The Chancellor missed an opportunity to plan for growth, writes TERRY MURDEN Well, that was disappointing. At best, we got a less scary statement than last year’s horror story. The markets felt they could live with it and bond yields fell. There will be no Truss-induced meltdown. But a year on from “fixing the foundations” […]
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Whisky sector chasing hopes of an upturn
The Christmas spirit comes with a few drops of concern for the nation’s distilleries, writes TERRY MURDEN Fife distillery Eden Mill slid into administration last week before being acquired by the entrepreneur Tony Banks who immediately pledged that his Ruby Capital company would invest in developing its international credentials. Former care homes owner Banks knows […]
Food and drink hub destined for Leith
Michele Civiera, Ewen Hutchison, Joseph Radford and Gunnar Groves-Raines A former engineering yard will become a new hospitality and arts space, writes JULENA DRUMI Leith’s reputation as a hospitality hub will get a further boost this month when four food and drink businesses start trading in a former engineering yard on The Shore. Brown’s of […]
Interview: Michelle Whitelaw, retail director
Michelle Whitelaw: shops are adapting to change Retail is tough, but the director of Livingston Designer Outlet says there are reasons to be optimistic writes TERRY MURDEN As Forth Radio’s Lynsey Gibson led the entertainment in Cafebar Nineteen62, all thoughts of a cost of living squeeze and a nervous period for the retail sector were […]
Instant coffee returns with a difference
Back to basics: coffee in a sachet An Edinburgh bean roaster is putting quality into a quick cuppa, writes TERRY MURDEN As coffee drinkers have learned to compute the variety of flavours, temperatures and delivery methods on offer from a range of roasted beans, the idea of just pouring water over a spoonful of granules […]