VAT rate increases as furlough ends
HOSPITALITY businesses will have to contend with several changes from 1st October, with the VAT rate rising to 12.5% and the UK Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention (furlough) scheme coming to an end.
Fresh calls for staff solutions
THE UK Government has again been urged to take action to help tackle the recruitment and supply chain issues blighting Scotland’s hospitality industry.
Burgoyne retires after three decades
Derek Burgoyne, co-founder of property company Cornerstone Business Agents, has announced that he is retiring after 37 years in the industry.
A dram with Edrington and SLTN
SLTN and Edrington UK have teamed up to host a special online tasting for some of the company’s most well-known single malts.
A knees up in a brewery
Edinburgh craft brewer, Vault City Brewing, has launched a partnership with Glasgow's King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut to launch a 250-capacity live venue at Vault City's Portobello brewery.
Fine dining by the Campsies
A chef who has worked at Michelin Star restaurants in the UK and France has plans to launch a new fine dining restaurant in Stirlingshire after taking on the Kirkhouse Inn in Strathblane.
The Alchemist reaches the capital
Cocktail bar and restaurant chain, The Alchemist, is to open the doors of its new outlet in Edinburgh next month.
Itison is the industry’s latest Real Living Wage employer
Itison, the Glasgow-based bars group and daily deals company, has become the third Scottish hospitality business in the space of a week to announce that it is now paying the Real Living Wage.
Spirit of Speyside returns for a one-off autumn adventure
Dramming in the dark and blending your own whisky are two of the activities whisky fans will be able to partake in at this year’s ‘limited edition’ Spirit of Speyside festival.
Manorview and Cru commit to the Real Living Wage
Scottish hospitality groups Manorview and Cru Holdings have both announced that they have become Real Living Wage employers this week.
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