This is our third consecutive 48 page, magazine and it is a bumper issue. This month, for the first time all our award finalists are revealed. See pages 23-28. There is so much happening of a positive nature in Scotland in the on-trade it is hard to fit all the news in. This issue we take a look at Hutchesons in Glasgow and Montpeliers, Edinburgh, while our licensee interview is with Kara Anderson. We also have a finance feature - it is difficult to get finance, but there are new avenues to fund your businesses too. See pages 20 to 22.
Things are definitely heating up and not just on the weather front; the Commonwealth Games are just around the corner. It’s definitely going to be a jam-packed summer and hopefully that will translate into great food and drinks sales for you. Our summer drinks feature gives you an idea of what you ought to have in your fridges.
One thing is for sure I will be glad to be Glasgow-based for a few weeks having travelled more than 3,000 miles judging this
