Scotland
We report on the key developments shaping Scotlandโs foodservice and hospitality sector, from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Aberdeen, Inverness, and beyond. This archive covers restaurant and pub openings, catering contracts, chef appointments, regulatory changes, trading updates, and regional challenges unique to the Scottish market. Whether you’re a local operator, part of a national brand with Scottish sites, or a supplier monitoring demand shifts, we provide the insights you need. Our editorial focus ensures that chefs, landlords, caterers, and hospitality executives stay informed on whatโs happening across Scotlandโs diverse and dynamic food landscape.
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Dec- 2021 -20 DecemberRestaurants
Leon to open 50 new sites in 2022
Leon has announced plans to more than double the pace of its store rollout programme, with more than 50 restaurants to be opened in 2022, creating 1,000 jobs next year and 4,000 jobs over the next three years. Earlier this year, the business announced plans to open 20 restaurants over…
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17 DecemberFood and Drink
Jollibee eyes further UK expansion as sales soar 417%
Jollibee is set to expand further across the UK with new sites due to open in Scotland for the first time as sales soar. For the period between January and September 2021, overall sales grew 417% with 1.3 million pieces of the brandโs most popular menu item, Chickenjoy, being sold…
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14 DecemberPubs and Bars
Buzzworks turns to Tiktok for recruitment Campaign
With the hospitality industry continuing to struggle to recruit across the UK, a Scottish independent bar and restaurant operator has taken to social media platform Tiktok in an attempt to recruit new staff. Buzzworks Holdings, headquartered in Kilmarnock, launched a new campaign in late October, attempting to utilise the social…
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10 DecemberNews
UKH Scotland criticises Christmas party cancellations
UK Hospitality Scotland has criticised guidance from public health officials in Scotland to cancel Christmas parties. People in Scotland have been urged to cancel Christmas parties due to the rising number of cases of the Omicron Covid variant, after Public Health Scotland said a number of outbreaks caused by Omicron…
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8 DecemberNews
Whitbreadโs Bar + Block to open in Edinburgh this month
Whitbreadโs contemporary steak brand, Bar + Block, is set to open the doors to its second site in Scotland, launching on Princes Street in Edinburgh on 13 December, taking its portfolio to 18 sites. Bar + Block Edinburgh takes over the former New Look site on Princes Street, which has…
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2 DecemberPubs and Bars
The Station House pub reopens after refurb
The Station House pub in Annan, Scotland, has undergone a refurbishment project as part of a drive to host more events at the venue. As part of the refurbishment, the pub has introduced new leather bench seating, wood panelling and lighting to โrefresh its interiorsโ. The work was completed in…
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Nov- 2021 -29 NovemberBeverages
Drinks sales โedge backโ above pre-COVID-19 levels, CGA says
On Premise drinks sales in the week to last Saturday (20 November) edged 1% above the same week in 2019, CGAโs Drinks Recovery Tracker shows. The association revealed it is the โfirst timeโ that average sales by value in Britainโs managed pubs, bars and restaurants have been in positive territory…
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Oct- 2021 -28 OctoberGovernment
UKH welcomes โpositiveโ Budget speech but urges Gov to โgo furtherโ
UK Hospitality has said yesterday’s (27 October) announcements by the chancellor in his Budget speech are a positive step but also urged the government to โgo furtherโ to support the โfragileโ industry. It comes after Rishi Sunak unveiled a 50% discount on business rates for the hospitality, retail and leisure…
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8 OctoberNews
Ethical fine dining restaurant Mara launches new concept
Mara, an ethical fine dining restaurant, has launched a new concept at Links House, Royal Dornoch, amid a longstanding charity initiative since opening in May 2021. Each diner choosing the restaurantโs tasting menu will have ยฃ3 donated on their behalf to Trees for Life, a Highlands-based charity dedicated to rewilding…
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Sep- 2021 -30 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Judge denies Scotland vaccine passport scheme challenge
A legal challenge attempting to prevent Scotlandโs introduction of a vaccine passport has failed, with the plan now set to go ahead from Friday 1 October, according to The BBC.ย Judge Lord Burns dismissed the challenge, and said the scheme was an attempt to address “legitimate issues” of the pandemic…
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