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...

Cider puts best foot forward

Bulmers drinkers will be in with a chance of winning personalised, colourful, high-top trainers as part of a consumer campaign to promote the brand this...

Pinkster rolls out its ‘ginspenser’

GIN producer Pinkster is rolling out its ‘ginspenser’ in Scottish bars in time for the summer. The dispensers are designed to show off the spirit’s pink...

Food focus pays off for Number 10

Hotel reaping rewards of revamped restaurant. Gillian McKenzie reports It's exactly a year since the new restaurant at Number 10 hotel on Glasgow’s south side was launched. And...

Screen time for Spanish lager brand

THE firm behind Spanish lager brand Estrella Damm in the UK is gearing up for a summer push which sees the brand return to...

From Minaj to Montpeliers

A NEW RTD brand has made its Scottish on-trade debut in the Montpeliers-owned Lulu venue in Edinburgh. MYX Fusions is a Moscato wine-based drink available...

Diageo site aims to spirit up sales

DRINKS producer Diageo has launched a new website to help publicans and licensees take advantage of the “huge growth opportunity” in the spirits category. The...

Lighter drinks for lighter days

Cider, wine and soft drinks quench summer thirsts, say producers Light and refreshing serves can be crucial to sales during summer as publicans find themselves on...

Budding Ayrshire chefs on course

Seven budding chefs from North Ayrshire have celebrated the completion of a ten-week cookery programme. Run by the charity Springboard Scotland, Let’s Cook taught young chefs...
• Ongoing training and development is key for anyone looking to move up the ranks, firms say.

Pubco to offer apprenticeships

PUBCO and brewer Greene King is to offer 300 apprenticeships for young people in Scotland over the next year. The Belhaven owner will work with...

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