Waitrose has announced it is ramping up investment in its store portfolio with plans to open up to 100 convenience shops across the UK over the next five years.
The owner of Great Western Road’s newest café aims to offer up something a little different, with his take on the traditional Gothic coffeehouses from the Victorian era.
Scottish beer maker Vault City Brewing has committed to pay staff the London Living Wage as the “cost of living in Scotland’s capital” becomes “a critical factor in its team’s wellbeing”.
A new method to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from whisky distillery waste streams could transform manufacturing and be worth up to £90 million in global chemical manufacturing markets.
Industry body Scotland Food & Drink has appointed Tracy Cameron as head of membership and commercial and Jessica Van Tromp as business development manager for the east of Scotland.
Drinks giant Diageo has reported its first decline in global sales since the pandemic, however, the UK defied the trend, thanks to a surge in popularity of Guinness and related products.
Scots property firm the SRE Group has agreed a lease with Isle of Harris Distillers for the 870 sq ft second floor at 25 Blythswood Square, Glasgow, meaning that the refurbished building is now fully let.
Speyside single malt whisky, Benriach, has joined forces with the world-famous 2024 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for the second year running in a collaboration that will see Benriach served in partnership with Innis and Gunn across bars within Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, and around the city for the month of August.
Tomatin Distillery has reported a decrease in pre-tax profits to £10.2 million for the year ending December 2023, despite a slight increase in turnover to £31.4m.
Macallan Food Group, a new Scottish food business led by industry veterans Bill Hazeldean and Stewart McLelland, has acquired Malcolm Allan and made a significant investment in Macsween of Edinburgh, both for an undisclosed sum.