John’s Town of Dalry, the...
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