Carling renews partnership with English Football Association

As part of the new deal, which will run until at least 2025, GB’s number one lager brand will be rolling out promotional activity throughout the remainder of this season’s competitions.

Limited edition whisky celebrates 30 years of Celtic Connections

Following on from last year’s 'Born in a Storm' collaboration with Scottish Pop icons Deacon Blue, Grace Notes continues Caskade’s approach of releasing whisky that celebrates the drink’s relationship with musical culture.

Entries open for Heineken’s 2023 Green Pub Guide

With almost half (46%) of Gen Z and millennials claiming to be more inclined to visit a pub if it is eco-friendly, considering your carbon footprint makes good business sense, as does letting potential customers know what you are doing about it.

Mercat digs deep for dogs

The Mercat Grill in Musselburgh is doing its bit for Edinburgh’s four-legged friends with a sizeable donation to the Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home (EDCH).

For a’ that: Are you prepared for Burns Night?

With Burns Night just around the corner, bars and pubs the length and breadth of Scotland will be gearing up to celebrate the life of our much-loved poet.

Spiralling costs are driving a wave of hospitality closures

In 2022, hospitality recorded a drop of 4,809 premises, or 4.5% of the total that were open at the end of 2021, with more than three quarters of these closures occurring in the second half of the year.
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National Whisky Festival returns to Glasgow

LITERALLY HUNDREDS of whiskies will be lined up for sampling in Glasgow’s SWG3 venue this Saturday, January 21st, as the National Whisky Festival of Scotland stages its 2023 hometown event.

Greene King invests in cask beer with launch of 4.5 gallon pins

With the lingering effects of the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis leading consumers to drink out less frequently, GK believes that the introduction of pins containing 36 pints per unit – half the size of the industry standard 9 gallon container – will help reinvigorate trade.

Bacardi announces £15m expansion plan for Aultmore Distillery

Aultmore is currently celebrating the 125th anniversary of going into production back in 1897, when it was founded by Morayshire businessman and philanthropist, Alexander Edward.
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Duck & Waffle lands in Edinburgh on February 1st

Located within the St James Quarter, the restaurant promises to merge ‘dynamic interiors, unrivalled hospitality, a buzzy atmosphere, and mouth-watering signature fare’ to create an unforgettable ‘gastro diner’ experience.

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