The Ben recruits ‘superchefs’ Dean Banks and Graeme Cheevers as ambassadors
Demand for The Ben's financial support is said to be ‘soaring’, with more applications received in seven months of this year than in the entire previous financial year.
In its first foray into East Lothian, Buzzworks opens a Lido in Musselburgh
In what is claimed to be a first for Musselburgh, the restaurant will feature a state-of-the-art, wood-fired pizza oven, offering ‘authentic Neapolitan-style’ pizzas.
MUST-STOCKS: 2024 was a tremendous year for beer – particularly stout!
In the most recent figures sent to us by on-trade specialist CGA, stout sales had grown from £74 million in 2023 to over £102m in 2024.
You shall go to the Bartenders Ball – and cheer on the 2025 Glasgow...
Nominations are officially open, inviting the public and the industry to vote for the bars, pubs, and hospitality heroes that make Glasgow great.
Scottish venues celebrate inclusion in 2025’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars list
Scotland is represented by Edinburgh’s Bramble Bar & Lounge, Hey Palu, Nauticus, and Panda & Sons; Glasgow’s Daddy Marmalades, The Absent Ear and The Gate; and The American Bar at Gleneagles, Auchterarder.
Fourth-generation distiller brings a slice of St Lucia to ‘Rumbarton’
Sylvester Herman, founder of Island Slice, came to Scotland by way of New York, Germany, Iraq and Afghanistan, to produce a range of hand-crafted rums in a small industrial unit in Dumbarton.
Jim Robertson marks 40 eventful, musical years at The Kempock in Gourock
For the last four decades, Jim is in the bar seven days a week, most of the time single-handed, and despite now being the longest serving publican in Inverclyde, he has no firm plans to retire.
Signature boss says budget blows have pushed group into a ‘loss-making position’
“We are fully committed to survival and boosting sales, but despite our efforts, our profits continue to decline year after year. Several times this year, I have found myself asking, ‘What’s the point?’
Pubs and restaurants given 40% business rates relief in Scottish Budget
However, the measure is only being put in place for venues with a rateable value up to and including £51K – a caveat that will exclude many struggling businesses from this urgently needed financial boost.
CHANCE low-alcohol cider promises to ‘define a new category’
John Logue, former head of marketing at CROSSIP Drinks, Rekorderlig Cider and Lucky Saint, knows a thing or two about both cider and the no-and-low drinks market.
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