Glasgow businesses must seize this Commonwealth Games opportunity

The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games are expected to bring an £150 million boost to the visitor economy and wider supply chain

Revel Collective goes into administration closing 21 sites nationwide

The collapse has closed both the Revolution bar on Glasgow’s Renfield St, and Aberdeen’s Revolución de Cuba bar
The exterior of the Scottish Parliament

Holyrood implored to pass on rates relief to Scottish hospitality

Hospitality spokespeople have urged ScotGov to pass on the rates relief measures announced by the UK Government

Macmillan Cancer Support gets £4m from Greene King fundraising

The brewery and pub giant’s partnership with the charity has raised a lifetime total of £25m, with no sign of it tailing off
Exchange For Change

National Deposit Return Scheme christened ‘Exchange For Change’

Exchange For Change will cover the return of PET plastic, aluminium and steel drinks containers in Scotland, England and N. Ireland
Leon Thompson

Scottish pubs can’t pluck extra rates money ‘out of thin air’

UKHospitality reckons an average Scottish pub will see its business rates costs increase by £36,523 across the next three years

St Andrews’ ladies gather for a Burns fundraiser at The Adamson

The Adamson's Burns Ladies Lunch raised £8150 towards the £80,000 needed to restore the Castle Sands open-air seawater pool

Showcasing food and drink with provenance and a ‘good story’

There was plenty of quality and creativity on show at Scotland’s Speciality Food & Drink Show, held this week at the SEC in Glasgow.

Manorview shares £135,766 of its profits with team members  

“We’ve been sharing profits for seven years now, and to date over £968,000 has been shared fairly with our committed team.”

Aberdeen grants blanket licensing extension for World Cup matches

Aberdeen's licensing board agreed that licensed premises can remain open until half an hour after each of the Scottish Team’s matches

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