Brazilian steakhouse brand seeks staff for its new Edinburgh operation
Promising a ‘feast of employment opportunities’ at the new site, in Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms, the Rio team is inviting potential applicants to an employment open day on 9th January.
January needn’t be peak bleak while we can still turn to Burns
While the storm without might rair and rustle, January’s footfall can still be bolstered by paying a bit of attention to the bard, and his traditions of whisky, haggis and vernacular verse.
Crerar reports turnover and gross profit growth as new owners come in
The group’s portfolio cumulatively notched up a 31% increase in turnover, with summer sales exceeding pre-Covid levels, and a gross profit increase of more than 30%.
Portman pours cold water on spiced rum gift pack promising ‘sexual success’
A spiced rum gift pack that included a sex toy and a copy of the Kama Sutra has been discontinued after a complaint against it was upheld by the alcohol industry’s Independent Complaints Panel
Plans submitted for SWG3 hotel that will ‘redefine Glasgow’s Clydeside’
The hotel is a further phase of the GRID initiative - the Glasgow Riverside Innovation District - a project aimed at promoting industry and innovation in the communities close to the Riverside
Pitlochry Hotel prepares 120 free Xmas dinners for its local food bank
The tradition began three years ago, when fears over festive Covid restrictions led McKays Hotel Bar and Restaurant to donate all its pre-bought surplus food to the town's food bank
Work begins on a Chinese sister for Tomintoul and Glencadam distilleries
Angus Dundee Distillers, which owns Tomintoul and Glencadam malt distilleries in Scotland, has announced that it is building a malt whisky distillery and visitor’s experience in Chun’an, China.
Crerar Hotels brings back The Kilted Yogi for Nairn weekend wellness retreat
Finlay’s appearance at the Loch Fyne Hotel & Spa in Inveraray was a big hit, so his return to host a weekend at Crerar’s Golf View Hotel & Spa in Nairn has been described as a ‘no-brainer’.
Scottish Budget an ‘extreme disappointment’ to the hospitality sector
Hopes that ScotGov would match the 75% business rates relief enjoyed by England’s hospitality businesses were dashed as the latest Scottish Budget offered only scraps of comfort for the trade.
Virgin Hotels Glasgow staff jobless as business shuts ahead of Xmas
The closure, whilst unexpected, did not come out of a clear blue sky - the owner of the Glasgow hotel, Lloyds Developments Limited, had fallen into administration at the start of this month.
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