Gold standard for city operators
Licensees ‘proud of Glasgow’ after successful Commonwealth Games
By Dave Hunter, Matthew Lynas and Graeme Murray
OPERATORS across Glasgow say they have reaped the rewards from...
Roxburge changes hands
AN Edinburgh hotel has been sold to a US-based investment firm in what’s been described as the largest single asset hospitality deal in the...
Boost for pub beer sales
BEER sales in the UK have increased at the highest rate since 1997, according to new figures.
The BBPA’s quarterly Beer Barometer revealed sales of...
Commonwealth demands Scotch
ALMOST a fifth (19%) of Scotch whisky exports go to Commonwealth countries.
Last year exports were up 1% on 2012 to £793 million, out...
Games gold for Glasgow trade
Outlets across city enjoy boost from eleven-day event.
Thai street food arrives in the centre of Aberdeen
THE firm behind Thai restaurant chain Chaophraya has opened a new restaurant in Aberdeen.
Thaikhun, meaning ‘your Thailand’, is a casual dining restaurant inspired...
Craft brewer to launch distillery
Whisky production to resume on site after more than a century.
Dunns snaps up Dameck
Blantyre firm buys craft beer specialist
DUNNS Food & Drinks, the Blantyre-based drinks and foodservice wholesaler, has acquired on-trade craft beer supplier Dameck Drinks for...
New stout for peat’s sake
SHETLAND’S Lerwick Brewery is set to launch its first oatmeal stout.
Called ‘Tushkar’, the beer is named after the tool which islanders use to cut...
‘Vote with your throat’ at Ayr pub
AN Ayr pub is conducting its own independence poll over the next month by asking customers to “vote with their throats”.
The Twa Dugs,...
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