Coors says beer is pub champion
As survey finds a fifth of licensees considered quitting in the last six months...
MOLSON Coors last week insisted that the future can still be...
Charity demands volume controls
BAR and nightclub operators could be forced to submit figures for the volume of alcohol sold on their premises, if Scotland’s biggest alcohol charity gets its way. Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) wants all on and off-trade outlets to disclose annual volume figures, showing a break down by drinks category, which would then be used to calculate licence fees.
SBPA issues excise warning
PUBS in Scotland could be forced to put the price of a pint up by as much as 50p – if the Scottish Government is successful in wresting control of excise duty from Westminster.
The proposal is included in a raft of changes the SNP wants to make to the Scotland Bill, currently being deliberated by a dedicated cross-party committee at Holyrood.
Levy will ease rates inequality
PLANS by the Scottish Government to hit the country’s biggest alcohol and tobacco retailers with a public health levy will go some way to addressing the “inequality” of the business rates system, a major on-trade group claimed last week. Finance minister John Swinney sparked controversy when he revealed the Scottish Spending Review 2011 would see large retailers charged a business rates supplement from April next year.
Tennent’s names top apprentices
Winners look forward to placements in leading licensed businesses
THE Tennent’s Training Academy has named its top two trainees after the organisation held its first...
Chef’s special
Dawid Kaleta, Head chef, Scottish Steak Club, Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa
Part of the recently-refurbished Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa near Falkirk, the Scottish...
Stirling hotelier buys Ardeonaig
Perthshire business joins Adamo portfolio
THE company behind the Adamo hotels in Stirling and Bridge of Allan has bought Perthshire hotel and restaurant Ardeonaig, which...
Revamp for Aberdeen hotel
WORK got underway last week on the latest stage of the root and branch refurbishment of what’s claimed to be one of Aberdeen’s oldest...
Cider harvest starts early
BRITAIN’S cider harvest got underway last week – a month earlier than usual.
Warm spring weather is said to have kick-started the growing season which...
A round with Andy
Rum is riding high now but it’s had an interesting journey, as Maxxium UK’s Andy Gemmell explains
LINKED to everything from pirates to Piña Coladas,...
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