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Hospitality businesses in Scotland are preparing to properly welcome customers back to their premises for the first time since the lockdown was introduced in March, with outdoor drinking having resumed at the beginning of last week and indoor hospitality set to return from Wednesday (July 15), subject to physical distancing rules and public health advice

Bar, pub and restaurant operators can now register online to take part in the UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme

No standing at bar areas, face coverings for staff and reduced noise levels from music or TV are among the additional “mitigating measures” operators should adopt in order to reduce social distancing to one metre in their premises

The latest whisky bottlings from Ian Macleod Distillers will be showcased at a live virtual tasting event later this month

Scotland's wholesalers have been gearing up for the reopening of the trade by ensuring ordering “is as easy and efficient as possible” and introducing new products to help customers ensure they are COVID-compliant

Two outdoor food and drink markets are opening in Edinburgh city centre this month

Operators can access a raft of reopening support, including hand sanitiser units and PPE, through Diageo’s Raising the Bar programme

Buzzworks Holdings has announced plans for the phased reopening of its venues over a three-week period

Glasgow's Radisson RED hotel is to host a two-day virtual music festival this weekend to raise funds for Scottish licensed trade charity The Ben

VAT on food and accommodation in hospitality venues is to be cut to 5% for the next six months and consumers offered discounted meals in venues as part of a raft of new measures designed to kickstart the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown