Mary Moriarty sitting on a park bench

A farewell to Queen Mary

Scotland lost two Queens in September – Queen Elizabeth ll and our very own Mary, Queen of Leith, writes Scottish Licensed Trade Association honorary past president, Marshall Bain.
Tennents trade show Scotland On Tap

Wholesaler events are back on the calendar

Supplier events came back in a big way in recent weeks with wholesalers Inverarity Morton, C&C Group and Dunns Food & Drinks all hosting events in Glasgow.
deposit-return-scheme

Industry open letter calls for delay of DRS

Business owners and representatives from across the Scottish hospitality and drinks industries have signed an open letter to economy minister Lorna Slater, calling on her to postpone the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme.
Industry Achievement Award winner Malcolm Simpson, SimpsInns

Founder of Ayrshire hospitality group takes top trophy at 2022 SLTN Awards

The co-founder of one of Scotland’s leading independent hotel and restaurant businesses took the top accolade at the 26th SLTN Awards in Glasgow.

Cru to relaunch Bar One as new venue

Highland hospitality group Cru Holdings will call last orders at its Bar One cocktail bar this month as it prepares to reopen the venue as an entirely new concept before Christmas.

Scottish pancake pioneers set up shop in the heart of London

Already serving in excess of a million pancakes per annum, Scotland's Stack & Still is taking over a site in London's Leicester Square, where it can squarely target the droves of families and tourists that frequent the capital's famed cinema district.

Foodies come to Finnieston

Scotland’s Speciality Food Show will be back in Glasgow in January, with plenty of new products, new producers, and new initiatives representing the best of the fine food trade in the north.

Average price of a pint could exceed £7, warns brewer

Surging production costs could soon see the average price of a pint exceed £7, Scottish brewer Brewgooder has warned.

‘World’s biggest’ hospitality recruitment campaign launches

Hospitality Rising, the UK-wide industry recruitment initiative, has launched what it describes as the world’s biggest hospitality recruitment campaign.  

Tigerlily to reopen after refurb

Tigerlily, the Edinburgh bar, restaurant and hotel owned by the Montpeliers Group, will reopen its doors tonight (21st October) after an extensive refurbishment.

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