Tennent’s extends opening hours ahead of bumper weekends

Tennent's is to open its customer contact centre and depots this weekend and next as the trade gears up for the “busiest weekends of the year so far”
Acquisition trail: Dunns MD, Jim Rowan.

Dunns spices up with acquisition

Deal helps wholesaler to beef up premium spirits offer
McPherson opened Panda & Sons in 2013. His incentive programme is now in its second year.

Top bars should pay staff more

Bartender calls on operators to consider incentive schemes
Food on a plate

Calorie labelling doesn’t size up

Trade should not be responsible for policing customers’ diets

Maxxium to rebrand and tighten focus

The spirits firm will change its name and tighten its focus in Scotland as part of a wider restructure.
Live music

Calls to extend venue protection

Operators say ‘agent of change’ must go beyond new-builds
Councils will be able to establish their own licensing regimes for clubs.

SEV licensing is now a step closer

Councils will have the power to regulate lapdance clubs
AirBnB is growing, particularly in Edinburgh.

Short-term lets must be policed

Trade groups call for greater regulation of AirBnB-style rentals

Minimum unit price revealed

THE Scottish Government has confirmed it will move ahead with its recommendation of a 50 pence minimum unit price for alcohol

Kained in UK pub partnership

Scottish multiple operator joines forces with pubco Greene King in new venture

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Jack Cummins
LEGAL
Niall Hassard
ONLY DRAMS
Andrew Dowson
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Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
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