ScotHot scouts for young talent

THE organisers of hospitality show ScotHot have kicked off their annual search for Scotland’s top young hotel and restaurant talent. The Young Restaurateur...

Wetherspoon raises £6m for cancer charity

PUB giant JD Wetherspoon says it’s raised £6 million for children’s’ cancer charity CLIC Sargent since it joined forces with the charity in 2002. Wetherspoon...

Spirits roadshow rolls into Glasgow

Drinks demos, industry talks and exhibitors from an array of niche and small-batch suppliers to covenene in Old Fruitmarket for third annual event GLASGOW will...

Beam has sympathy for the devil

JIM Beam is denying the angels their traditional share of the whiskey maturation process with its latest product innovation – by extracting a ‘devil’s...

Home fires burn bright for I&G

THE UK on-trade business of Innis & Gunn almost doubled in 2011 as turnover at the Edinburgh beer firm soared by 62% to £7.5...

Pub outlook positive, report says

CONFIDENCE within the pub sector is considerably higher than it was last year, a new report has concluded. The annual public house survey, by property...

Rising costs hit Barr margins

INCREASED raw material costs and a shift in consumer purchasing behaviour due to poor weather were said to have dampened the performance of soft...

Answers on a postcard

TENNENT’S unveiled the winners last week in a postcard competition which challenged consumers to replicate a recent ad campaign for Tennent’s Original Export. The billboard...

Bourbon charges onto TV screens

BLACK cherry-infused bourbon Red Stag by Jim Beam is the focus of a new ad campaign to underline the brand’s links with the Q...

Alliance list is best of British

SCOTTISH wine importer and distributor Alliance Wine has scooped a top award for its product range. The company was awarded the title of Wine...

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