Minimum pricing on alcohol is unlikely to reduce alcohol misuse, is probably illegal and threatens one of Scotland’s key industries. That is the Scotch Whisky Association’s (SWA) view on the controversial policy set out in the Alcohol Bill, published...
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has welcomed figures published by the Scottish Government showing improvements in the levels of alcohol abuse and misuse.
The price of a pint in Scotland could rise by fifty pence if the Scottish government pushes ahead with plans to introduce minimum unit pricing on alcohol, and takes over alcohol excise duties from Westminster.
The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will introduce a Bill to bring forward minimum pricing this autumn, although a unit price will not be included.
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has launched a new Challenge 25 initiative to ensure pubs comply with new proof-of-age regulations, which come into force next month.
Traditional inner city pubs have suffered the most since the introduction of smoking bans in Scotland, England and Wales, says a new report from the...
Banks are being increasingly "pernickety" about lending to pubs, experts claim as figures released by the Bank of England show that Britain's top five banks fell short of their target to lend £19bn for the first three months of the year.
Smokers' lobby group Forest has called for amendments to the smoking ban in Scotland ahead of the fifth anniversary of its introduction tomorrow (26...
A major clampdown on alcohol sales in Scotland - including a ban on "irresponsible" off-trade promotions and pubs being forced to operate a Challenge...
Tim Martin, chairman of pubs group JD Wetherspoon, has added his voice to the criticism of the Scottish Government's proposed "supermarket tax". The...
The chief executive of a major hospitality body in Northern Ireland has said the situation for the local industry is "critical" after trade was badly...
Directors at Punch Taverns will come under fire at its AGM this week when shareholders demand action to reduce debt of more than £3bn. The new chief...
A new version of Magners, one which is designed to be served without ice, will be rolled out in England and Wales next year. Magners Golden Draught,...
In an industry where it sometimes seems that business leaders struggle to agree on anything at all, there is one issue that has divided opinion like...
MSPs have been urged to seize a "historic opportunity" and back Scottish Government proposals to introduce a minimum alcohol price. Professor Sir Ian...
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