Scotland’s hospitality sector emerges from lockdown
Operators across Scotland who were able to open their beer gardens and outdoor areas yesterday (July 6) enjoyed their first day of trading in over three months
Sunak urged to cut VAT to 5%
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to cut the VAT rate to 5% and reduce beer duty by 25% in order to help the country’s pubs and brewers recover from the COVID-19 shutdown
Hats on for HIT Scotland event
Hospitality industry charity HIT Scotland has joined forces with Eden Mill to stage a virtual G&T tasting later this month
Cairn Group walks through health and safety measures in new video
A hotel group has outlined the safety measures it has taken ahead of reopening in a walkthrough video
SWG3 opens its al fresco food and drink venue
A Scottish arts and events venue is showcasing its brand new outdoor area today (July 6)
Trade urged to collect customer contact info
Operators opening outdoor areas today (July 6) are being encouraged to collect customer contact details to help support NHS Scotland’s Test and Protect system
Glasgow brewer unveils city centre beer garden plans
Plans to open a beer garden in Glasgow’s Merchant City have been revealed by brewer Glasgow Beer Works
Drinklusive to draw attention to lack of diversity in the drinks trade
Diversity and inclusivity in the drinks trade is the aim of a new organisation
Social distancing can be cut to one metre providing certain measures in place
All customers to be seated with screens between seating areas, staff wearing face coverings and no background music could be among the measures bars and restaurants will have to implement in order to operate with one metre social distancing when they open
A good move at BAaD
Glasgow venue Barras Art and Design (BAaD) has rebranded its bar space as The Gypsy Taproom, with a focus on craft beers from Scotland and further afield
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