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No Takeover: UB in Talks with Whyte & Mackay for Bulk Supplies |
UB Group, which is eyeing the private label business of Whyte & Mackay, is in talks with the group to sign a bulk supply agreement and also for franchising some of the brands from its mainline business, reports Business Standard. ...more
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Aussie Wines Aren’t Flying Any Longer, Says Zuma Sommelier |
“Australia is not flying as it used to,” Alessandro Marchesan, wine buyer and sommelier at super-hip Japanese restaurant Zuma in London's tony Knightsbridge neighbourhood, told Decanter's newly launch trade newsletter. ...more |
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Bulk Wine Drives Value of Aussie Wine Exports Down |
Wine exports from Down Under have fallen in value for the first time in 15 years as the effect of the grape oversupply has slashed selling prices in key overseas markets, reports The Australian newspaper. ...more |
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The New PET: Ontario to Sip Wolf Blass Wines From Plastic Bottles |
Wolf Blass has released two of its wines in plastic bottles in Ontario in a bid to reduce glass use across the province, reports www.decanter.com. ...more |
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Distell to Fight Grape Glut with ‘Vineyard Mothballing’ |
Distell is adopting a strategy dubbed “vineyard mothballing” to cope with South Africa's current oversupply of some red wine grapes and wine – the intention is literally to put vine production on hold, ...more |
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Hotelier Lalit Suri, Parliamentarian & Bon Vivant, Dies at 60 |
Leading hotelier and Rajya Sabha MP Lalit Suri passed away on Monday morning after a heart attack. Suri died at a London hotel. He was attending a business conference with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. ...more |
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It’s Official: Sunil Bharti Mittal Says Tesco is His First Choice |
With a population of 1.1 billion people and a retail industry expected to explode over the next few years, Western store giants Wal-Mart, Tesco and Carrefour can't help but look longingly at India. ...more |
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Indian Govt Expects Rs 500bn Investment in Food Processing |
New Delhi foresees an investment of Rs 500 billion in the country's food processing industry during the 11 th Five Year Plan, reports Mumbai Mirror. ...more |
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