Join SLTN and Angostura for virtual rum tasting
SLTN and Angostura are bringing a taste of the Caribbean to the trade this February with a special rum tasting
Dr Kirstie McCallum joins Halewood
Whisky veteran Dr Kirstie McCallum has been appointed as the new master blender of Halewood’s Artisanal Spirits division
Additional support for island businesses
Hospitality businesses in the Scottish islands currently under level three coronavirus restrictions are to receive additional financial support, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced
Scottish Government announces ‘top-up’ grants for hospitality
The Scottish Government has announced new “top-up” grants of £6000 or £25,000 for hospitality businesses
Innis & Gunn signs sales and distribution deal with C&C Group
Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn has announced a new partnership with Tennent’s parent company C&C Group which will see C&C selling and distributing Innis & Gunn’s beers across the UK and Ireland
Star rent reduction extended
Pub company Star Pubs & Bars has announced that its Scottish lessees will continue to receive a 90% rent reduction while premises are required to remain closed
Veteran duo launch new hotel management firm
Two senior figures in the Scottish hotels industry have joined forces to launch a new hotel consultancy and management business
Impact of poor December could be felt until 2022
A “devastating” December for hospitality has thrown millions of pounds of investment into doubt, with the effects likely to be felt until 2022
Crerar digs deep for charity
Scottish hospitality group Crerar Hotels closed out 2020 in charitable form with the donation of £200,000 to various charities
Forbes: no new money for Scotland
Scottish finance secretary Kate Forbes has said she is “surprised and disappointed” that a new £4.6 billion coronavirus fund from the UK Treasury will seemingly contain no new money for Scotland
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