Lower alcohol, lower calorie Genius beer launched on draught

The launch was scheduled to coincide with this year’s Rugby World Cup, with 5p from every beer sold going to the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation, founded by rugby legend Doddie Weir. 

Planning permission secured for two new Campbeltown distilleries

It’s been some time since a new distillery was opened in Campbeltown. Although the area once hosted scores of distilleries, there are currently only three in operation. 

Scotland’s Top Brands 2023 – Tennent’s is still king of the castle

Figures provided by CGA show drinks sales through Scotland’s bars, pubs and restaurants have grown by over £200 million in the course of the past year – to £2.2 billion. 

Spirits company strengthens its globe-trotting credentials

Acquisitions mark the 'start of a new era' for International Beverage, and a strategy that will see it adding high quality brands across a range of categories

New online portal aims to lead local producers to national markets

The new directory for the Scottish wholesale food and drink sector forms part of the Scottish Wholesale Association's wider work to develop wholesale as a primary route to market.

Young, gifted and green – drinks company goes carbon neutral

EDINBURGH-based spirits bottler, Young Spirits, has announced that it is now carbon neutral. 

Greene King offers its staff a better deal and ‘a balanced life’

The initiative includes an improved paternity leave policy and improvements to the company’s compassionate and emergency leave .

Inverarity Morton’s Evolution show wows in Glasgow

This year Inverarity split the venue into different ‘zones’, each themed around a different drinks category, attracting more than a thousand hospitality professionals

Heineken highlights Scotland’s greenest pubs and bars

Entrants this year include the Tigh an Truish Inn in Oban, The Red Squirrel in Stevenston, North Ayrshire, and The Village Inn in Keiss, near John O’ Groats

Highland business solves its staffing crisis with novel scheme

The Seaforth restaurant and bar in Ullapool was forced to cease trading two days a week during the pandemic due to a lack of workers – and accommodation for them to live in.

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