Hotel firm grows awards collection
THE Edinburgh Collection is celebrating after three of its hotels picked up awards from TripAdvisor.
The five-star Howard in Edinburgh’s new town, Channings, near the...
Girls show taste for whisky
GLASGOW girls Helen Gallagher and Mirka Mikulcikova have become Scotland’s first Whisky Ambassadors.
The duo, from the Radisson Blu hotel on Argyle Street, recently passed...
Distillery closed over Legionella
EDINBURGH’S North British Distillery has been temporarily shut down following last week’s Legionnaire’s outbreak.
Diageo and Edrington took the cooling towers offline and stopped distillation...
Strongbow gets a new pear
THE UK’s biggest-selling draught cider brand has launched a new flavour.
New Strongbow Pear, ABV 4.8%, will be available on draught from the middle of...
Wine clubs can bring real benefits, but choose carefully
WINE clubs are not what they used to be.
When I started in the wine trade many moons ago, the impression I had was that...
Ben raises funds in Millar’s memory
THE Ben paid tribute to late director Gordon Millar recently when it staged an inaugural golf event in his name at Gleneagles.
The charity raised...
Owzat for a sponsorship
THE summer cricket season got underway in Elie in late May when the Isle of Skye whisky was unveiled as sponsor of The Ship...
Booker snaps up rival Makro
Deal will bring ‘better choice, price and service’ for trade customers
WHOLESALE group Booker aims to strengthen its position as a supplier to the catering...
Scots daily deals site top in consumer poll
SCOTTISH firm Itison.com has been voted the country’s leading daily deals website.
The business, which was launched in January 2011 by entrepreneur Oli Norman and...
Inveralmond takes on Barney’s Beer
PERTH brewer Inveralmond, the maker of Ossian and Lia Fail, has taken on distribution duties for Falkirk’s Barney’s Beer.
The deal means the craft...
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