Caledonian steps out after refurb

Landmark Edinburgh hotel joins worldwide Waldorf Astoria collection THE operator of Edinburgh’s famous Caledonian Hotel has drawn on celebrated times and places of hospitality history...

Axe falls on Waverley staff

Deloitte admits defeat in attempt to find buyer THE axe fell on 685 jobs at wholesaler WaverleyTBS after administrators scaled down efforts to sell the...

Neil defiant on minimum pricing

THE Scottish Government remains confident a minimum price for alcohol is justified following a fresh objection from the European Commission. Health Secretary Alex Neil said...

Coors axes ‘female friendly’ beer

Brewer pulls Animée as its other brands attract women drinkers     BREWER Molson Coors has axed “female-friendly” beer Animée – a year after its launch. The Carling...

Cask up for first time in 20 years

Beer category continuing to grow – despite recession, latest report finds THE potential of cask ale to help pubs thrive was underlined last week when...

AA celebrates Scottish success

Scottish operators among top winners in annual hospitality awards HOTEL and restaurant operators across Scotland were celebrating last month after picking up trophies at the...

Cautious welcome for business bank

PLANS for a new business bank, which will provide £1 billion of lending to small businesses, have been given a cautious welcome by business groups and funding specialists. Speaking at the Liberal Democrat autumn conference last week, business, innovation and skills secretary Vince Cable confirmed he is working with chancellor George Osborne to set up a new institution which will combine new government capital with a private sector contribution to provide finance for small and medium-sized companies.

First aid on menu for hospitality industry

A NEW accreditation scheme designed to encourage wider adoption of first aid skills in Scotland’s hospitality industry has been launched. St Andrew’s First Aid’s ‘Setting...

World beer wins for Scots

TWO Scottish ales have triumphed on the world beer stage. Isle of Arran Brewery’s Arran Dark was named Best Brown Ale and Traditional Scottish Ales’...

Oldest Islay malt released

FIVE Scottish charities are in line for a major windfall with the auction of two bottles of what’s claimed to be oldest Islay single...

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