Forum focus on funding
HOW hospitality and leisure businesses secure funding in the current economic climate was the focus of an industry discussion in Edinburgh last week.
Law firm...
Barr-Britvic doubt
AG Barr and Britvic remain confident their proposed merger will not lessen competition in the soft drinks market – despite the deal being referred...
Good year for bookings service
LIVEBOOKINGS, the online restaurant reservations firm, had a record-breaking year in 2012, it said last week.
The firm reported year-on-year revenue growth of 60% on...
Kenmore’s charity windfall
FOUR Perthshire charities are looking forward to a winter windfall thanks to a fund-raising night at the Kenmore Hotel.
Over 100 guests attended the Salmon...
Trade turns out for “one-off” publican John Waterson
THE licensed trade turned out in force last week for the funeral of John Waterson, the pioneering Scottish publican and former president of the...
WSTA campaigns against MUP
LESS than one in five people back the UK government’s plans to introduce a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol down south and even...
New features planned as ScotHot hits big 4-0
NEXT month Glasgow’s SECC welcomes the return of ScotHot, the trade show dedicated to Scotland’s catering, tourism, hospitality and foodservice sectors.
And this year organisers...
VAT campaign gathers pace
BY his own admission, Jacques Borel doesn’t work as hard as he used to.
The veteran French hotel lobbyist puts in a ‘mere’ 70 hours...
Operators show appetite for pubs
Property market picks up pace as licensees snap up opportunities
EXPERIENCED operators showed confidence in the UK pub sector last year, taking advantage of reduced...
Brewers renew duty freeze calls
BREWERS have issued fresh calls for chancellor George Osborne to scrap the alcohol duty escalator in next month’s Budget, claiming it is pushing the price of a pint out of reach for many people.
The beer firms say the annual 2% above the rate of inflation increase, brought in by the previous government in 2008 and continued under the coalition, is hampering growth in the sector and contributing to pub closures and job losses.
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