Safety paramount for summer trade
Preparation vital ahead of busy periods when more customers can mean greater risk
A JAM-PACKED summer schedule could bring a big lift in footfall to...
Training key to career growth
Staff development improves efficiency and service, firms say
OPERATORS already know that the licensed trade is a serious business, but, according to training firms, more...
Rebus gets cocktail treatment
EDINBURGH’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel has introduced some literary flavour to its Caley Bar with the launch of The Rebus Rob Roy.
The cocktail, named in...
Pubs make the most of Easter
Bank holiday sun is a blessing for the trade across Scotland
THE Scottish on-trade was given an early taste of summer late last month when...
Vodka still in good spirits in Scots bars
Flavoured variants offer further opportunities for operators to boost profits
VODKA has been the kingpin of the spirits scene in Scotland’s pubs and bars for...
A dram fine time for sales
Whisky Month presents an opportunity for licensees
AS a vehicle for marketing Scotland’s national spirit, there’s never been anything quite like it.
Running throughout May,...
Quench the thirst for soft this summer
REGARDLESS of the weather this summer, operators should have plenty of opportunities to grow sales of soft drinks, say firms.
And stocking a range that...
Scots hotel sector ‘strong’
SCOTLAND’s hotel market is outperforming the rest of the UK in terms of occupancy and average room rate, according to Christie Finance.
Speaking after...
Time for Lemon T
TENNENT Caledonian has launched a low-alcohol lemon-flavoured lager in the off-trade in time for summer.
Described as a “light lager with a refreshing lemon taste”,...
Iona to introduce franchise model
New agreement designed to appeal to ‘entrepreneurial’ tenants
IONA Pub Partnership, the leased division of G1 Group, is preparing to introduce a new ‘franchise’ model...
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