Brewers toast Aldi deal success
SCOTTISH micro-breweries have raised a glass to the success of the first “beer festival” held by German discount supermarket chain Aldi.The retailer ordered £70,000-worth of stock from 27 breweries,...
View ArticleJeff Salway: Poor have become easy targets for taxman
IF YOU ever suspected that the taxman is a bully with an appetite for action that’s inversely correlated with the size of the individual or firm concerned, you’re not alone. While multinationals choose...
View ArticleComment: We can always bank on greed and recklessness
VINCE Cable, who led the Commons and the public into battle against greed and recklessness in Britain’s banking sector, has had a change of mind.The Business Secretary was a determined advocate for...
View ArticleDebenhams and M&S shake-ups fail to restore halo of Christmas past
DEBENHAMS and Marks & Spencer are tipped to be the big losers on the high street this Christmas despite a raft of promotions to try to lure customers through their doors.Veteran retail analysts...
View ArticleSpar agrees to stock Scots energy drink Nae Danger
THE creator of a Scottish energy drink is hoping to break into a fiercely competitive market dominated by the likes of Red Bull and Rockstar after securing its first supply deal with a retail chain.Nae...
View ArticleFood waste rules set to double turnover at packaging firm
COMPOSTABLE food packaging firm Vegware expects to more than double its turnover to £10 million in the next two years following the introduction of regulations to slash the amount of waste Scotland...
View ArticleJeff Salway: Customers may find surprise in packages
New rules will force banks to offer suitable accounts, says Jeff SalwaySCOTS forking out monthly fees for current accounts have been told to check they’re using the perks they’re paying for after the...
View ArticleComment: FTSE hitting 6,500 in 2013 is not far fetched
A YEAR of ice or a year of fire? Despite all those fussy new nanny rules governing investment advice – or perhaps because of them – my e-mail inbox has been unusually filled with New Year stock market...
View ArticleThorntons harnesses university expertise for associate appointments
TAYSIDE’S largest legal practice has appointed a pair of associates with close links to Dundee University.Vikki Long, who has been working as a researcher at the university, will bring her expertise in...
View ArticlePeople: Bean counters’ cookbook helps net cash for charity
ACCOUNTANTS at Deloitte’s Scottish offices have been celebrating a stunning win in the Micro-Tyco challenge to raise as much money as possible from a £1 “loan” in just a month.Their well-honed...
View ArticleThe week ahead: Bank stocks remain under microscope
BANKS will remain in sharp focus this week, despite the reduced hours of trading over the Christmas period.The banking sector has been one of the big winners on the stock market over the past year, up...
View ArticleFordyce Maxwell: Introducing the agrarian take on a board game favourite
TOO LATE for this year but, with some fine tuning, a bit of luck and a bank prepared to support small businesses that show initiative without demanding security that includes property deeds, medical...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: Scottish Enterprise | Hyundai | Warners
SCOTTISH Enterprise is expected to unveil a replacement air route development fund (ARDF) next year to support flights to “secondary” airports, including Dundee, Inverness and Prestwick.European Union...
View ArticleBernard Matthews posts a ‘bootiful’ return to the black
TURKEY producer Bernard Matthews has flown back into profit after Britons rediscovered their taste for the meat and there was no repeat of last year’s writedowns at its Hungarian business.The...
View ArticleTurnaround firm Endless eyes bid for second Vion meat business
UP TO 6,000 jobs could be saved as the private equity firm that helped rescue the pork division of Vion is mulling a bid for its poultry unit.Turnaround specialist Endless has been given several weeks...
View ArticleUnhappy new year in store for retailers, say experts
BOOKSHOPS, chemists and off-licences are among 13,700 “zombie” businesses wracked by “significant” financial distress this Christmas, a new report claims.The number of companies experiencing...
View ArticleBarclays and RBS set for ‘moral overhaul’ in 2013
BARCLAYS and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are planning charm offensives for 2013 as they seek to rescue their tattered reputations following scandals over high pay and interest-rate rigging.Barclays...
View ArticleJapanese premier-elect puts inflation shot across Bank of Japan’s bow
JAPAN’S next premier, Shinzo Abe, yesterday renewed pressure on the central bank to adopt a 2 per cent inflation target, saying that he will try to revise a law guaranteeing its independence if his...
View ArticleSmallest firms should be freed from ‘onerous’ energy contracts, FSB claims
SCOTLAND’S smallest firms could create more jobs and boost the economy if energy regulator Ofgem freed them of onerous long-term contracts, according the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).The FSB is...
View ArticleMacduff Shellfish lands Scott Trawlers for £10m
BRITAIN’S biggest hand-caught shellfish processor will today unveil its takeover of the UK’s largest scallop fishing fleet in a deal believed to be worth more than £10 million.Macduff Shellfish, which...
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