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Flood Inns recognised for promoting range of employment opportunities A FAST-growing independent operator in the east of Scotland has been recognised at national level for...

BREWER Molson Coors confirmed last week that it’s in consultation with “a number of staff” in its Livingston office as part of plans to...

BREWERS have unveiled their wholesale beer price increases for 2013 – leaving operators in a dilemma over whether to put up prices at a traditionally quiet time of year for the trade. Molson Coors and Carlsberg were the first of the major brewers to put through wholesale price increases for the new year. The Carling owner broke first, upping its prices by an average of 3.1% (equal to £15 on a barrel, or 5p on a pint, of Carling) from January 14, followed by Carlsberg, which added 5p a pint to its wholesale beer prices on Monday (January 21).

Operator relishing comeback at New York Kitchen IT wasn’t Frank Sinatra’s rousing tribute to the Big Apple that greeted SLTN the day it visited Partick’s...

Conference will highlight importance of meeting all visitors’ needs SCOTLAND’S hospitality and tourism businesses are leading the way when it comes to accessibility –...

HRH The Princess Royal was in Dunbar last week to perform the official opening duties on the new brew house at Belhaven Brewery. The visit...

TALKS are at an advanced stage to bring back a National Licensing Forum in Scotland, in a move designed to give all stakeholders an equal share in the future direction of alcohol policy. Justice minister Kenny MacAskill confirmed in an exclusive interview with SLTN last week that the Scottish Government Alcohol Industry Partnership, whose members include drinks firms, trade groups and health interests, was talking to interested parties about who will sit on the body and appointing a neutral chairman.

A CALL for a new tax to be levied on whisky to ensure Scotland shares more of the industry’s success highlights the need for...

A LONG-standing campaigner for pubco reform welcomed the move by business secretary Vince Cable last week to make the country’s biggest landlords accountable to government in their relationships with tenants, saying it could signal a brighter future for hard-pressed leaseholders in Scotland. Cable surprised industry watchers when he announced that the Coalition would consult on putting the code of practice that sets out the pubco-tenant relationship on a statutory footing in the spring. The Lib Dem minister also confirmed plans to appoint an independent adjudicator to address unfair practices in the industry.

SKY Sports is promising to better its biggest ever year of sport after setting a new benchmark in 2012. During the last twelve months Sky...