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Independent bar and restaurant operators, Buzzworks Holdings, is ‘looking to explore new growth opportunities’ following strong trading results across its entire portfolio of 20 venues.

Glasgow institution Maggie May’s is getting a £500,000 refurbishment – and rebranding as Maggie’s Rock ‘n’ Rodeo, Scotland’s first country-music themed bar.

Belhaven hit the top spot twice at The 2023 Icons of Beer Awards, winning Visitor Attraction of the Year for the second time in a row, while the brewery’s brand manager, Fiona Matheson, was named Visitor Attraction Manager of the Year.

Shocked by the untimely loss of a rugby-mad teenager, Highland Perthshire bar and restaurant owner Richard Drummond resolved to raise money for youth mental health charity BraveMind for the duration of the Rugby World Cup.

If Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone survives its imminent judicial review, many hospitality businesses may seriously consider relocating to more financially viable non-city centre sites.

Alyn Smith MP has already written to prime minister Rishi Sunak arguing that a VAT reduction for hospitality would be an 'economically and socially productive measure’

Participants include Giovanna Eusebi of Eusebi Deli, John Quigley of Red Onion, Michele Paglioacca of Butterfly & Pig, Guy Cowan of Guy’s Restaurant and Sandro Sarti of Sarti. 

One of Scotland’s most famous whisky businesses is upbeat about the on-trade whisky market as the company invests in its own brands.

Christie & Co’s Mid-Year Review reported a strong first half of 2023 for the company as buyers perceived properties in Scotland as better value than in other parts of the UK. 

Wolfie’s is a blended Scotch described as being a ‘unique blend of rock-n-roll roots, Americana and Scottish heritage’.