Booker snaps up rival Makro
Deal will bring ‘better choice, price and service’ for trade customers
WHOLESALE group Booker aims to strengthen its position as a supplier to the catering...
Scots daily deals site top in consumer poll
SCOTTISH firm Itison.com has been voted the country’s leading daily deals website.
The business, which was launched in January 2011 by entrepreneur Oli Norman and...
Inveralmond takes on Barney’s Beer
PERTH brewer Inveralmond, the maker of Ossian and Lia Fail, has taken on distribution duties for Falkirk’s Barney’s Beer.
The deal means the craft...
Online wholesaler takes its bow
A NEW online drinks wholesaler has been launched.
Ooberstock lists more than 300 beer, wine, spirit and soft drinks products from suppliers including Heineken UK,...
SLTA attacks drink-drive plan
A FURTHER cut in the drink-drive limit in Scotland will hit rural pubs and have little impact on road safety, a licensees’ group claimed...
New distillery for Western Isles
Isle of Harris facility could be up and running in two years
A PART of the Western Isles best known for tweed could soon be...
Belhaven on the box
BELHAVEN has raised the stakes in its ‘battle of the Bests’ with rival Tennent Caledonian Breweries with a new TV campaign.
Two new ads, for...
Youth is sound of Roxy’s music
New focus on emerging bands has helped forge a new identity for Great Western Road venue
ASPIRING bands have a new platform to showcase their...
Trade sparked by Olympic torch
Operators reap rewards as crowds turn out to see flame touring Scotland. THE Scottish leg of the Olympic torch relay brought a welcome boost to trade for operators with outlets along the route. The flame arrived in the south west port of Stranraer on Friday June 8, travelling through Ayrshire and the south side of Glasgow before reaching the city centre on the Friday evening.
Arran Brewery primed to expand
Share issue to fund new production site, bottling hall and pub chain. Arran Brewery has confirmed plans to build a new production facility and bottling hall and open a string of pubs. The firm, owned by Gerald Michaluk, aims to fund the expansion by selling up to £10 million in shares to the public in a move inspired by Brewdog’s ‘equity for punks’ scheme.
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