Scotland

We report on the key developments shaping Scotland’s 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 what’s happening across Scotland’s diverse and dynamic food landscape.

Jul- 2018 -

16 July

Catering Companies

Scotts chefs to introduce new summer menu

Food and cocktail service Buzzworks Holdings has announced a summer menu at its Troon and Largs venues. Chefs at Troon Yacht Haven and Scotts at Largs Yacht Haven have focused on fresh local produce and current dining trends to create summer dishes that showcase Scotland’s best seasonal produce. As the…
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16 July

Awards & Events

World-class chefs to cook for Scotland’s fine dining festival

Seven of UK’s best-known chefs will cook at The Chester Hotel in Aberdeen for Signature, Scotland’s fine dining festival. The 12-day celebration of gastronomy will be held from November 4 to 16 with an afternoon tea from patissier-chocolatier William Curley and tasting menus from Mark Greenaway, Glynn Purnell, Atul Kochhar,…
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16 July

Beverages

Brewdog set to open new Scottish premises

Brewdog is set to open a new pub in Peterhead, Scotland, after it officially submitted planning permission. Plans to open a new pub in the town were announced at the firm’s annual general meeting in April, due to founders James Watt and Martin Dickie’s links with the area. The pub…
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10 July

Features

The demand of non-alcoholic beer and how it’s set to change in 2018

We are entering an age of moderation. Last year, Britain knocked back a record 18.2 million litres of non-alcoholic beer, while the extra strong beer industry lost £8.9m. The stigma that it’s just for pregnant women, those taking antibiotics and distant relatives at Christmas who need to drive home, is…
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9 July

Features

Tackling the upsizing issue

Projections currently suggest 40% of Scots will be overweight or obese by the year 2030, and research conducted by Cancer Research UK in the last year has linked obesity to 13 different types of cancer. The health consequences of a poor diet are real and significant. However, it’s not just…
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Jun- 2018 -

11 June

Awards & Events

Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards 2018 announces winners

The winners of the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards 2018 have been announced at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) during a ceremony hosted by Simon Rimmer. The awards gave special recognition to Isle of Harris Gin as the Product of the Year, Border Biscuits as the Business of…
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May- 2018 -

1 May

Restaurants

Edinburgh Grand unveils The Register Club

New five-star hotel, the Edinburgh Grand, has unveiled its ‘Register Club’ champagne and cocktail lounge bar. The bar will occupy the entire west wing of the St Andrew Square building’s fourth floor, which welcomes its first guests on 1 June, serving simple dishes that focus on local and artisan producers…
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Apr- 2018 -

16 April

Business

High street collapse down to higher business rates, says Colliers

Fifteen major retailers or restaurant groups have gone into CVA or administration in the twelve months since the April 2017 Business Rates Revaluation, according to Colliers International, the global commercial real estate agency and consultancy. Ten of those have happened since the beginning of this year – in the last…
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11 April

Food and Drink

UKHospitality provides interim advice on new Acrylamide legislation

UKHospitality has published interim guidance to reduce acrylamide levels in food following new legislation which comes into force today, 11 April. The regulation requires food businesses to identify potential sources of acrylamide and demonstrate that they have taken appropriate action to reduce the levels of acrylamide according to the principle…
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5 April

Entrepreneurship

Chef designs city centre hotel kitchen

A 29 year old head chef has been handed the task of designing his own purpose-built kitchen from scratch. Rising star Alan Dickson – who is Scotland’s reigning Hotel Chef of the Year – will fit out the new premises at the expanded Ten Hill Place Hotel with around £150,000…
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