Trade groups’ sense of duty
SCRAPPING the planned duty increase in next month’s Budget would help save thousands of jobs and allow the drinks industry to help the UK’s...
Break-ins warning
A GLASGOW publican has urged operators to be on their guard against potential break-ins.
Doublet bar owner Alistair Don said his chargehand noticed the alarm...
Tasting season is here again
SCOTLAND will play host to several wine tasting sessions in the next fortnight, as merchants promote their wares to the trade ahead of the...
Bar and restaurant visits up amid ‘austerity fatigue’
CONSUMERS are going to bars, restaurants and clubs more often as so-called ‘austerity fatigue’ sets in.
According to the latest Leisure Wallet report by advisory...
Fresh blood at WaverleyTBS
DRINKS wholesaler WaverleyTBS has appointed former Scottish & Newcastle boss Jeremy Blood as its new executive chairman.
Blood, who was previously non-executive chairman, was one...
Merlin failed to work magic – FPB
BANKS were last week urged to up their lending to small businesses.
The call came from the Forum of Private Business after data on the...
Bowmore rings the changes
IT’S all change for Islay single malt Bowmore this month, with revamped packaging and three new additions to the range.
Springtide, 100 Degrees Proof and...
G&M toasts success at awards
GORDON & MacPhail, the Elgin-based wine and spirits merchant, was this month named the UK’s best drinks wholesaler.
The company was awarded the title...
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...
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