O POWER of SCOTLAND We Chat to Nic Wood of the Signature Pub Group About Life As a Scottish Operator
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O POWER OF SCOTLAND We chat to Nic Wood of the Signature Pub Group about life as a Scottish operator pubandbar.com 26.06.2017 ISSUE 146 £4.10 CASTLES, COBBLES, CASK BEERS AND COCKTAILS. PUB & BAR’S CITY WATCH SERIES HEADS TO SCOTLAND’S BUSTLING CAPITAL ALCOHOL-FREE YOUR TIME TO SHINE Why it has never been more important The hygiene and cleaning principles of your MZQ\[MTNٺMZIXZMUQ]U[WN\LZQVSWX\QWV J][QVM[[IZMI[^Q\ITI[\PMWٺWW\ The team Welcome TRISTAN O’HANA Group Editor [email protected] Twitter: @TrisOHana 01474 520 247 Everyone to Edinburgh! CHARLIE WHITTING Deputy Editor [email protected] Twitter: @CharlieWhittin1 01474 520 263 ith an already competitive market and an increasing number of arrivals from southerly ROSANNA SPENCE W Features Editor [email protected] operators, it’s a busy time to be in the Scottish on-trade Twitter: @RosannaSpence0 01474 520 239 A few weeks before we set off to Edinburgh to carry out this issue’s City Watch (page 22), the team sat down CHARLES CAMPION to decide which 10 venues we were going to visit within the city. From craft cocktail bars to beer kitchens and Contributor www.charlescampion.com backstreet boozers, it quickly dawned on us that choosing just 10 sites was not going to be easy. For Edinburgh is alive with activity. There’s no cobbled corner turned or tram ride taken that doesn’t uncover another true taste of top level Scottish hospitality. In fact, the welcome we received in every venue JAMIE ROBBINS Managing Director across the city surpassed most of the greetings experienced around the rest of UK over the past few months. [email protected] “Come on in! Would you like a coff ee? Tea? Water? Make yourselves at home!” We weren’t there as paying customers; just inquisitive journalists looking to take a few photos and ask some questions. No money? No ANDY GIBB matter. We were still their guests. Divisional Director - Hospitality [email protected] The fact that this ethos was rolled out 01474 520 261 “Edinburgh operators might through every venue frequented, no matter well keep a cautious eye on who the style, speaks volumes. Whether we were EMMA DORAN poking around the Lucky Liquor Co. site or get- Key Account Director else is planning on popping up [email protected] ting lost in the depths of Frankenstein, every 01474 520258 in their magnetic city” member of staff seemed happy to help. The same goes for the 10 restaurants we DAN WAKEFIELD Key Account Manager visited for Pub & Bar’s sister title, Casual Dining Magazine. [email protected] 01474 520249 Edinburgh’s on-trade is becoming ultra competitive. The city has been a hotbed for many Scottish operators for decades, but as pub and bar businesses from England look to SUE STUNT Scotland for potential expansion opportunities, Edinburgh is almost always the first stop. Products and Services Manager [email protected] As dominant companies like Drake & Morgan and Dishoom open their doors side-by-side 01474 520 243 in the plush St Andrew Square location, established Edinburgh operators might well keep a cautious eye on who else is planning on popping up in their magnetic city and Published by: H2O Publishing, Joynes House, New Road, how much investment money they’re bringing with them. Gravesend, DA11 0AJ The optimist’s view would be that competition forces everyone else to up their Tel: 0345 500 6008 Circulation: Keely Fuller game, which I believe to be true. Nic Wood, founder of the Signature Pub Group and Studio Manager: Marc Ayres Designers: Jim Lyons, Daisy Watson, Miranda Willan our lead interviewee this issue (page 18), believes that Scottish consumers are a few Production: Hannah Walsh Printed by: Pensord years behind those drinking and dining in London. However, as more London operators No part of this publication may be reproduced without set up shop in the city and increase competition even more, it could be just a matter of written permission from the publishers. time before the connoisseurs of both capitals are deemed equal in on-trade exploration. The paper used within this publication has been sourced from Tristan O’Hana - Group Editor Chain-of-Custody certified manufacturers, operating within international environmental standards, to ensure sustainable sourcing of the raw materials, sustainable production and to minimise our carbon footprint. 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