Bars group cooks up training

What's claimed to be Scotland’s only social enterprise bars group has launched a new chef training programme for disadvantaged young people. Beer for Good’s course...

The first cut is the sweetest

Isle of Arran Distillery has broken ground on the site which will be home to its new production facility. The new distillery at Lagg, in...

Lulu launch for rum liqueur

EDINBURGH’S Lulu nightclub was the launchpad for a new coconut rum liqueur inspired by London Tiki bar and club Mahiki. The new Mahiki Coconut Rum...

More buzz for Ayrshire group

SCOTTISH multiple operator Buzzworks Holdings has again been named in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For. The Prestwick-based operator made it into...

Rates cap is a ‘short term fix’

Licensees urged to continue challenging rateable values Licensees have welcomed Derek Mackay’s cap on rates increases, but expressed concern that it will only be a...

Cap brings rates reprieve for trade

Campaign to have entire system overhauled continues By Gillian McKenzie The 12-month cap on rates rises of 12.5% has been welcomed by trade groups, which say...

G1 snaps up The Scotsman Hotel

G1 Group has acquired The Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh for an undisclosed sum. The 69 bedroom hotel, which went into liquidation in June 2016, is...

Holyrood to cap rates increases

SCOTTISH finance minister Derek Mackay has announced that any increases in business rates from April 1 will be capped at 12.5% for hospitality businesses. The...

Annand to join Inverarity Morton

Former Magners sales boss to succeed Donald Campbell Inverarity Morton has appointed former Magners sales boss Steve Annand as its new sales director. Annand, who...

Fairlie in Scottish first

RESTAURANT Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles has become the first Scottish restaurant to be inducted into luxury restaurant collection Les Grandes Tables du Monde. A collection...

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