There’s no substitute for trade experience
Swedish cider Rekorderlig is reaping the benefits of its vintage sales team
WHEN it comes to building brands in the on-trade, there’s often no substitute...
Does the cup have your name on it?
CARLING set out on the road to Hampden last week when it kicked off a tour that will see brewer Molson Coors take the...
Students are the toast of 49 Club
THE 49 Wine & Spirit Club has helped more trade staff to achieve wine education and licensing qualifications.
The club presented two of its latest...
Ale aims to give power to the people
Standards were high this summer as McEwan's and SLTN again travelled across Scotland to find the country's best community pub
JUDGING the SLTN-McEwan’s Community Pub...
The wine guy
FOR something that is fairly common, the understanding of faulty wine in the trade is a bit sketchy. Do your staff know the difference between corked and oxidised wine – two of the most common faults? I’d say that the vast majority of the great British public don’t either but in, my opinion, they don’t have to!
Beer group sponsors new guide
THE Campaign for Real Ale has released its latest Good Beer Guide, cementing its relationship with the Society of Independent Brewers in the process....
Boutique show returns to capital
BARTENDERS who aspire to open their own outlet will be able to pick up some hints and tips in Edinburgh next month.
A seminar highlighting...
Coors says beer is pub champion
As survey finds a fifth of licensees considered quitting in the last six months...
MOLSON Coors last week insisted that the future can still be...
Charity demands volume controls
BAR and nightclub operators could be forced to submit figures for the volume of alcohol sold on their premises, if Scotland’s biggest alcohol charity gets its way. Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) wants all on and off-trade outlets to disclose annual volume figures, showing a break down by drinks category, which would then be used to calculate licence fees.
SBPA issues excise warning
PUBS in Scotland could be forced to put the price of a pint up by as much as 50p – if the Scottish Government is successful in wresting control of excise duty from Westminster.
The proposal is included in a raft of changes the SNP wants to make to the Scotland Bill, currently being deliberated by a dedicated cross-party committee at Holyrood.
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