One of the world’s leading brewers, Molson Coors Beverage Company (MCBC), has signed a three-year agreement to become an official partner of Aberdeen Football Club. The partnership will focus on promoting the Molson Coors portfolio, with Madri Excepcional, a multi-award-winning lager from Spain’s La Sagra brewery in Madrid, taking centre stage. The brand’s Madrid link is timely […]
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German Doner Kebab has made a new appointment to its leadership team to support the fast-casual brand’s ambitious growth plans. Kevin Giudici (pictured above) joins as Finance Director amidst the organisation’s expansion plans to bring the GDK experience to a number of new locations across the globe. Kevin has a proven track record of exemplary
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The surge in the number of dessert parlours has prompted a leading food manufacturer to make a significant five-figure investment in new sweet sauces, with the launch of five new product lines. Macphie Ltd is adding two brand-new fruit-based options, as well as three indulgent premium flavours to its existing o.t.t toppings range, which is
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Pernod Ricard, owner of Scotch whisky firm Chivas Brothers, has reported a 22 per cent rise in reported first quarter sales to €3.3 billion, driven by growth in its key US, Chinese, Indian and travel retail markets despite “challenging and volatile” trading conditions. Alexandre Ricard (pictured above), the chairman and chief executive of the Paris-based drinks
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Glasgow-based DamGoodDrams, an ecommerce platform specialising in independent spirits, is gearing up to launch its own line of whisky and take its business overseas, following a successful first year. Founded in October 2020, DamGoodDrams sells a range of independent whiskies. The company quickly took off and, as the hospitality industry bounced back from the pandemic,
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An Italian supplier to Scotland’s whisky industry has announced plans to consolidate its operations in this country at a new £36 million “superfactory” in Lanarkshire. The investment by Guala Closures is supported by a £3.3m grant from Scottish Enterprise and follows planning approval for modern 220,000sq ft facility in Gartcosh. More than 400 existing employees
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Glasgow-based Pastéis Lisboa, Scotland’s first specialist Pastel de Nata bakery, is among 12 small businesses to be selected as champions of UK start-ups by Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank. The announcement comes as the programme celebrates its 10-year anniversary, having delivered more than 6,300 loans worth more than £55m to new
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For the Image From Left to Right: Secret Garden Owners Isobel, Kate & Imogen Armstrong Luxury gin brand, Secret Garden Distillery based outside Edinburgh, is under new ownership. The new directors of the business are a mother and daughters team: Imogen, Isobel and Kate Armstrong. A veteran of the business world, Kate Armstrong was the
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A unique event that brings together trade specialists from across the world to highlight global trade opportunities for Scottish firms will made a welcome return in Edinburgh this week. Almost 60 companies from across the country attended the Scotland Global Insights event at Murrayfield Stadium to learn about international opportunities in key markets for food
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The first retro arcade games bar in Aberdeen is due to open at the start of next year. The launch of Arcade Bar & Gamesat the site of the former Espionage Nightclub represents a £1m-plus investment on Union Street. The venue has been inspired by popular ‘barcade’ sites in the United States. Work on the
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