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First female master blender at Johnnie Walker

Emma Walker
First female: Emma Walker Johnnie Walker has announced that Emma Walker will take over as master blender from Jim Beveridge, who retires at the end of the year after moreRead More

18 jobs created

Stewart Brewing raises £840k for plant expansion

Steve Stewart
Steve Stewart: legacy Stewart Brewing intends to double its output and create 18 jobs after receiving an £840,000 bank loan. The Edinburgh brewer will build a warehouse and packaging plant,Read More

Daily Business Live

Inflation dips | retail sales ‘slow’ | Deliveroo progressing

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REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 9.30am: Market down on interest rate talk The FTSE 100 fell as fears grew that the Bank of England would raise interest rates as early asRead More

Conditions 'not right'

BrewDog puts £2bn IPO plans on ice until 2023

BrewDog AF
Investors must wait longer for a market flotation Scottish brewer BrewDog is understood to have pulled its plans for a flotation this year. The Aberdeenshire brewer is now said toRead More

New warehouse

Supply chain boost for Artisanal Spirits Company

Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Members have grown above 30,000 Artisanal Spirits Company, the owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, is taking a 10-year lease on a warehouse near Glasgow to boost its supplyRead More

Time called

Covid claims almost 10,000 licensed premises

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Thousands of bars have closed for good Britain lost nearly 10,000 pubs and restaurants during the pandemic, with a late flurry of closures in recent months despite the ending ofRead More

Reduced overheads

Highland Spring ‘remains resilient’ after cutting loss

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Les Montgomery: protecting employees and ensuring sustainability of the business Bottled water company Highland Spring Group reduced its losses on continuing activities to £1.7 million for the year to theRead More

Big Manny's expands

Investor takes slice of expanding pizza venture

Big Manny's
Phillip Adams, Simon Cowie, Ashley Adams and Calum Wright  A pizza takeaway service has received a six-figure investment boost from entrepreneur Simon Cowie who will also advise the fledgling businessRead More

Market report

Putin intervention eases pressure on equities

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REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 5pm: Putin eases pressure on markets The FTSE 100 index closed lower, but off its weakest level after Russian president Vladimir Putin said the country would increase the amount ofRead More

Supermarket battle

Private equity firm CD&R wins £7bn Morrisons battle

Morrisons
Morrisons leaves the stock market for US ownership US private equity company Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has won the battle to acquire supermarket chain Morrisons after outbidding rival FortressRead More