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BrewDog opens bar with FTSE tracking beer

BrewDog Canary Wharf
Sharing a new idea: beer price fluctuates with price of stocks    Scottish brewer BrewDog is launching its first bar in London’s Canary Wharf financial district with an ale thatRead More

Plea to keep investment flowing

Call to back whisky ‘at home’ to help exports

Karen Betts
Karen Betts: wants duty freeze (pic: Terry Murden)   Scotch Whisky leaders have again called for more support from the Chancellor to help maintain the industry’s growing export trade. OverseasRead More

Substantial growth for brand

Tomatin is fastest growing top ten malt in US

Tomatin whisky
Tomatin sales are soaring in the US   Highland whisky Tomatin is officially the fastest growing top ten single malt in the US, according to new data. Figures released by ImpactRead More

Punk passion

Record crowdfund raises stakes on BrewDog exit route

BrewDog Punk IPA
Punk investors will seek an exit route   More beer fans invested in BrewDog’s latest crowdfunding campaign than in the four previous rounds combined, said the company. The company raisedRead More

Another restaurant closes

Boathouse is latest casualty of dining out downturn

Boathouse: opened 10 years ago   Boathouse hotel and restaurant at Kilsyth has become the latest casualty of the downturn in the dining out sector. Accountants and business advisers, FrenchRead More

Latest market share figures

Big supermarkets slip as discounters make ground

Aldi Port Glasgow
Aldi opening in Port Glasgow: the chain was a big winner in the last figures Co-op, Aldi and Lidl have made further gains in the supermarket sector at the expenseRead More

Vital to rural economy

Scottish salmon farming hits new record

Salmon industry is vital to the rural economy   Scottish salmon farmers produced a record harvest and exports last year as the industry continues to underpin the rural economy. TheRead More

New plan approved

Ardgowan unveils revamped distillery design

Ardgowan Distillery
New look: distillery will produce a million litres a year   Ardgowan Distillery has revealed new designs for its £12 million plant being built on the Ardgowan Estate 30 milesRead More

Christopherson adds to portfolio

Thewlis sells Beer For Good CIC in landmark deal

Chris Thewlis has sold Beer For Good CIC in a landmark deal
Social entrepreneur Chris Thewlis has sold Beer For Good CIC, including Edinburgh’s west end favourite Harry’s Bar (pic: Terry Murden)   Edinburgh businessman Chris Thewlis has become Scotland’s first socialRead More

Flotation an option in 2020

BrewDog seeking IPO to give investors exit route

James Watt BrewDog
James Watt: looking at options (pic: Terry Murden)   Craft brewer BrewDog says it is targeting a stock market flotation in the next two years “if market conditions are right”.Read More