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IN recognition of its hard work on behalf of local causes, The Waverley Inn on Edinburgh's Southhouse Broadway has been given a Community Hero Award.

Restaurant group La Vita has been praised for raising over £40,000 for the charity When You Wish Upon a Star in Scotland, in support of its mission to grant wishes for children aged 4-16 who live with life threatening illnesses.

Bringing the popular actor onboard is intended to build upon the Prague brand’s more than 9% value sales growth in the UK on-trade over the last year.

Just like every other chef and restaurant owner, Scottish restauranteur Dean Banks is facing a struggle to survive in the business with huge increases in utility bills, food costs and everything else.

Consumers defied the cost-of-living crisis with a 14% increase in Easter Bank Holiday hospitality bookings compared with 2022.

With cocktails continuing to be one of the most popular styles of drink in licensed premises, it’s well worth tweaking a drinks range to incorporate summer flavours and appeal to those looking for a longer, lighter drink. 

Available for free download from the Apple and Google Play stores now, the Drinktank app makes it simpler and speedier for brands to secure the 'invaluable' insights they need from the heart of the industry.

Running from Friday 27th October until Sunday 5th November, SpiritFEST incorporates both the Stirling Gin and Stirling Whisky festivals.

The Jolly Judge, just off Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, has been named as the 2023 winner of the CAMRA Edinburgh and South East Scotland Branch’s Overall of Pub of the Year, as well as Edinburgh Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year.

A rival brewer complained to the Portman Group on the grounds that the image was ‘unnecessarily sexual’ – a claim that was strenuously denied by the company itself.