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Cru Holdings recognises top talent at its annual awards bash in Inverness

Cru Holdings, a leading hospitality and travel company in the Highlands of Scotland recognised its top talent at a recent lavish awards doo at the Drumossie Hotel in Inverness. Around 150 staff and guests joined sponsors and the executive team for a glitzy white-themed party at the iconic Highland hotel, where 19 individual and team award categories were recognised following…

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Cru Holdings Recognised as hospitality Employer of the Year

Cru Holdings scooped the prestigious awards at a top national award ceremony celebrating the best of the hospitality sector at the Scottish Entertainment & Hospitality Awards. The company, which operates seven venues in Inverness and Nairn, was named Best Hospitality Employer at the Scottish Entertainment & Hospitality Awards at a James Bond-themed award ceremony in Glasgow on 5thMay. Its Inverness…

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Cru Holdings adds popular Inverness venue The Whitehouse to its portfolio

Cru Holdings, named Independent Multiple Operator of the Year at the SLTN Awards earlier this month, will take over The Whitehouse on Inverness’ Union Street from December 21, 2021. The acquisition comes with an extension of the property’s tenancy by 20 years – cementing Cru Holdings’ commitment to providing fantastic food and drink to Highland customers for decades to come….

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MYXD Celebrates 70,000 Cocktails

MYXD, which serves customers across the UK from its base in the Scottish Highlands, specialises in premium mail-order cocktails, allowing the public to enjoy their favourite tipples at home without sacrificing quality. MYXD was founded in June 2020 by award-winning mixologist Grant Murray. His aim was simple: to bring the fun and excitement of being in a bar to people’s…

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Rebrand for Inverness Travel

Murray Travel, formerly Inverness Travel, will soon open branches across the region – and has previewed the new-look brand at its Inverness headquarters. The change comes after the company acquired two well-known travel brands earlier this year. Director Scott Murray, who runs Murray Travel with wife Sarah, said: “When we took over Alba Travel and Beaver Travel, and committed to…

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All MYXD Up As Our Popular Home Delivery Company Rebrands

MYXD (formerly MiX’d) has developed a new website to reflect its updated offering of bar-quality home delivery cocktails. The core range features 20 delicious cocktails, conveniently packaged in single-serve pouches and created by award-winning mixologist, Grant Murray. Alongside new twists on old classics and unique flavour combinations, MYXD will offer seasonal specials that provide the perfect accompaniment for celebrations year-round….

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Murray Travel gains living wage accreditation

Murray Travel receives Real Living Wage accreditation on eve of prestigious national awards ceremony A leading family-owned travel agency in the Scottish Highlands has become the first in the region to sign up to the Real Living Wage scheme. Murray Travel has pledged to pay all employees a wage that covers the actual cost of living, far exceeding the UK…

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Inverness Travel to quadruple business with expansion in Highlands and Moray

Scottish travel agency Inverness Travel has today (Wednesday, April 7) announced its expansion across the Highlands and Moray in a move that is expected to quadruple its business. The family-owned business has taken over operations of well-known local agents Alba Travel and Beaver Travel. As part of the transfer, staff from the firms’ Inverness, Elgin and Forres branches will join…

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A man walks into a furniture shop

“Its all just a little bit of history repeating” were the words belted out by Shirley Bassey in her 1998 collaboration with dance duo, the propellerheads on Top of the Pops.  A Friday night ritual in every teenagers’ house as we got ourselves dressed and ready to go and meet our friends. Top of the pops was the ritual, not Shirley…

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