Dundee
Regional coverage of hospitality and foodservice activity across a key Scottish city, from new restaurant and bar openings to hotel investment and mixed-use regeneration projects. Tracks café launches, venue refurbishments, and evolving dining formats shaped by student populations, cultural tourism, and city-centre redevelopment. Includes reporting on staffing and recruitment pressures, chef appointments, supplier partnerships, and consumer behaviour trends. Built for operators, pub landlords, chefs, and hospitality professionals seeking insight into one of Scotland’s most dynamic urban markets.
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Oct- 2020 -1 OctoberCoronavirus
‘Better’ if Eat Out to Help Out ‘hadn’t happened’, says Sturgeon
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said yesterday (30 September) that it “may have been better” if the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme “hadn’t happened.” Speaking on ITV’s Peston yesterday evening, Sturgeon, when questioned about the link between the scheme and the current rise of covid-19 cases across the…
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Sep- 2020 -25 SeptemberBusiness
Star Pubs and Bars re-opens Dundee pub after four year closure
A local Dundee pub has re-opened its doors following a four-year closure and a £630,000 investment from Star Pubs and Bars. Previously called the Mercantile pub, the bar has been renamed The Barrelman and has undergone a £630,000 refurbishment by Heineken-owned company and its new licensees Tommy and Jacqueline Fox. …
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Dec- 2018 -17 DecemberBusiness
Restaurant on the market months after opening
Padrino Pizza in Dundee is up for sale despite only opening in September, the restaurant is on the market at a price of £35,000. The restaurants owners said they were selling up in order to pursue “other business opportunities”. The business is being marketed by Cornerstone Business Agents, which says…
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