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FOOD, DRINK & AGRICULTURE
Nicolson brings experience of a different kind of brew to Barr
BREWING industry veteran John Nicolson is to join the board of Irn-Bru maker AG Barr. The group also said that Jonathan Warburton had stepped down as a non-executive with immediate effect yesterday to focus on his role as chairman of Warburtons, the family-owned baker ({http://www.scotsman.com/business/food-drink-and-agriculture/john-nicolson-brings-experience-of-a-different-kind-of-brew-to-barr-1-2477873|Scotsman|Scotsman}).
Scots jam maker seals major deal with Tesco
ARBROATH-based Mackays has won a major deal with Tesco to supply jams and preserves to hundreds of the supermarket group’s stores across the UK. Managing director Martin Grant said the new supply arrangement was a sizeable piece of business which would probably more than double the value of its sales to Tesco on a cash basis ({http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/scots-jam-maker-seals-major-deal-with-tesco.18642723|Herald|Herald}).
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INDUSTRY
Construction firm in receivership
BROWN Construction, based in Dundee, has collapsed under mounting debts, leading to the loss of about 130 jobs. Derek Hyslop and Colin Dempster of Ernst & Young have been appointed joint receivers of the company and its subsidiary Bronco Timber Products at the request of the directors ({http://www.scotsman.com/business/banking/construction-firm-in-receivership-1-2478823|Scotsman|Scotsman}).
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MEDIA & LEISURE
VisitScotland ploughs £3m into autumn marketing drive
Scotland’s tourism agency VisitScotland is to spend £3m on its biggest autumn advertising campaign. It plans to target those who have not yet taken a break due to the Olympics or bad weather ({http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-19327080|BBC|BBC}).
BDL starts work on 100-room Shetland hotel
BDL Management is building a new 100-room hotel on Shetland to capitalise on the burgeoning energy sector off the west coast of the island. Glasgow-based BDL is being backed in the venture by a £6.5 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland’s corporate and institutional banking division ({http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/bdl-starts-work-on-100-room-shetland-hotel.18647447|Herald|Herald}).
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TECHNOLOGY
Pinnacle hits new heights after virtual desktop deal
Shares in Pinnacle Technology jumped as much as 7 per cent yesterday after the Stirlingshire-based firm signed an exclusive distribution deal for “virtual desktop” software made by Welsh group DVS Soft (http://www.scotsman.com/business/technology/pinnacle-hits-new-heights-after-virtual-desktop-deal-1-2478822|Scotsman|Scotsman}).
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