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eNewsletter No. 90 : : November 30, 2006
 
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IFE-India 2006 update and Interview with Benyon
The 4th edition of IFE India 2006 opens next Thursday 7 th December at Pragati Maidan. This years' show will be more than twice as big as the event in 2001 and 35% bigger than last year. IFE India has really taken off now and is recognised ...more
 
After India EU takes Canada to WTO
Here is refreshing news for those who feel EU has discriminated against India by formally going to WTO over its high tariffs and taxes on wine and spirits imports. It announced yesterday that EU was taking Canada to the World Trade Organization too over tax discrimination against ...more
 
Surplus forces French to turn wine into disinfectant
While Hotel Imperial in Delhi is celebraing the arrival of Beajolais Nouveau (a week after its heralded arrival on the world scene on November 17th, the traditional third Thursday of November), over 9 million liters of unsold Beaujolais from the previous years is to be converted into ...more
 
Spotlight on Champagne in Kolkata
The Platinum Spotlight programme of Stanchart platinum card holders kicked off in Kolkata last Sunday with a Champagne and Sparkling Wine Appreciation Evening organised by the bank in conjunction with the Indian Wine Academy ...more
 
Prince Charles’s Painting on Mouton’04 label
Prince Charles is the latest to join  the great artists of the 20th century to feature on Chateau Mouton-Rothschild's label, reports Decanter.com. He is  a well-known water-colourist who loves to paint capturing rural scenes around the royal residences of Balmoral, ...more
 
SABMiller to expand in India
Brewing giant SABMiller Plc. is open to buying more businesses in India and will invest $100 million a year there despite annoying regulatory obstacles to growth, its chief executive, Graham Mackay said on Tuesday. ...more
 
Hilton Aims For 75 Hotels in 7 Years
Hilton Hotels is creating a joint venture company in India with DLF Limited to develop and own 75 hotels and serviced apartments over the next 7 years, reports chinahospitalitynews.com. ...more
 
Metro to expand in other cities:
The Retail story in India is getting hotter by the day. Only a day after the world's largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc signed a 50:50 JV with Bharti for cash and carry and back-end operations, Metro Cash & Carry of Germany ...more
 
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