Beer boost as fans watch England
ENGLAND’S Euro 2012 quarter-final clash with Italy on Sunday (June 24) was expected to have produced a major spike in beer sales around the...
Accor ramps up staff training
HOTELS group Accor is to invest £5 million in a new staff training programme.
The firm, whose branded hotels include Ibis, Novotel and Mercure, has...
SWA begins centenary celebrations
SCOTTISH national poet Liz Lochhead kicked off the centenary celebrations of the Scotch Whisky Association in Edinburgh last week.
Lochhead recited her specially-commissioned poem, ‘For...
Big spender opens door for distillers
DIAGEO’S plans to ramp up whisky production over the next five years will ultimately benefit smaller single malt producers.
The country’s biggest Scotch producer says...
Scotch centre hosts spirits challenge
THE prestigious International Spirits Challenge has taken place on Scottish soil.
A judging panel comprising experts from Japan, Sweden, the USA, Ireland and Scotland assembled...
Unlock PPL sales
SCOTTISH & Newcastle Pub Enterprises wants to help lessees sell more premium packaged lagers.
The pubco insists tenants can add up to £2000 to annual...
Firms link up in beer and TV deal
Molson Coors and Sky eye growth in independents with collaboration. Molson Coors and Sky have struck a new commercial alliance in a bid to build both companies’ presence in the independent on-trade. The duo reckon as many as 70,000 licensed venues across the UK could benefit from the deal, which offers operators discounts on Sky’s Ultimate package in return for buying drinks through the Carling owner.
Coors seals StarBev acquisition
CARLING owner Molson Coors has completed its acquisition of StarBev, brewer of Staropramen.
And it has paved the way for Mark Hunter, boss of the...
New chair for service scheme
BEN Goedegebuure, sales director at Glasgow’s SECC, has been appointed the new chair of the city’s Service with Style hospitality scheme.
Formed in 2010, the...
Wholesale firm turns up heat
A NEW drinks wholesaler specialising in premium brands has been launched in Glasgow.
Director Michael Lovedale said Hotsauce Drinks aims to “fill a gap in...
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