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SLTN Award-winning Charwood goes above and beyond for its customers

The venue, operated by Gary and Anne Still in the south of Edinburgh, was named the SLTN Family Outlet of the Year, in association with Vimto Out of Home, at last November's Awards Ceremony.

Brian Maule is enjoying life as he helps develop chef talent at Buzzworks

In 2023, after 22 years, Brian and wife Susan closed their award-winning Glasgow restaurant Brian Maule at Chardon d’Or as rising costs and lower footfall took a heavy toll on the business. 

Innis & Gunn lager named as Scotland’s best at the World Beer Awards 

Innis & Gunn’s Lager beat some big international names, including Estrella Damm, Madri, Stella, Becks, and Chang, as well as besting local market leaders Tennent's and Heverlee.
A team of staff outside a stylised Hebridean distillery

Brand new Benbecula distillery makes 150 casks available for sale

The 250-litre first-fill ex Pedro Ximénez and oloroso sherry casks are being sold for £8000 and £7500, respectively. The buyers' names will be recorded on the walls of the distillery.

OnlyDrams – The government’s Orwellian history with our distillers

The opening line of ‘1984’ feels apt for the start of this article covering the British Government’s historical bureaucratic mistreatment of the Scotch whisky industry.

Brewgooder spearheads Fairtrade beer with launch of fonio supply chain

The brewer is the first to harness the ‘super grain’ in a commercially available UK beer – Brewgooder Fonio Session IPA – but has made the fonio supply chain ‘accessible to all’.

Crerar Hotels group doubles down on its dog-friendly credentials

The AA Small Hotel Group of the Year is well-known for its welcoming attitude to guests’ pets, but it is highlighting that with a new ‘Dogs of Crerar Hotels’ marketing campaign.

Restaurant Andrew Fairlie has been at the top of the tree for decades

A huge number of Scottish eateries have come and gone since SLTN began in 1964 – but one name has set the standard in Scottish fine dining: Restaurant Andrew Fairlie. 

Betting big on experiential hospitality, Bowlarama doubles in size

Opened by entrepreneur Ian McColm in 2019, the Glasgow venue has a new 'social sports’ floor, featuring augmented darts and immersive batting cages.

Right-wing riots caused a 10% drop in national hospitality sales

According to UKHospitality, the impact on sales in towns where further protests were rumoured was as high as 40%, with footfall down by as much as 75%.

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