Sales up, profits down at Wetherspoon

Pub group JD Wetherspoon has attributed a dip in profits during its most recent trading period to rising costs .

Three decades of life in the trade

Veteran publican Jimmy Marr still going strong in city of Discovery .
interior shots

Carving out a craft niche in the trade

Award-winning city brewpub has innovation at its heart. Jack Walsh reports
Fiona donating stem cells

Fiona’s stem cell plea

A drinks company account manager is encouraging other people in the on-trade to register as stem cell donors

Brewery top of the heap in New York

Craft Brewer Innis & Gunn was number one at the recent New York International Beer Competition .

Healthy Next Door neighbour in Fife

Social media and healthy eating are said to have inspired the offer in a new St Andrews restaurant .

Carrying the weight of the world

Sinclair Breweries has relaunched its Atlas Brewing Company range as a contemporary craft beer brand .

Chef plans to graze a new trail in capital

Chef Mark Greenaway is set to open a new restaurant in the capital next month

Milestone in Dundee

Two Dundee licensees marked a significant milestone recently

Women’s industry group launches into Scotland

Crucial issues affecting women in the food industry were examined in Edinburgh this week .

Columns

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