Trade welcomes Tory fee pledge
Party commits to extend rural business rates relief
ELECTORAL pledges by the Scottish Conservatives to investigate the way licence feees are calculated and extend rates...
St Andrews hotels ‘most expensive’
Open golf championship drives prices up, report concludes
HOTEL rooms in St Andrews are the most expensive in the UK,
according to a new report
Visitors to...
Hospitality stars honoured at show
Organisers hail 38th ScotHot exhibition a success
RISING stars in Scotland’s hospitality industry were recognised at this year’s ScotHot exhibition.
Adam Handling of the Fairmont St...
Drinks giants to stay in the mix
DIAGEO and Coca-Cola Enterprises have confirmed plans to continue their quest to improve the quality of spirit and mixer drinks served in the on-trade
The...
Softies steady in the bars
UK soft drinks sales boomed in 2010 despite the economic gloom, says industry giant Britvic.
The latest in its series of soft drinks reports, published...
Fuel cuts don’t go far enough
MICROBREWERS say moves to cut fuel duty and scrap the fuel duty escalator don’t go far enough to tackle the “crippling” cost of transporting...
Ayr group takes on Wetherspoon
Buzzworks seeks judicial review of Prestwick licence grant
AYRSHIRE operator Buzzworks has launched a legal challenge against the board’s decision to grant pub giant JD...
Pub problems accelerate
Osborne’s Budget brings more woe to Scottish trade
CHANCELLOR George Osborne heaped even more pressure on Scotland’s pubs after increasing alcohol duty by 7.2% –...
Pub group aims to double estate
Maclay credits tighter financial controls with profit rise
MACLAY Inns aims to double its 26-strong pub estate in the next five years.
Speaking to SLTN as...