Star Bars extends rent concessions

Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned pub company, has announced that it will continue to reduce rent for its 240 Scottish pubs until the end of August
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Profitability, staffing and consumer confidence among main reopening concerns

Profitability, staffing, consumer confidence, managing social distancing and restocking timescales, levels and costs are among the main reopening concerns for operators, according to a new poll

A trade journey through the decades

Life without the hospitality trade is a distant memory for publican and hotelier, Daniel Marshall

Coronavirus: Aberdeenshire operator creates customisable COVID signage for venues

An Aberdeenshire operator has designed a range of customisable ‘COVID safe and compliant’ signage for bars and restaurants
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Glasgow City Council announces dedicated team for business reopening

Glasgow City Council has established a dedicated team to support businesses reopening as lockdown measures are eased

Coronavirus: one in four pubs couldn’t reopen with two metre social distancing, survey shows

A quarter of pubs would be unable to reopen under the current two metre social distancing rule, a new survey has found
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Home cocktails could be here to stay

The COVID-created trend of bars offering professionally-made cocktails for home delivery could be here to stay, say bartenders

Scotland’s first rum festival goes digital this summer

Scotland's first rum festival will be celebrated online this summer and raise funds for The Ben

Heineken launches ‘webinar’ series

Heineken has expanded its Pub Collective advice website with a series of informative ‘webinars’ for the on-trade

Six steps to reopening your cellar

The COVID-19 outbreak, and subsequent hospitality outlet closures, has had a huge impact on the nation’s pub and bar industry

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Jack Cummins
LEGAL
Niall Hassard
ONLY DRAMS
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR
Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
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