Serving up the Duke of chips for the Royal Coronation

IT’S not just drinks brands that are getting on board with the upcoming Royal Coronation – potato supplier Lamb Weston is gearing up for the event with its chips brand The Dukes of Chippingdom

Claims to Coca-Cola £50,000 ‘support’ fund close tomorrow

Open only to My.CCEP.com independent licensed customers, the promotion promises to give each of 500 winners the ability to claim back £100 spent on qualifying CCEP products.

Inverness whisky heritage revived by £7.5m low carbon distillery and brewery

Inverness’ first new distillery in 130 years has officially opened – the Uile-bheist facility on the River Ness. The name is Gaelic for ‘monster’.

Row about pay and conditions sees vegan bar business targeted by ‘revolutionary’ union

Saramago, a stand-alone vegan restaurant and bar within Sauchiehall St’s Centre for the Contemporary Arts (CCA), is in the spotlight after the dismissal of three staff at the start of March.

Scottish Women’s Football icon Rose Reilly opens namesake pub

The Rose Reilly, formerly the Hampden Bar on Albert Rd, has been ‘saved from becoming a restaurant’ by Steven Clark, operator of nearby gastropub, The Bell Jar, and Partick’s The Sparkle Horse.  

Calls for incoming First Minister to work with hospitality industry

“We urge Mr Yousaf to pause the deposit return scheme until a more business-friendly solution can be found for smaller businesses," said Colin Wilkinson, managing director of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association

Tiger Lily reopens the House of Suntory Japanese Garden

This 'cherry-blossom filled wonderland' will run until mid-June, offering guests a fresh, flower filled and decadent space to sip on limited edition cocktails from a menu featuring three of House of Suntory’s most popular spirits.

Six By Nico to make its festival debut at Scone Palace’s Otherlands

Festival goers are being promised a ‘one-of-a-kind woodland sensory dining experience’ as the Six By Nico away team dish up the brand’s signature six-course menu offering across August 12th and 13th at the prestigious Perthshire outdoor venue. 

Pancake pioneers Stack & Still prepare for take-off at Glasgow Airport

The Glasgow-headquartered company, which already serves in excess of a million pancakes per annum, will open this latest venture  in the busy transport hub’s ‘airside’ hospitality and shopping area this May

Krombacher celebrates its ‘best ever’ year in the UK on-trade

Driven by new taps and draught installations across the pub, bar, restaurant and hotel sectors, Krombacher Pils keg sales alone saw a 27% increase, with interest in its other styles helping the combined keg sales grow by 24% against 2021.

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