Food on a plate

Calorie labelling doesn’t size up

Trade should not be responsible for policing customers’ diets

Maxxium to rebrand and tighten focus

The spirits firm will change its name and tighten its focus in Scotland as part of a wider restructure.

Dunns acquires Hotsauce Drinks

DUNNS Food and Drinks has acquired Glasgow-based premium spirits wholesaler Hotsauce Drinks for an undisclosed sum. Taking control of the Hotsauce Drinks business from today...
Back where they belong: Maire Lynch and Steven Shaw reopened The Oban Inn in November 2016 – nine years after it closed and 30 years after Maire first sold the historic west coast pub.

Oban Inn revived in homecoming

Operator back at the helm of west coast pub after three decades
A multi-million pound expansion of the Ardbeg distillery is planned.

Islay distillery is set for expansion

ARDBEG distillery on Islay is set for expansion as part of a multi-million pound investment by owner The Glenmorangie Company
Six by Nico in Edinburgh takes various cues from its Glasgow counterpart.

Operator plays numbers game

Scottish-Italian chef brings six-weekly menu concept to Edinburgh
Kained directors (from left) Mo Clark, Graham Suttle and Scott Arnot.

Bar group’s UK pub partnership

Multiple operator joins forces with pubco in new venture
Chop-House-Bruntsfield

Expansion for steak specialist

SCOTTISH bar and restaurant group Compass will expand its Chop House brand this month with the opening of a third outlet.
Brewdog hotel

A hotel room with a brew

BREWDOG has unveiled plans to build what it describes as the world’s first craft beer hotel
Live music

Calls to extend venue protection

Operators say ‘agent of change’ must go beyond new-builds

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