Posts by Kenny Smith
Diageo announce operating profit of £2.4billion
Johnnie Walker owner Diageo has revealed its 2020 interim results, for the half year ended 31 December 2019. They reported net sales of £7.2 billion, which increased by 4.2%, driven by organic growth. The firm reported an operating profit of £2.4 billion, which increased 0.5%, driven by organic growth offset by unfavourable exchange, exceptional operating…
Read MoreEdinburgh New Town Cookery School marks 10 years
The trainer of professional chefs, the Edinburgh New Town Cookery School is marking 10 years in business with the launch 10 new courses. Since opening, the School has run over 2,500 courses, teaching more than 12,000 professionals, beginners and keen amateurs to cook who between them they have enough cracked eggs to make sufficient mayonnaise…
Read MoreIt’s never been easier to find birds in Scotland
A free app for nature lovers that reveals some of the best places to enjoy the Scottish countryside and its birds has been voted Product of the Year in the Birders’ Choice Awards. The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC)’s guide for Apple and Android devices helps enthusiasts discover and enjoy many of Scotland’s top-class birdwatching sites.…
Read MoreThe memoirs of a Scottish vet – working in Kenya
Promises To Keep is a lovely memoir which offers an extraordinary insight into the daily (and nightly) challenges faced by animal lover Hugh Cran, a Scottish vet who answered a small ad in 1966 to work in Kenya, where he still runs a practice. Cran’s adventures include an encounter with rabid dogs, a horse pageant…
Read MoreCelebrating women in business at Eusebi Deli
Eusebi Deli has announced a fundraising dinner for HIT Scotland, in support of the Andrew Fairlie Scholarship. The event, hosted by Eusebi’s owner Giovanna Eusebi and Lynne Kennedy MBE, founder of Business Women Scotland, will bring together more than 50 women from across the hospitality sector for an evening of networking, opera and authentic Italian…
Read MoreCelebrating the very best of Indo-Chinese cuisine
Glasgow North Indian restaurant The Dhabba is celebrating the Chinese New Year with the best of Indo-Chinese cuisine. Running until 8 February, the widely popular Indo-Chinese cuisine can be traced back to the arrival of Chinese immigrants in Calcutta two centuries ago. These immigrants, mostly from the Hakka speaking region of Southern China participated in…
Read MorePlans approved for Moffat’s first whisky distillery
A single malt whisky distillery to be built in Moffat, making it the town’s first legal Scotch distillery. Whisky blender Dark Sky Spirits, which produces The Moffat blended malt, plans to begin construction of its new distillery and visitor centre later this year, with a view to commencing distillation in 2021, after its plans were…
Read MoreSet your sights on the new rifle scope from Kahles
Kahles has released its new K18i rifle scope. The K18i has been specially designed for use in sports disciplines such as IPSC and 3-Gun competitions and is the result of radical further development of its successful predecessor, the K16i. The characteristics of the K18i have been developed in collaboration with the best pro-shooters in Europe…
Read MoreLatest Macallan folio series now in boutiques
The next instalment in the Macallan’s iconic series that celebrates the classic advertising campaigns of the brand is now on sale in Macallan Boutiques at London Heathrow, Dubai and Taiwan Taoyuan airports. The fifth release from The Macallan Archival Series highlights an advert featuring the tale of a ‘Luggy Bonnet’ with the words ‘Keep this…
Read MoreDundee designer to fly Scottish flag on Netflix
A Dundee born contemporary womenswear designer Dr Hayley Scanlan is set to hit our screens in the much talked about Next in Fashion TV show. Dr Scanlan, who studied textiles at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, features in the show which debuts on Netflix tonight (Wednesday 29 January). Next in Fashion brings…
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