http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/ Allnewswire: food and drink en-gb info@allmediascotland.com info@flamegreen.com 360 http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3419/Student_Foodiebox_-_Tasty_New_Food_Parcels_for_Hungry_Students New for this Autumn is the ‘Student Foodiebox’ – the modern version of a food parcel. First year students moving into halls of residence or flat sharing for the first time will all appreciate a ‘Student Foodiebox’ arriving at their door, an... Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3394/Damhead_to_Deliver_Organic_Discount_to_Edinburgh_University_Students Damhead Organic Farm and Shop is to join forces with Edinburgh University Students Association (EUSA) to offer any student, full or part-time, studying at the University a 10% discount on the Damhead Organic Box Scheme and any purchases made from the Damhead online shop. Students can register... Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3355/A_Feast_of_Fare_at_Taste_of_Caithness_and_Sutherland The youngest Scot ever to win a Michelin star, Tom Kitchin, will be demonstrating his talents to local food businesses at the forthcoming Taste of Caithness and Sutherland exhibition in Wick. As well as being a trade event, this year's exhibition offers an opportunity for the public to come... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3258/The_Sun_and_Mammas_Launch_Credit_Crunch_Offers Mammas, Cupar has launched its Credit Crunch Lunch, while its sister restaurant, The Sun gastro bar and restaurant in Cupar, has launched special Credit Crunch Dinner Menus to cater for customers unduly concerned about exaggerated media reports of a global credit crunch leading to... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3228/Celebrate_Scottish_Food_Fortnight_with_a_funky_Foodiebox For immediate release 05/09/08   Celebrate Scottish Food Fortnight with a Funky Foodiebox full of tasty Scottish products!   This week sees the launch of Scottish Food Fortnight and what better way to mark this occasion than ordering a Foodiebox full of tasty Scottish... Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3188/Base_Camp_Expands_for_Cocoa_Mountain Basing its business at Durness, Sutherland, in the most north westerly corner of the UK has proved to be no drawback for luxury chocolate manufacturer, Cocoa Mountain. Rather, business is flourishing to such an extent that the company has outgrown its old premises at 19a Balnakeil Craft Village... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3169/WEST_Goes_Mobile_at_Retrofest Revellers at this year’s Retrofest, can look forward to a refreshing pint of Munich-style Helles lager as they wallow in nostalgia and relive their youth to the sounds of the 70s and 80s.   That’s because WEST Brewery is going mobile to help get the party started at... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3137/DM_Hall_LLP_Helps_Licensed_Trade_Businesses Around 200 licensed trade businesses and registered social clubs have successfully gained their licences under Scotland’s new licensing system, following a marathon feat of organisation by the busy Dunfermline office of chartered surveyors DM Hall LLP. Crucial to the success of... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3115/1998_-_Compare_and_Contrast Compare and Contrast 1998 Bruichladdich has released two bottlings of the same vintage to compare and contrast. In July 1998, identically distilled whisky was filled in to Sherry casks for full term maturation.  Recent tastings proved that unexpectedly two types of casks were... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3099/Sales_of_Scottish_Gooseberries_Soar_at_Waitrose  It seems like the humble gooseberry has stepped out of the shadows and taken on the soft fruit heavyweights.    Sales of this furry fruit which is grown in Perthshire for Waitrose’s food stores across the UK, have risen by up to 91% year on year,... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3093/Secret_Behind_Gastro_Taverns%92_Rapid_Expansion_Revealed_Owners_Plough_Profits_Straight_Back_into_Growth The secret behind the rapid expansion of Gastro Taverns, the bar and restaurant group formed last November, can be revealed: its owners – Julian Mobbs, Alan Underwood-Parry and Jackie Taylor – plough any profits made from the business straight back into its... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3079/Old_Course_Hotel_is_Best_for_Whisky Scotland’s luxury resort, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa, has achieved Whisky Hotel of the World Supreme status, on the merit of its Road Hole Bar, in the 2008 ‘Icons of Whisky’ awards by Whisky Magazine.   The Supreme award places the... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3075/Funky_Foodieboxes_Take_Centre_Stage_at_Foodies_at_the_Festival for immediate release 06/08/08   Funky Foodieboxes Take Centre Stage at Foodies at the Festival!   It’s not only actors, comedians, singers, dancers that are treading the boards in Edinburgh this month. Foodieboxes, a young Edinburgh company, is premiering at this... Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3052/Multiply_Win_Coeur_de_Cognac_Promotional_Campaign Marketing communications agency Multiply have strengthened their relationship with Maxxium UK with the award of a below-the-line promotional campaign for Remy Martin’s Coeur de Cognac brand.  The Edinburgh based agency will create the 2008 campaign specifically targeting the... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3005/Paperino%92s_West_End_Promotes_Gordon_Erskine_to_General_Manager Paperino’s West End – one of Glasgow’s most popular Italian restaurants – has promoted Gordon Erskine to the newly created position of general manager to oversee the operation of the bustling restaurant.   Mr Erskine, who has worked at... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3009/East_Meets_WEST_at_Gastro_Taverns A range of beers from Glasgow-based WEST Brewery, Bar & Restaurant are to be made available in the East of Scotland for the first time following a deal struck with Gastro Taverns, the rapidly expanding bar and restaurant group with half a dozen outlets spread across Fife and Grampian. ... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2999/Nevis_Brew_up_a_Fine_Package_of_Teas_for_Pekoe Nevis Design Consultants have designed a new identity and a range of tea packaging for PekoeTea.PekoeTea was established in 2008, and is the new name for Chai Teahouse that was set up in 2005 by Jonathan and Lynn Cooper. In 2007, they decided to close the teahouses in Edinburgh’s... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2978/30th_Birthday_Celebrations_for_La_Parmigiana_%96_Glasgow%92s_Oldest_Italian_Restaurant_Still_in_the_Hands_of_Original_Owners Sandro Giovanazzi, proprietor of the award-winning La Parmigiana, will this month raise a glass of Chianti to toast the 30th birthday of the oldest Italian restaurant in Glasgow still in the hands of its original owners.   La Parmigiana was founded on Great Western Road in June 1978 by... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2979/Happy_Cows_Moove_WEST Life just got a whole lot better for the cows at Foreside Farm in Ayrshire. That’s because the grain they tuck into each day is now supplied by the Glasgow-based WEST Brewery, Bar & Restaurant, the first UK brewery to produce all of its beers in accordance with the... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2976/Wooden_Vat_Built_Live_on_Web The skilled art of vat building can be followed for the first time - and possibly last - live  on the  web. The huge wooden vat, 5.5 metres tall  by 4.25 metres in diameter, is to be built next week on the Hebridean  island of Islay, at the Bruichladdich... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2964/The_Scottish_Open_Goes_WEST_at_Loch_Lomond_Golf_Club The Scottish Open Goes WEST at Loch Lomond Golf Club Spectators at this year’s Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond Golf Club from July 10th to 13th, can look forward to a refreshing stein of beer as they take in all the golfing action. That’s because Glasgow-based WEST... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2954/Glenglassaugh_Distillery_Company_Ltd_Joins_Scotch_Whisky_Association The Glenglassaugh Distillery Company Ltd is pleased to announce their membership of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). The Glenglassaugh Distillery near Portsoy, Aberdeenshire was recently acquired by European investment house the Scaent Group and work is currently underway to re open for... Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2942/Gastro_Taverns_Turns_on_The_Gas_Lamp_in_Aberdeen Gastro Taverns, the bar and restaurant group formed last August with a policy to offer menus made up of farm fresh food purchased within a 40 mile radius of its outlets, has turned on The Gas Lamp café bar in Aberdeen. Located at 44 Market Street, in the heart of the bustling city... Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2925/Paperino%92s_Launches_Pranzetto_Tapas_Menu Paperino’s and Paperino’s West End, two of Glasgow’s most popular Italian restaurants, have launched a mouth-watering new pranzetto tapas lunchtime menu.   Offering a selection of 18 different dishes – six fish and seafood, six meat and six... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2927/Glenglassaugh_Distillery_Appoints_Tartan_Silk_and_Tayburn The Glenglassaugh Distillery Company based near Portsoy, Aberdeenshire is pleased to announce the appointment of Tartan Silk Public Relations and design consultancy Tayburn to handle their PR and branding.   Tartan Silk was appointed by Glenglassaugh in April to manage the PR... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2890/The_Old_Fruitmarket_Goes_WEST_for_Glasgow_International_Jazz_Festival The Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow is offering WEST beer on draught for the duration of the Glasgow International Jazz Festival. The move, which marks a major coup for the Glasgow Green brewery, follows WEST’s recent unveiling as the official sponsor of the inaugural Glasgow Fringe Jazz... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2894/It%92s_a_Family_Affair_at_The_Flaming_Kilt It’s a real family affair at The Flaming Kilt Scottish grill restaurant, cocktail bar and deli on Kirkcaldy’s High Street and Esplanade, with newly appointed assistant manager Stewart Munro joining to work alongside his mum Sharon, herself recently promoted to head chef. ... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2879/Scotland_Food_and_Drink_Reacts_to_National_Food_Policy A statement from Paul McLaughlin, Chief Executive of Scotland Food & Drink, in response to the announcement by Richard Lochhead MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment on the next steps towards Scotland’s first National Food and Drink Policy:   ... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2867/Grahams_Goes_for_Gold_with_New_Range_from_Jersey_Cows Graham’s The Family Dairy guaranteed this year’s Royal Highland Show got off to a deliciously indulgent start with the launch of the latest addition to its rapidly expanding product portfolio – Graham’s Gold. Featuring milk, cream and butter,... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2840/Gordon_Richardson_Brings_a_Slice_of_The_Big_Apple_to_Glasgow_With_Launch_of_Pico_Deli_and_Coffee_House Lifestyle entrepreneur Gordon Richardson is bringing a slice of The Big Apple to Glasgow with the launch today (13.06.08) of Pico, a New York City-style deli and coffee house. The launch follows Richardson’s departure from Beanscene just eight weeks ago following a difference of... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST