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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The Drinks Bakery which created the world’s first ever range of savoury biscuits expertly matched with drinks, is expanding into the booming global alcohol-free market by repackaging its multi-award-winning Drinks Biscuits to include tasting notes for non-alcoholic drinks. The move is the result of a two-year project driven by the global growth of alcohol-free drinks,
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A popular snacking business has completed the acquisition of one of the UK’s largest independent popcorn producers as it looks to expand its snacking range. Taylors Snacks Ltd, best known for its soon-to-be rebranded Mackie’s potato crisps, has purchased the business and assets of South Yorkshire Foods, a Sheffield-based popcorn manufacturer and supplier that produces
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Cairngorm Coffee has relaunched its Edinburgh city centre site after repeated Covid closures. After opening in 2014, the Frederick Street venue was turning over more than £250,000 in 2019. However, lockdowns, low footfall and a staffing crisis caused by the ‘pingdemic’ reduced turnover to just £30,000 in 2020 and £55,000 in 2021. Cairngorm Coffee stayed
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The Artisanal Spirits Company has reported a 25% rise in revenue from £7.9m to £9.9m year-on-year, with growth in UK venues, Europe and China. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s (SMWS) owner stated that gross margins of 63% were also ahead of the 61% achieved last year. The interim results for the six months to 30
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The first dedicated rum distillery on Islay, an island famous for its single malt Scotch whisky, has secured a premises licence. They did this with help from their legal advisor, UK law firm TLT. The licence will allow the Islay Rum distillery to facilitate remote orders and despatch its product direct to customers in addition
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