Festival fever starts to grip the trade
Venues celebrating whisky, food and music in eclectic range of festivals around the country. Scott Wright reports
THERE’S more to this summer than the Queen’s...
Capital bars ask for extra time
Pubs in Edinburgh are hoping to serve early morning drinks to Hibs and Hearts fans before the Scottish Cup Final on May 19. The capital licensing board confirmed nine operators had applied for extended trading hours on cup final day, mostly for the right to open at 9am.
The Edinburgh teams are preparing to meet in the Scottish Cup Final for the first time since 1896 and it’s expected to be a huge money-spinner for the trade.
Test penalties in the spotlight
The penalties given to supermarkets that fail alcohol test purchases in Scotland were under scrutiny last week, amid claims the grocery multiples are being let off lightly compared to their smaller rivals. Asda’s store in Newton Mearns was handed just a 24-hour licence suspension for selling alcohol to a 16 year old test purchaser.
Beer firm bolsters team
SCOTTISH beer firm Innis & Gunn has promoted business development manager Jeremy Houston to the role of national account manager as the company continues...
Speyside malt to be relaunched
SPEYSIDE single malt Tamdhu is to be relaunched in 2013 – two years after the mothballed distillery was acquired by Ian Macleod Distillers.
The firm,...
Bring me sunshine
AN East Lothian licensee has organised a kilted golf day to raise funds for charity.
Neil Forbes, who runs The Tyneside Tavern in Haddington, is...
New food fest for Glasgow’s Chip
GLASGOW restaurant The Ubiquitous Chip is planning to celebrate the best of Scotland’s food and drink next month when it hosts a new festival....
Moray licensees honoured
FOUR Moray licensees have been honoured for their contribution to the licensed trade by the local licensing forum.
Wilma McBain of the Grouse Inn in...
Restaurant bookings on the move
A WEB-based restaurant reservations system has launched a new service designed to allow restaurateurs to relay information to customers on their smartphones.
The new Professional...
Scots hotel boss takes top award
THE boss of Edinburgh-based Apex Hotels has been awarded HIT Scotland’s Lifetime Achievement award.
Norman Springford was presented with the award by HIT Scotland chairman...
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