ScotHot brings the heat to Glasgow this week
Highlights will include the Liquid Academy Live stage, where a number of panel sessions curated by Drink Think and hosted by organisations including SLTN and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association tackle some of the big issues facing Scottish hospitality.
Harris family celebrates 50 years at the Original Rosslyn Inn
Grahame Harris bought the Original Rosslyn Inn in 1973, developing the business along with wife Maureen, and continues to be involved with the hotel, which is now run by son Richard, today.
Thirty Knots: Buzzworks harnesses the power of the Forth
There is no missing the spring in the step of a staff with a hit on their hands, singing to themselves as they flit between the warmly lit tables.
Will vodka be the next craft spirits boom?
Should licensees and bartenders be prepared for growing demand for small-batch vodkas from switched-on customers?
Hospitality efficiencies that can help protect the environment
Buying energy-saving equipment is no longer an optional extra – it’s a must to soften the blow of energy price hikes.
People still prefer a Pornstar
The UK’s top alcoholic mix-up remains, by a sizeable margin, the Pornstar Martini, which accounts for 15.5% of sales – while its closest rival is the equally blush-making Sex on the Beach, at 7%.
Holyrood committed to Pubs Code as legislation stalled
The Scottish Government has said that it remains committed to introducing a Tied Pubs Code after the legislation was blocked at the Court of Session.
Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme hanging by a thread
ScotGov Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, who is reportedly the SNP membership’s favourite to fill Nicola Sturgeon’s First Ministerial shoes, today declared that the recycling initiative was not ready to be implemented as planned in August and should be halted.Â
Global hospitality veteran takes the reins at Highland Coast Hotels
Fresh from a career in some of the world’s most glamorous tourist hotspots, Scots hospitality veteran Guy Crawford is returning to his Highlands roots as the new Chief Executive of Highland Coast Hotels.
Industry bodies unite to condemn proposed blanket ban on alcohol advertising
SAIP stressed that, above all, there was no evidence these economically damaging moves would actually do anything to reduce harmful drinking.
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