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Crerar Hotels has appointed experienced hotelier Niall O'Shaughnessy as the new general manager of the recently refurbished Loch Fyne Hotel & Spa.

The inaugural Copita Mezcal and Tequila Festival takes place at The Briggait on 29th April, with organisers pledging the event will be ‘a far cry from tequila slammers in a dive bar of a Friday evening’.

Amidst investment and refurbishment of its stable of historic and scenic properties, Highland Coast Hotels is now recruiting for over 50 new hospitality positions for the 2023 season

The two-Michelin starred restaurant claimed the number one spot in Harden's Top 100 Best UK Restaurants, which praised its luxurious ingredients prepared with 'impeccable skill and creativity', and attentive staff who are 'knowledgeable in all respects'.

This coming Thursday, January 19, a presentation will be made to the manager of Kay’s, Simon Fisher, by the CAMRA branch chair, Pat Hanson, in the pub itself.

As part of the company's 2023 expansion plans, it has purchased a vacant four-storey unit next door to its current premises at 13 Belmont Street, with the stated aim of bringing more vibrancy to the Belmont Street quarter and the wider city centre.

Scottish businesses are in ‘jeopardy’, having not benefitted from any business rates relief since June last year, while English businesses have been supported by relief since the pandemic and will continue to be supported by up to 75% relief on business rates.

Disposable income – or lack thereof – is likely to be a big factor in hospitality in 2023, particularly in the early part of the year. With the general public facing prices increasing well ahead of earnings, there’s bound to be a knock-on effect on visits to hospitality venues – and what customers buy when visiting them.

According to a new report from research consultancy CGA by NielsenIQ, no less than 78% of consumers said that they are more likely to visit a pub, bar or similar venue if it offers live music.

Anyone who has ever bought a bottle of single malt The Balvenie will be familiar with the signature on the label. David Stewart, one of Scotch whisky’s most well-respected names, has had his signature on each bottle of the Speyside whisky for decades. But all that’s about to change.