Roux’s food is going to the dogs

Michelin star chef Albert Roux has launched a menu which will cater for canine clientele across a number of Inverlochy Castle Management International’s (ICMI)...
Billy Walker, BenRiach master blender

Brown-Forman acquires BenRiach for £285m

US drinks giant, the Brown-Forman Corporation has purchased the Scottish BenRiach Distillery Company in a £285 million deal. The takeover will see the US company’s...
Ben president Sue Buchanan with directors

Buchanan appointed president of The Ben

SUE Buchanan has been elected the new president of Scottish licensed trade charity The Ben. Buchanan, a regional sales manager with wholesaler Matthew Clark, has...

A Fyne day out at lochside fair

The line-up for the 26th annual Loch Fyne Food Fair has been unveiled, bringing together local Argyll producers with food and drinks firms from...

Parties pledge trade support

Politicians outline plans ahead of Scottish election on May 5 From a pending review of the business rates system to new Holyrood powers over income...

Help needed to soften wage blow

Westminster called on to ease impact of payroll hike By Dave Hunter TRADE groups and operators have called on Westminster to help lessen the impact of...

Got the bottle for a big investment

The Black Wolf Brewery is able to bottle all of its own beers on-site from this week thanks to a six-figure investment in the...
Maison Bleue

Bleue skies in Morningside

The Maison Bleue restaurant name is to expand in Edinburgh for the first time with a new venue in Morningside. Father and daughter duo, Dean...
Bell's bike ride 1986

Bob’s bike ride for The Ben

Scottish drinks industry stalwart Bob Taylor is urging the trade to back an 80-mile charity cycle next month to raise funds for licensed trade...

Bartenders in the mix

Glasgow bartenders left Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) staff all shook up last week at the regional heat for the Schweppes National Bartender Competition. Eight bartenders...

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