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IPO in sights of Scotch Malt Whisky Society owner

Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter: ‘privileged’ Artisanal Spirits Company, the owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, is considering a stock market flotation following a sharp rise in sales. The global membership groupRead More

Doghouse site

BrewDog unveils hotel off Edinburgh’s Royal Mile

BrewDog Doghouse
New Doghouse in a former school BrewDog co-founder James Watt has revealed that the company’s new Edinburgh beer hotel will be in a former school off the Royal Mile. TheRead More

Pitch falls flat

Dragons fail to get a taste for Gen!us beer duo

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Jason Clarke and Charlie Craig pitching to the dragons Beer entrepreneurs Jason Clarke and Charlie Craig were left with a financial hangover after leaving the Dragons’ Den empty-handed. The pairRead More

Net zero plan

Diageo trials low carbon glass whisky bottles

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Biggest batch of low carbon Scotch bottles Spirits and beer company Diageo has collaborated in a successful pilot project to pioneer the lowest carbon footprint glass bottles ever produced forRead More

Expansion plan

TheVeganKind delivery service raises £3.5m

TheVeganKind
Expanding: new funds have been raised TheVeganKind, a Glasgow-based subscription delivery box service, has raised £3.5 million in Series A funding from Literacy Capital. Husband and wife co-founders, Scott andRead More

Brewing

Innis & Gunn strengthens marketing team

Fiona Kennie
Brewer Innis & Gunn has bolstered its in-house marketing team. Marketing investment in the business has also increased by a further six figures on the previous year, as the brewerRead More

Daily Business Live

Deliveroo flops; Parsley Box dragged lower; retail prices fall

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REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: Deliveroo and Parsley Box fall Shares in courier business Deliveroo collapsed on their first day of trading, leaving investors nursing huge losses. Deliveroo closed atRead More

Outrage over support

Fury at massive subsidy to support MSPs’ catering

Stephen Montgomery
Stephen Montgomery: ‘scandalous’ MSPs have spent 17 times more subsidising their own hospitality than the average payout to pubs, restaurants and hotels during the pandemic. Holyrood has benefited from £680,000Read More

Price reduced

Deliveroo lowers valuation after investors shun IPO

Will Shu
Will Shu: bringing firm to market this week Food delivery company Deliveroo has lowered the price range of its forthcoming IPO after some major institutions said they will not takeRead More

Pub plan

BrewDog has sights on Edinburgh beer hotel

BrewDog Kennel
Pooches welcome in pub hotels Scottish brewer and pubs chain BrewDog has its sights on a location in Edinburgh for the company’s latest BrewDog Kennels beer hotel. The Ellon-based businessRead More