Casting the whisky net further afield
Lockdown changed a lot of things. For the best part of four months all bars and restaurants were closed, leaving everyone little choice but to ‘socialise’ via video calls
Judy Murray set to serve ‘local legends’
Tennis coach Judy Murray is set to kick off this year’s Scotland Food & Drink Fortnight event with a ‘cook-along’ from Dunblane’s Cromlix Hotel
Confidence is key to staffing success
Thorough staff training can play a critical role in making both staff and customers feel more comfortable in licensed premises in the time of COVID-19
Hotelier optimistic after solid restart
After returning to his native Scotland to oversee the revamp of The Machrie on the Isle of Islay, hotelier Gordon Campbell Gray switched his focus to establishing a new hospitality business in his homeland
Community spirit ignites village pub
The Swan pub in the village of Banton, near Kilsyth, reopened to the public on August 21 more than a year after it closed its doors for refurbishment
Festival loss hits trade in capital
Edinburgh operators were in “survival mode” last month as they faced an August without the Edinburgh Festival for the first time in over 70 years
Wet-led pubs call for support
Traditional, wet-led pubs across Scotland could be at risk of closing their doors without further government support
Tennent’s enters ‘hard seltzer’ market
Tennent's is targeting the healthier drinking market with the launch of a new range of hard seltzers
Fairlie scholarship reopens for entries
Young chefs working in Scotland have the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience as the Andrew Fairlie Scholarship reopens for entries
Operators extend ‘eat out’ scheme
Operators across Scotland have extended the Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme throughout September after crediting the UK Government initiative with boosting trade and consumer confidence last month
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Niall Hassard
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
Luke Richardson
