North Point launches Scotland’s newest Highland single malt whiskyÂ
Award-winning craft spirit producer North Point Distillery, of Thurso on Scotland’s north coast, has unveiled its new Highland single malt whisky brand, Dalclagie.
Hospitality industry workers three times more likely to be smokers
Health experts have called on hospitality venue operators and management to do more to wean their staff off cigarettes, as the sector has become a stubborn bastion of the unhealthy habit.
Gravity Beer Festival is coming back to Edinburgh’s Summerhall
The festival, organised by Barney’s Beer, brought over 900 visitors to Edinburgh’s Summerhall in 2023. For 2024, it has increased capacity to 1500 visitors over three public and one trade sessions.Â
A little wagamama help gyoza long way for career-minded female prisoners
A team of chefs from Asian restaurant chain wagamama visited all-female HMP Downview in Surrey recently, offering cooking classes to help attract inmates into hospitality careers  after release.
Edinburgh’s Copper Blossom relaunches looking towards 2024’s cocktail trends
The George St venue now boasts contemporary decor, revamped lunch and dinner menus and a ‘buzz for bubbles’ feature where a button summons a bottle of prosecco to their table.
Parliamentary praise for Peterculter’s The Ploughman restaurant and bar
The Ploughman, a local pub and restaurant noted for its traditional Scottish fayre, is co-owned by Alistair Dornan and Simon Cruickshank, who assumed ownership of the business in 2019.
Kingfisher Beer Europe reflects ‘evolution’ by rebranding as Kingfisher Drinks
While the company name has changed, its focus remains on 'high quality, differentiated drinks’ – to which end it scours the globe in search of ‘intriguing’ brands to bring back to the UK and Europe.
Estrella Galicia calls out in-authenticity in the ‘World Lager’ market
Greene King’s partnership with the Spanish beer brand Estrella Galicia has been extended, giving the pub company and brewer exclusive UK distribution rights for the marque until 2027.
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.
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