Wine drop hampers Pernod Ricard sales
A DIP in wine sales is said to have hampered Pernod Ricard’s performance in the six months to December 31, 2011.
The firm, whose wine...
Everything in the Hilton Garden is rosy in Glasgow
HOTEL group Hilton has expanded its Garden Inn brand into the central belt with the opening of the Hilton Garden Inn Glasgow.
The property...
Distillers launch Jubilee gems
WHISKY enthusiasts with £100,000 to spare could toast the Queen’s Jubilee with a whisky that’s been maturing since the start of her reign.
Diamond Jubilee...
Hoppy birthday to brew
THE Scottish Borders Brewery reached a landmark on its first anniversary earlier this month with the production of its 250,000th pint.
The ‘plough to pint’...
Park life suiting Lisini Pub Co down to a tee
STRATEGICALLY, the acquisition of Dalziel Park was a natural fit for Lisini Pub Co.
The family-run business built its reputation on running popular community venues...
Licence cap is too blunt a measure
A ROUND a hundred years ago, the temperance movement reached its zenith. In the past year or so, history appears to have been repeating...
Young, free and single-minded
IT’S a new restaurant, and the first of its kind in its immediate vicinity. But despite launching at the height of the voucher era,...
Smirnoff raises Diageo’s spirits
STRONG sales of Smirnoff vodka are credited with boosting Diageo’s performance in Britain amid what it described as “challenging” economic conditions.
Posting its half-year results...
Local hoteliers buy Banchory Lodge
A ROYAL Deeside hotel has changed hands for the first time in almost half a century after being snapped up by local hoteliers.
Wilson Anderson...
Eatery aims to raise steaks
A NEW York-style steakhouse has opened in Glasgow’s Merchant Square.
The Chophouse Brasserie is said to combine the atmosphere of 1920s and 1930s New York...
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