Young Chef Young Waiter competition comes to Scotland for the first time
The inaugural YCYW Scotland, sponsored by Champagne PIAFF and Compass Scotland, will take place at Gleneagles in Perthshire on Thursday, 12 October 2023.
UK’s first vertical distillery prepares to go live in Edinburgh
The unique facility, which neighbours the Royal Yacht Britannia and the Ocean Terminal shopping centre, is the brainchild of business partners and childhood friends Ian Stirling and Paddy Fletcher.
Tennent’s Lager unveils its first new can design in five yearsÂ
The design puts greater emphasis on the lager’s locally sourced ingredients, the brewery’s commitment to sustainablility, and its historic place in Scotland
‘Sad loss’ for Glasgow as Le Chardon d’Or throws in the towel
In a statement, the board of the restaurant admitted that a ‘substantial reduction’ in trade plus the depression in property values had made the 22-year-old business unsustainable
After 126 private years, Speyburn Distillery opens its doors
From 1st August, the Forres distillery will run three comprehensive behind-the-scenes tours a day, from Tuesdays through to Saturdays, and booking is now open!
Cutting VAT for hospitality would ‘support millions of jobs’
This is the argument made in a letter sent to the PM this week by Stirling MP Alyn Smith, whose call received enthusiastic backing from a host of trade organisations.
Drinks price warning as new duty system goes live
Licensees have been reminded that wholesaler prices on a range of products will be changing from 1st August, when the UK Government introduces a new system for alcohol duty.
Redundant Circularity Scotland staff seek compensation
Almost 60 of the firm’s staff abruptly became unemployed in June when the wheels came off Scottish Government efforts to launch a drinks container recycling scheme.
Young people are the ‘lifeblood’ of hospitality, says new SLTA president
Caithness hotelier Murray Lamont is on a mission to see more young people enter the licensed trade and forge successful careers.
Schweppes offers licensed venues a £20,000 summer social giveawayÂ
The competition closes on Sunday 30th July, and then 20 randomly selected venues will win £1000 in cash to put towards the costs of a Summer Social event.
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