One of Scotland’s oldest pubs, The Griffin in Glasgow, has been bought by the owner of the Isle of Skye Brewing Company, signalling his first move into the licensed trade. Kenny Webster purchased the bar, which has operated on the corner of Bath Street and Elmbank Street since 1903, from city publican and entrepreneur Oli […]
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A flagbearer of Scottish hospitality has launched a new engagement initiative to improve staff wellbeing as the sector booms post-pandemic. ‘SQ Cares’ by Surgeons Quarter is a programme run by representatives across all departments focussing on the welfare and wellbeing of staff, adding to the existing schemes already in place. Nine members have been meeting once
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A selection of Scotland’s premium food and drink produce will be on display at one of the world’s biggest trade events which kicked off yesterday in Singapore. Scottish Development International (SDI), the international arm of Scottish Enterprise, will lead a delegation of 13 companies at Food & Hotel Asia (FHA), the continent’s largest food
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BrewDog has confirmed it will close six of its bars, including three in Scotland, after claiming “spiralling energy bills” made the future of the sites unviable. The brewing giant says staff will be moved to other locations and there will be no job losses. The closing pubs are the Hop and Anchor in Aberdeen, Smithfield Market Arms
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One of Scotland’s favourite ice cream brands has recorded a 95% increase in the sales of its fruit-based products resulting in a record-breaking summer for the firm. The Aberdeenshire family-run business, Mackie’s of Scotland has doubled sales on last year for its fruity ice creams including Strawberry Swirl, Raspberry Ripple and White Chocolate and Raspberry.
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More than 40 jobs have been created following a major refit of one of Scotland’s largest food ingredient manufacturers, with output on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels before the end of the year. Macphie’s Tannochside facility has restarted full-scale production for the first time since it consolidated all operations to its Glenbervie headquarters near Stonehaven
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Boss Pizza has announced plans to open their newest store in Motherwell, opening Autumn 2022. The new store will create 20 new jobs in the area including positions for Pizza Chefs, in Customer Service and Delivery Drivers. The store will be located at 174 Merry Street, Motherwell and will start the recruitment process in early
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Malt whisky production is set to resume in its “birth place” in a rural part of north-east Scotland for the first time in 170 years. Construction began on the Cabrach Distillery as the foundation stone was laid at a site in Inverharroch, Morayshire, on Thursday. A 19th century farmhouse will house the facility and a
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Premium leisure and entertainment venue The Sands Centre in Carlisle, which is close to completing a multi-million pound redevelopment, has appointed Hickory, Scotland’s largest and fastest-growing independent catering, events and venue operators, as the exclusive catering partner. In its first contract win outside Scotland, Hickory has fought off strong competition following a tender process to
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(L) Ash Keenon & (R) Chris Gear Less than a year after launching onto the market, Aberdeen’s first commercial kombucha brewery is on the move. Hot on the heels of picking up Best New Product in the North East Scotland Food & Drink Awards, Raw Culture has started production from its new premises in the
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