Designated drivers to get free pints of Guinness 0.0 this festive season
Diageo has partnered with road safety campaign, THINK!, and pub chain Greene King, to offer designated drivers a free pint of Guinness 0.0 at participating pubs throughout December.
Bigger is best for bars group
By Dave Hunter
It's unusual for a bar and pub group to more than double in size in the space of just six months, but...
Sky unveils pubs price freeze
Broadcaster launches on-trade support package
SKY is to freeze the cost of a subscription to its Sky Ultimate package for the third successive year.
The broadcaster,...
New venue for old inn
THE team behind Edinburgh’s Chop House Bar & Butchery outlets is to open a seafood bar in one of the capital’s oldest pubs.
Whisky scribe pens a new pocket guide
Master of Malt John Lamond’s latest book is a mini-celebration of whisky from around the world
AN appreciation of whisky from around the world forms...
Buzzworks’ winning formula gives it confidence to expand
Independent bar and restaurant operators, Buzzworks Holdings, is ‘looking to explore new growth opportunities’ following strong trading results across its entire portfolio of 20 venues.
Celebrating bartenders across the world
Beam Suntory will raise a glass to bartenders around the world tomorrow with a series of online events to mark World Bartender Day.
Parliament passport vote ‘extremely disappointing’
Confirmation that Scotland’s vaccine certification scheme will go ahead has been described as “extremely disappointing”.
Mixed response to Budget measures
The draft Scottish Budget has met with a mixed response from trade bodies and business groups.
City hotel getting into the spirit
AN Edinburgh hotel has teamed up with Scottish gin brand Caorunn to create a new gin garden in its courtyard.
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