Trade feels the love for cocktails
FOR many consumers a cocktail is as much a part of Valentine’s Day as a romantic card or red roses. From an operator’s perspective, however, a strong cocktail list is about more than romance – it could bring a welcome boots to trade after the traditionally quiet month of January. Roshean Cairns, bookings administrator at Glasgow bar Metropolitan, said cocktails have become “part and parcel” of Valentine’s Day.
Chocs away as firm sets sights on February 14
GLOBAL Brands is embarking on a major on-trade push for its Thorntons chocolate liqueur in the approach to Valentine’s Day.
The drinks firm has identified...
‘Mocktails’ for the bleary-eyed
FENTIMANS has compiled a range of soft drink cocktails for consumers looking to take things a little easier after a season of festive decadence.
The...
All you need is love… and a hot cocktail offer
LOVE will be in the air next month when couples gather in bars and restaurants to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
And drinks suppliers are busy displaying...
Pub opportunities knock for lessees
FROM the range of outlets available to the increased levels of support offered by the pubcos – it seems there’s no shortage of opportunities...
Bell Tree rings the changes
A PERTHSHIRE pub with owner’s accommodation is on the market.
Located in the village of Methven, the Bell Tree Inn has a public bar, a...
Full speed ahead at Dunfermline club
Venue trading again following acquisition by local operators
A DUNFERMLINE nightclub is up to speed again following its acquisition by local operators.
Velocity had been closed...
TCB broadens its ale horizons
SOME of Scotland’s best-regarded craft beers are poised to reach a wider audience thanks to a new distribution deal with Tennent Caledonian Breweries.
The owner...
Pub opportunities rise in the east
TWO former Punch Taverns pubs in the east of Scotland have come onto the market.
Property agent CDLH is marketing The Railway Tavern in Penicuik...
New bar adds some spice
GLASGOW bar and restaurant owner Alan Tomkins has launched a new bar in Bath Street.
Kuta, which takes its name from a spice town in...
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