Backs! Hospitality reveals contenders for the Edinburgh Bar Awards
With less than a month to go to the Edinburgh Bartenders Ball, the capital city’s drink-slingers are vying for the new peer-voted awards to be presented on the night.
Women in Beer announces October dates for third capital Festival
First held in 2019, this year’s festival promises to be the largest to date, with a busy programme of training opportunities, networking and tap-takeovers.
Right-wing riots caused a 10% drop in national hospitality sales
According to UKHospitality, the impact on sales in towns where further protests were rumoured was as high as 40%, with footfall down by as much as 75%.
Dunns Food and Drinks kicks off charity partnership with Aware Scotland
The initiative will offer young people the chance to attend training sessions, games, and press conferences at Scotland’s oldest football club, Queen’s Park.
Encore opens The Boston Bar as a relaxed sister venue to Freddy’s
The new venue is described as a ‘mix of a warm and welcoming authentic Irish bar with industrial elements taken from watering holes in Boston and New York’.
Ayrshire hospitality group starts staff Run Club to prioritise wellbeing
The move has been inspired by a team of Buzzworks staff who successfully completed the Troon 10K earlier this year, raising £1500 for charity.
Defeated at dominoes, bartenders miss out on Caribbean holiday
In Scotland’s second big sporting upset of the summer, our team at a bartenders domino tournament got to the final only to be beaten by the English.
Coworking trend drives daytime trade up amongst Glasgow’s rooftops
VEGA, the bar and restaurant on top of YOTEL Glasgow, is taking advantage of its central location and rooftop views to attract laptop professionals.
Greene King trials return and refill of glass bottles sold in its pubs
The refillable bottle initiative, which encompasses beer, cider, spirits, wine and soft drinks bottles, is being trialled in 22 pubs across the north-west of England.
Heineken UK launches new sales platform to ‘streamline’ deals for pubs
HeiDeal promises to transform how Heineken UK’s sales teams build contracts, giving customers a smoother experience and better tailored deals.
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