Sebb’s teams up with Pilot to create Scoop Group’s own pale ale
Sebb’s Pale Ale will be available on draught in all the Scoop Restaurant Group venues, including Sebb’s, Ka Pao, Margo and Ox and Finch
Lost Shore founder Andy Hadden named Director of the YearÂ
After a 10-year-long effort by Hadden, Lost Shore opened in late 2024 and has since welcomed 200,000 visitors
Stirling restaurant turns kitchen to classroom for students
The Meadowpark's head chef Jesse Spears has worked with Wallace High to offer cookery students hands-on kitchen experience
Tyndrum’s Real Food Cafe wins national sustainability award
The National Federation of Fish Friers' National Fish & Chip Awards are the ‘Oscars’ of the UK fish and chip industry
Chef Orry Shand opens his own restaurant in rural Aberdeenshire
Shand is reviving the former Falls of Feugh restaurant, just across the River Dee from Banchory, which closed its doors at the end of 2025
Great British Menu contested by four of Scotland’s top chefs
Competing will be Pomelo chef-owner Jun Au; chef Orry Shand; Cameron House chef Rohan Wadke; and superyacht chef, Hannah Rose
BrewDog administration sees 38 bars closed and 484 jobs lost
US beverage and medical cannabis company Tilray Brands has bought BrewDog’s UK brewing operations and brands, and 11 of its pubs
Coll chef takes on 800-mile cycling challenge for MND charity
Chef Graham Griffiths is taking on Doddie's Triple Crown, cycling from Melrose to Dublin for the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation
Clarets to open in St Andrews with views across the Old Course
The Rocca Group also operates St Andrews' Seafood Ristorante, and Edinburgh's Broughton gastropub and Café Calton
SLTN’s cocktail competition for 2026 is now open for entries!
To focus on all that’s good about bar work, SLTN Serves asks entrants to capture a favourite hospitality memory in cocktail form
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