Curry crown for Prestwick restaurant
A FAMILY-owned Prestwick restaurant has been named the best Indian restaurant in Scotland at a major UK awards ceremony.
Taj Tandoori won the Best In...
Tourism there for the taking
Operators can cash in on growing visitor spend, writes Robin Worsnop, chair of Edinburgh Tourism Action Group
THE last 20 years have seen a remarkable...
Board welcomes Pubwatch dialogue
A MEETING held between Glasgow’s Pubwatch groups, licensing board, LSOs and the police last week was hailed as a significant step in maintaining positive...
Brewer sticks to promise
TENNENT’S made good on its pledge to put its 2012 prices up by less than inflation on Monday when it confirmed the cost of...
C-store scene stunned as Sands sells up to Co-op
THE last of the big independent Scottish convenience store chains was bought out earlier this month, when Milnathort-based David Sands Ltd was sold to...
Lending still so tight
A FINANCE broker with 25 years experience lending to the trade can’t recall a time when it was so difficult for operators to access...
Heineken’s Desperados measure
HEINEKEN is to bring the sales and distribution of Desperados Tequila beer back in-house.
The move signals the end of SHS Sales & Marketing’s association...
Wetherspoon toasts results
JD Wetherspoon has reported healthy trading over the festive period.
The company, which has more than 50 pubs in Scotland, said like-for-like sales in the...
I&G recruits finance man
SCOTTISH beer firm Innis & Gunn has appointed David Cockburn as chief financial officer.
Cockburn, who amassed 19 years’ professional services experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers and...
Boost as visitor numbers rise
THE Scottish tourism industry received a new year boost with figures suggesting visitor numbers and spend rose in the first three quarters of 2011.
According...
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Jack Cummins
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
Luke Richardson
