Tackling the big trade topics at ScotHot
STAFF retention, rising costs and government legislation were among the hot topics discussed at SLTN’s panel during last month’s ScotHot show.Â
Buck’s Bar finds its first Edinburgh venue
The former Navadhanya restaurant is located just off Lothian Road, close to both the Lyceum and Traverse theatres and the city’s financial district as well as established operators including Innis & Gunn, BrewDog and Nandos.Â
Seven-strong Crerar Hotels group joins Blantyre and Fairtree portfolio
Crerar’s properties include the Loch Fyne Hotel & Spa in Inveraray, Golf View in Nairn, Oban Bay Hotel in Oban, the Isle of Mull Hotel & Spa on Mull and Thainstone House in Inverurie.
Homeless charity benefits from Hidden Lane’s ‘Hardwired’ lager
The full amount of every single sale will go to Homeless Project Scotland, which has been battling to feed more and more people every week, while campaigning to secure a building for improved safety for those they look after.
Serving up the Duke of chips for the Royal Coronation
IT’S not just drinks brands that are getting on board with the upcoming Royal Coronation – potato supplier Lamb Weston is gearing up for the event with its chips brand The Dukes of Chippingdom
Claims to Coca-Cola £50,000 ‘support’ fund close tomorrow
Open only to My.CCEP.com independent licensed customers, the promotion promises to give each of 500 winners the ability to claim back £100 spent on qualifying CCEP products.
Inverness whisky heritage revived by £7.5m low carbon distillery and brewery
Inverness’ first new distillery in 130 years has officially opened – the Uile-bheist facility on the River Ness. The name is Gaelic for ‘monster’.
Row about pay and conditions sees vegan bar business targeted by ‘revolutionary’ union
Saramago, a stand-alone vegan restaurant and bar within Sauchiehall St’s Centre for the Contemporary Arts (CCA), is in the spotlight after the dismissal of three staff at the start of March.
Scottish Women’s Football icon Rose Reilly opens namesake pub
The Rose Reilly, formerly the Hampden Bar on Albert Rd, has been ‘saved from becoming a restaurant’ by Steven Clark, operator of nearby gastropub, The Bell Jar, and Partick’s The Sparkle Horse. Â
Calls for incoming First Minister to work with hospitality industry
“We urge Mr Yousaf to pause the deposit return scheme until a more business-friendly solution can be found for smaller businesses," said Colin Wilkinson, managing director of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association
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