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Skye pub toasts a memorable year

Award from Good Pub Guide comes as family marks 100 years in charge THE owners of an Isle of Skye pub have two reasons to...

Shilling puts coins in The Fountain

Edinburgh operator breathes new life into traditional pub MICHAEL McGuigan is not one to shout about his achievements. In fact, the operator admits his Shilling Group...

Music festival larges it in Largs

Local pubs cash in as three-day event brings thousands to seaside LARGS was alive to the sound of music for three days earlier this summer,...

Manager takes reins at Kay’s Bar

Lessee hands over Edinburgh pub to employee of 23 years AN Edinburgh cask ale pub has changed hands – but the new man charged with...

Canny operators beat bank block

Trade turning to alternative sources to fund refurbishments A FINANCIAL brick wall is standing in the way of operators seeking funds to invest in their...

Time to play the generation game

Our industry must promote career opportunities to young people, writes Fredrika Cockburn, winner of the Young Talent prize at this year’s Scotland Food &...

The Orangery yields fruit on Ayrshire coast

With stunning views of the Firth of Clyde, the new glass-fronted restaurant at Seamill Hydro makes the most of its location, as Gillian McKenzie...

Brewer reflects on a career in beer

Tennent’s manufacturing chief retires after 40 years of change in industry THE UK brewing industry was a very different place when David Rutherford, manufacturing director...

Suburb gets new drinking Den

Second venue brings new challenges for operators Russell Buchanan and Caroline Smith. Scott Wright reports RUSSELL Buchanan and Caroline Smith aren’t the first operators to...

Top spirits and cocktails shine as sales polarise

CONCERN over the UK’s continuing economic malaise is provoking extreme reactions in spirtis buying habits. Faced with worries over jobs, rising food prices and the...

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Jack Cummins
LEGAL by Jack Cummins
FINANCIAL Wylie & Bisset
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson
MEET THE MAKER
William Woodburn
MIXED UP WORLD Ewan Angus