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The top stories and latest news, dedicated to the licensed trade in Scotland.

Birra Moretti overtakes Carling as the UK’s most popular draught lager 

Recent market research by CGA found that draught sales of the Heineken-owned Italian lager brand had increased 9.6% compared to the previous year.

Stocking homegrown brands can give your bar a point of difference

The need for venues to offer their customers something different means Scottish-made products should always be able to earn their space on the bar.

D&G’s Ninefold expands its range as customers wake up to local rums

Kit Carruthers launched Ninefold Rum in 2019 after converting part of his family estate in Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway, into a distillery. 

Defeated at dominoes, bartenders miss out on Caribbean holiday

In Scotland’s second big sporting upset of the summer, our team at a bartenders domino tournament got to the final only to be beaten by the English.

Greene King trials return and refill of glass bottles sold in its pubs

The refillable bottle initiative, which encompasses beer, cider, spirits, wine and soft drinks bottles, is being trialled in 22 pubs across the north-west of England.

Ralston marks 10 years of Aizle – that ‘little restaurant with no menu’

Ralston is a strong advocate for work life balance, and was one of the first chefs in the UK to implement a four-day-week back in 2018.

Elyse Von Ruinn triumphs over cocktail competitors from across the UK

Franklin & Sons' Flavour in Motion competition challenged competing UK bartenders to recreate the first cocktail they ever learned to make behind the bar.

This October, new laws will transform hospitality tipping practices

The new legislation requires tips to be distributed fairly to all workers without any deductions – and businesses must start keeping records of how tips are managed.

Beer deal with Innis & Gunn is a natural fit for the Royal Highland...

For four days in June, the Royal Highland Showground becomes Scotland’s sixth biggest population centre, with 55,000 people on site each day.
Edinburgh during 2022 bin strike

Scottish trade set for a waste nightmare as bin strike hits high season

Trade groups and operators have expressed anger and disappointment that strikes could leave rubbish piling up during Scotland's tourist season.

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