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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Mar- 2021 -15 MarchCoronavirus
Scottish trade bodies offer gov route out of lockdown
Scottish Hospitality Group, UK Hospitality Scotland, Scottish Licensed Trade Association, Night Time Industries Association and the Scottish Beer and Pub Association have written to the government setting out a โpragmatic approach that will avoid catastrophic business failure across the sectorโ. A united set of recommendations from organisations representing Scotlandโs hospitality…
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15 MarchPubs and Bars
Stars Pubs and Bars invests further ยฃ19m in rent concessions
Star Pubs and Bars is investing a further ยฃ19m in lockdown rent concessions for its pubs, to ensure that its venues successfully reopen come 21 June – the predicted date for when hospitality can resume normal trading in England.ย As part of the support, the group will extend its 90%…
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3 MarchComment
Is enough being done to upskill the UKโs hospitality sector?
On 22 February Boris Johnson announced the governmentโs roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions in England. The plan, which he described as a “one-way road to freedom”, came almost exactly 11 months after the UK became submerged in a national lockdown that disrupted life as we know it. For business…
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Feb- 2021 -26 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Deliveroo partners with Costa Coffee as growth plans for 2021 continue
Deliveroo has announced a new delivery partnership with Costa Coffee, which will see customers able to order goods from the chain via the Deliveroo app.ย The service will be available across 500 of Costa Coffeeโs stores in England, Scotland and Wales and will launch 1 March.ย It comes as part…
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24 FebruaryCoronavirus
Extending 5% VAT cut ‘not enough’ to save hospitality, says tax pro
Sue Rathmell, indirect tax partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, has said the UK needs โbold and sweeping measuresโ to save the hospitality sector, calling on the government to do more than just extend 5% VAT measures.ย The statement comes ahead of the March Budget, with many in the hospitality sector…
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17 FebruaryCoronavirus
UKH Scotland welcomes business rates relief extension
UKHospitality Scotland has said the decision to extend business rates relief for another year is a โvery positive and pragmatic moveโ by the Scottish Government. The new plans, which were announced on 16 February by finance secretary Kate Forbes, are part of a ยฃ1.1bn consequential funding from UK government coronavirus…
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12 FebruaryCoronavirus
Scottish hospitality has <1% infection rate among staff, says SHG
Members of the Scottish Hospitality Group, who employ over 6000 people, have revealed that there have been only 32 positive cases of Covid-19 among staff since July. The group said eight of those were between July and October โ the period before the Scottish tier system was introduced and in…
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9 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Creams seeks to expand franchise operations
Dessert cafรฉ brand Creams has announced it is seeking like-minded franchise partners to further roll-out its franchise operation nationwide.ย Key development areas that have been identified by the group include The Midlands, Yorkshire, North East, North West and Scotland.ย The โtried and testedโ operation, with its own Gelato factory and…
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Jan- 2021 -29 JanuaryCoronavirus
Scottish Hospitality Group calls for more โimmediate supportโ
While the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has welcomed new support measures announced in yesterdayโs Scottish Government budget, it has warned that financial aid for hospitality โdoesnโt go far enoughโ to support or meet increasing property and staff costs.ย The measures unveiled yesterday by Kate Forbes include a three-month rates relief…
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21 JanuaryBreweries and Distilleries
Tennents invests in removing plastic packaging from lager cans
Tennents has announced a ยฃ7m investment in packaging equipment at Wellpark Brewery which will aim on eradicating 150 tonnes of plastic from the groupโs Lager can packs by 2022, which includes more than 100 million plastic (hi- and mid-cone) rings. The investment, first announced in October 2019 as part of…
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