Cru to relaunch Bar One as new venue

Highland hospitality group Cru Holdings will call last orders at its Bar One cocktail bar this month as it prepares to reopen the venue as an entirely new concept before Christmas.

Scottish pancake pioneers set up shop in the heart of London

Already serving in excess of a million pancakes per annum, Scotland's Stack & Still is taking over a site in London's Leicester Square, where it can squarely target the droves of families and tourists that frequent the capital's famed cinema district.

Rare gins on show in Stirling

Stirling’s SpiritFEST is right now in full swing, book-ended by the back to back weekends of the Stirling whisky and gin festivals.

Diageo declares war on hospitality’s ‘chronic skills shortage’

DRINKS giant Diageo has announced a new initiative to address the chronic skills shortage currently gripping the UK hospitality sector.

K-Pop star LISA adds her style to a Chivas limited edition

Influential K-Pop musician LISA has collaborated with Chivas on a specially packaged edition of its iconic Chivas 18 whisky blend.

Foodies come to Finnieston

Scotland’s Speciality Food Show will be back in Glasgow in January, with plenty of new products, new producers, and new initiatives representing the best of the fine food trade in the north.

Average price of a pint could exceed £7, warns brewer

Surging production costs could soon see the average price of a pint exceed £7, Scottish brewer Brewgooder has warned.

‘World’s biggest’ hospitality recruitment campaign launches

Hospitality Rising, the UK-wide industry recruitment initiative, has launched what it describes as the world’s biggest hospitality recruitment campaign.  

Tigerlily to reopen after refurb

Tigerlily, the Edinburgh bar, restaurant and hotel owned by the Montpeliers Group, will reopen its doors tonight (21st October) after an extensive refurbishment.

A taste of Tuscany in Edinburgh

The Rocca Group is bringing a taste of Tuscany to Edinburgh with the introduction of Ciao, a standalone cicchetti and cocktail bar at Rico’s Ristorante on North Castle Street.

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