Cru brings back Eat Out to Help Out

Highland bar and restaurant group Cru Holdings is enticing customers into its venues this month with its own version of last year’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

Stravaigin digs deep with new events space

New York cocktails and late-night dining were the inspiration for a new events space at Glasgow institution Stravaigin.

Chef scholarship final is back on the menu

Chefs from across Scotland will compete next month for the chance to win the second ever Andrew Fairlie Scholarship.

A virtual whisky tour in five drams

It was a whistle-stop tour of Scotch whisky regions when Edrington UK and SLTN joined forces for an online tasting.
Barperson pulling pint

SLTA: duty reform ‘should have gone further’

The Scottish Licensed Trade Association has said it is “disappointed” the alcohol duty reform announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday did not go further.

Budget brings duty cut for draught beer and cider

An overhaul of the UK’s duty system will include a 5% cut in duty rates for draught beer and cider, the chancellor announced today.

First weekend of passport enforcement an ‘unmitigated disaster’

The Scottish Hospitality Group has called for the Scottish Government’s vaccine passport scheme to be scrapped, describing the first weekend of enforcement as an “unmitigated disaster” for late-night venues.

Gleneagles staff head to Dubai

Staff members from Gleneagles will be among those jetting off to Dubai after making it to the semi-final of a UK-wide hospitality competition.

SWG3 goes green

The team behind SWG3 is gearing up for COP 26 with plans for the Glasgow events venue to radically reduce its carbon footprint.

Amazon and Sky team up for autumn rugby

Licensees will be able to screen the upcoming Autumn Nations Series through their Sky set top boxes after a deal between rights holder Amazon and Sky Business.

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