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JW Filshill met the challenge posed by the multiples in the convenience retail scene by upping its spend on marketing and promotions and using...

GLASGOW brasserie La Bonne Auberge has undergone major refurbishment ahead of the festive season. The six-figure project has created what is described as a “classic...

THE sell-out crowd at last week’s 2012 SLTN Awards put their daily business worries on hold to celebrate all that’s good about the Scottish...

WALLACES Express was in a buoyant mood after the response to its recent pre-Christmas trade shows. The Irvine-based wholesaler praised the support it received from...

Winners and highly commended finalists Spirits Bar of the Year, sponsored by Bacardi-Brown Forman Brands Winner: Bond No.9, Edinburgh Highly commended: 99 Bar & Kitchen, Aberdeen; Treacle,...

TV star Kate Thornton was in Glasgow last night to hand out the gongs at the 17th SLTN Awards, the recognition scheme hosted and organised by Scottish Licensed Trade News (SLTN). The celebrity presented awards to 23 of Scotland’s best pubs, clubs, restaurants, staff and operators before an audience of 700 at the five-star Hilton hotel. And Glasgow’s Stravaigin, the bar and restaurant on Gibson Street, was the star of the show, lifting no fewer than three of the prestigious prizes.

Appleton Estate launches what’s claimed to be the world’s oldest rum IN the week David Cameron and Alex Salmond paved the way for a referendum...

Motion calls on UK government to review “despised” tax policy A DEBATE on the UK government’s current policy on beer taxation – blamed for the...

Bartenders from across Scotland attend third annual trade event ORGANISERS of the Boutique Bar Show have hailed its first ever Glasgow event a resounding success. Bartenders...

Former Captain’s Rest first outlet bought under new deal with Tennent’s MACLAY Inns has acquired the former Captain’s Rest pub in Glasgow’s west end –...