Hilton has converted its Craigendarroch hotel into 32 timeshare suites.

Hilton makes suite move in Deeside

HILTON has transformed its Craigendarroch hotel in Royal Deeside into timeshare suites. In the first move of its kind for the company, it converted the...
The Oliver & Greg’s wine range.

C&C Group launches wine division

C&C Group has launched a wine division to market its recently-acquired on-trade wine portfolio. The firm, whose brands include Tennent’s lager and Irish cider Magners,...
Andrew Fairlie (left) and Beppo Buchanan-Smith will present both sides of the argument.

Hospitality group to stage indy debate

Impact on industry to be discussed as referendum countdown begins INDEPENDENCE and its impact on Scotland’s food, drink and tourism sectors will be the focus...
• Brel on Glasgow’s Ashton Lane is undergoing a phased £300,000 revamp; the bar will continue to focus on beer.

Glasgow’s Brel changes hands

Entrepreneurs behind Sloans to revamp Ashton Lane outlet By Gillian McKenzie GLASGOW west end bar Brel has been snapped up by the entrepreneurs behind the city’s...
• Garioch joined the Caledonian Hotel aged 15 and worked there for 50 years.

Life is suite for capital concierge Billy Garioch

MANAGEMENT at The Caledonian Hotel on Edinburgh’s Princes Street have renamed a suite in honour of former concierge Billy Garioch. The fifth floor Billy...

Scotland enjoys UK visitor boom

Scotland's hospitality sector stands to gain more than £2 billion this year from a growing ‘staycation’ trend, according to a new report.
Cheers: Dennis Forsyth and Ken McDade enjoy a pint of McEwan’s Red.

Going into Red pays off for firm

THE firm behind McEwan’s claims its newest ale has taken Scotland by storm. Wells & Young’s said it is “delighted” with the on-trade performance of...
Baroness Ruth Henig.

New regime will ‘tackle corruption’

The introduction of a new regulatory regime for private security companies should help raise standards and cut the number of “corrupt” firms in the industry, according to the former head of the Security Industry Authority (SIA).

Holyrood: minimum pricing is legal

The Scottish Government has dismissed claims by several EU member countries that a minimum unit price for alcohol would be illegal.
• Spiced rums have grown significantly in the last year, says First Drinks.

Vodka remains top dog in the on-trade

Spirits sales in pubs and bars break £5 billion barrier, report claims VODKA and non-cream liqueurs continue to dominate spirits sales in the UK on-trade,...

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