Distilling co-op scoops top prize
A CO-OPERATIVE of Scottish distillers has been awarded £10,000 from Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS) to help establish and grow their businesses.
Scottish Craft Distillers, an...
Beer tie on agenda
CAMPAIGNERS for pubco reform have ramped up their efforts ahead of a Scottish Parliamentary debate this month.
New research from the group, which includes the...
Foundations laid for trade career
ALLY Stewart is happy, efficient and clearly in his element behind the bar at Glasgow’s Hootenanny.
The 21 year old has worked full-time in the...
A class act from capital’s Bramble
AN Edinburgh bartender has reached the UK final of Diageo’s Reserve World Class cocktail competition.
John Hughes of Bramble Bar on Edinburgh’s Queen Street will...
Manorview on expansion trail
Group kicks off 2015 with three refurbs and one acquisition
By Gillian McKenzie
MANORVIEW Hotels & Leisure Group has completed three refurbs and acquired one pub...
Forty years of wholesale change
By Dave Hunter
Acquisitions helped business to build reputation in the wine world
TEN years ago Inverarity Morton boss Stephen Russell had a tough task ahead...
Chance to show grill skills
SCOTTISH chefs are being urged to compete for the title of British BBQ Battle Champion ahead of next month’s deadline.
Organisers of the competition, of...
City beer specialist refuses to wallow
Hippo has expanded into festivals and wholesaling. Graeme Murray reports
HIPPO Beers may sound like an unusual name for a specialist beer shop, but it...
Island brewer aims high with craft keg
New product is targeted at a broad cross-section of Scottish beer drinkers
ONE of Scotland’s most northerly breweries is looking to build its reputation in...
Trade braced for 3% wage hike
OPERATORS are braced for a potential 3% hike in the national minimum wage (NMW) later this year.
The Low Pay Commission last week recommended government...
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