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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Jan- 2021 -15 JanuaryCoronavirus
Pub and restaurant sales fall 72% over holiday season
Sales from pub and restaurant groups have plummeted 72.6% over Christmas, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. The tracker is produced by business insight consultancy firm CGA, in partnership with the Coffer Group and RSM. Trading for the five weeks from 30 November to 3 January revealed that drink-led…
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12 JanuaryTrade Associations
UKH Scotland warns financial support must go further
UKHospitality Scotland has warned that the new government financial support will not be enough to prevent some hospitality businesses from collapsing and losing jobs. The Scottish government has announced that, in addition to the grants businesses receive through the Strategic Business Framework Fund, eligible businesses will also get a one-off…
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8 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Star Pubs & Bars invests ยฃ4m in lockdown rent concessions
Star Pubs and Bars will continue to offer all its leased and tenanted pubs a 90% rent reduction during the weeks in which hospitality businesses are required to close in England, Scotland and Wales.ย Its pubs will receive the concession regardless of whether or not they choose to operate a…
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5 JanuaryCoronavirus
UKH offers industry assistance for vaccine roll-out
UKHospitality has pledged to assist the government in the roll-out of vaccines, following the news that Covid-19 restrictions will be tightening further. Yesterday (4 January), Boris Johnson announced England will return to lockdown level restrictions until, at least, the middle of February. Similar restrictions are also now in place in…
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Dec- 2020 -23 DecemberCoronavirus
ยฃ104.3m hospitality lifeline needs to be reviewed, says SLTA
The Scottish government needs to urgently review the financial compensation it is offering to the hospitality sector if employees are to be โhere after spring 2021โ, according to the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA).ย ย The statement comes in response to the new support measures the government offered this week after…
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14 DecemberBusiness
Pub and restaurant sales dive 90% in November
Managed pub and restaurant groups across the UK saw sales drop 90.2% in November, as lockdown hit England and trading restrictions continued in Scotland and Wales, according to the latest data from CGA. Its research collected sales figures directly from 48 out of the 60 leading hospitality companies that provided…
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9 DecemberCoronavirus
STLA slams Scotlandโs new Covid measures
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has called for proper โfinancial compensationโ for hospitality business in response to the First Ministerโs decision to loosen Covid-19 restrictions.ย Yesterday, the Scottish government announced that more than two million people who have been living under the strictest Covid-19 protection levels for three weeks…
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2 DecemberNews
50,000 licensed premises to remain shut
As many as 50,000 licensed premises could reportedly keep their doors closed as lockdown restrictions lift and a new tiered system comes into effect in England. The findings come from the latest Market Recovery Monitor report from CGA and AlixPartners, which revealed the challenges facing restaurants, pubs, bars and other…
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1 DecemberCoronavirus
Scottish Government urged to rethink restrictions
UKHospitality has led calls from leading hospitality operators for the Scottish Government to adjust the restrictions currently placed on the industry. Over 60 hospitality bosses have written to the First Minister regarding the tiered system that is โsqueezing the remaining life out of the sectorโ. The letter calls for a…
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Nov- 2020 -23 NovemberCoronavirus
The Three Chimneys shutters for remainder of 2020
Isle of Skye restaurant, The Three Chimneys, is closing its doors until 2021 on 25 November, as Scottish travel restrictions and rulings make it โimpossibleโ to continue trading.ย Owner Gordon Campbell Gray made the announcement on the venueโs website, stating that โgetting on topโ of the spread of Covid-19 is…
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