Travelodge looks for apprentices
TRAVELODGE last week launched what it claims to be the first budget hotel management apprenticeship programme for school leavers.
The chain describes its Junior Management...
Bid to fill leadership gap
A NEW alliance has been struck between the hospitality trade and the academic world to help the industry find the leaders of tomorrow.
The International...
New craft beer is full of beans
STIRLING-based drinks firm VC2 Brands has launched a new coffee-flavoured beer.
Said to be brewed with double-strength coffee bean flavours, Double Espresso Premio Caffè Birra...
Microbrewers slam duty rise
Cask ale producers fear latest hike will damage sales
CRAFT beer producers across Scotland have slammed the latest duty hike, saying it could cripple sales...
Kelburn enters the bronze age
AN East Renfrewshire brewery has scooped a bronze award in the Society of Independent Brewers’ national beer competition.
Kelburn Brewery’s Red Smiddy took the award...
Brands plug in to the power of live music
Jack Daniel’s, Sailor Jerry and St Helier tune into a young adult audience
LIVE music events are a long-established way for drinks brands to tap...
Student chefs get a chance to shine
A BRIGADE of up and coming chefs was due to be handed a high-profile platform to show off its skills earlier this month
Students from...
Fuel cuts don’t go far enough
MICROBREWERS say moves to cut fuel duty and scrap the fuel duty escalator don’t go far enough to tackle the “crippling” cost of transporting...
New micro takes flight
Foxy Blonde: former Miss Scotland Lois Weatherup toasts the new beers.
ONE of Scotland’s newest microbreweries has just launched
its first two cask ales
Game Bird, a...