ABD plans Rs. 500 cr infusion on new brands to take on UB Mint - Monday, May 07, 2012 Bangalore: After dislodging United Spirits Ltd's (USL's) Bagpiper whisky to become India's top-selling spirits brand with Officer's Choice, Kishore Chhabria's Allied Blenders and Distillers Pvt. Ltd (ABD) has drawn up expansion plans that will sharpen competition with the Vijay Mallya company and global liquor makers Diageo Plc and Pernod Ricard SA.
How Amit Dahanukar made TIL's flagship brand,Mansion House, second-largest brandy in the world Economic Times - Wednesday, May 09, 2012 MUMBAI: Snatching a share in a market ruled by the Mallyas, Pernod Ricards and the Chhabrias is not an easy task. But this is what Amit Dahanukar did.
The latest in the illustrious lineage of Dahanukar group, Amit, a Stanford University graduate in management science and engineering, descended on the Indian spirits business scene when he was just 26-years-old by taking up a post in the family-run company-Tilaknagar Industries Ltd (TIL). That was in 2002.
Whyte & Mackay releases 21-strong Dalmore range Drinks International - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 Whyte & Mackay has released a collection of The Dalmore single malt vintage whiskies to duty free.
Seven Islands Vintage, a Scottish Indian whisky Drinks International - Monday, April 30, 2012 Seven Islands Vintage is described as a luxury single malt scotch whisky bringing together the best of India and Scotland.
The brand is owned by leading Indian whisky producer Tilaknager Industries, which makes Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) and is a major player in the sub continent's drinks industry. It owns brands such as Senate Royal whisky, Mansion House brands and Madira XXX rum.
French revolution for vintage Bordeaux Financial Times - Friday, April 20, 2012 A revolution could be coming to Bordeaux's celebrated vineyards, producer of some of the world's most expensive wines.
In a move which flies in the face of the way fine Bordeaux wine has been sold for decades, Château Latour has declared that it will only sell its wine when it is mature and ready to drink.
Hotels discover Indians' love for fancy eating out. Bulk of hotel revenue, unlike globally, comes from F&B Business Standard - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 The food and beverage (F&B) business seems to be cooking almost half the revenues for international hotel chains in India. In contrast to the global trend, hospitality chains like Marriott Hotels and Accor Group are seeing a significant chunk of the India revenue coming from the F&B segment.
Officer’s Choice ends Bagpiper reign Times of India - Monday, April 30, 2012 MUMBAI: Vijay Mallya's Bagpiper whisky ended its seven-year stint as the largest selling Indian spirits brand, falling behind Officer's Choice whisky from the smaller rival Allied Blenders & Distillers (ABD). Bagpiper, a top volume grabber for the most part of the last decade, piped down to single-digit negative growth in 2011, said two independent digests of top selling alcobev brands globally.
Pairing Cocktails With Food Wall Street Journal - Thursday, April 26, 2012 As cocktails have moved toward center stage at many restaurants and nightspots, both restaurants and their customers have been looking to pair cocktails with food. The trick is to compromise the taste of neither the drink or the dish, says Dave Arnold, who opened Booker and Dax bar in New York City with Momofuku chef David Chang in January.
Have grapefruit juice, will mix it up Washington Post - Thursday, April 26, 2012 I simply love grapefruit. For me, the complexity of its bitter-sweet-tart flavors puts it head and shoulders above any of its citrus cousins. Oranges, lemons, and limes: Admit it, you all wish you were grapefruit.
Wine lists: small is beautiful Guardian - Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Wine lists are following menus in becoming more focused and concise, and that's a good thing
Jim Beam Devil’s Cut arrives in European travel retail Drinks International - Wednesday, April 04, 2012 Beam will enter Jim Beam Devil's Cut into European travel retail this month following its debut in the US last year.
According to Maxxium, Beam's latest expression is named after a “technique to extract the bourbon or ‘devil's cut' trapped in the barrel”.
Rémy Cointreau raises a cognac to Asia Drinks International - Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Rémy Cointreau's consolidated turnover for the 2011/12 financial year was €1,026.1 million, an increase of 13 (up 15.6 organically) compared with the previous year.
US: Beam buys vodka brand for $605m Drinks International - Monday, April 23, 2012 Beam is to purchase Pinnacle vodka and Calico Jack rum from White Rock Distilleries for $605 million.
The truth behind Andhra's liquor scam Business Standard - Thursday, April 19, 2012 In a departure from the usual refrain on government failure in containing inflation, opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu last year promised on more than one occasion that he would bring down the prices of liquor if voted back to power in 2014. That was when a Rs 70-beer bottle was being sold at Rs 120-plus.
Mirah to grow realty ops, double presence in food and beverages Mint - Friday, April 13, 2012 Bangalore: Mirah Group, a diversified business group with interests in food and beverage (F&B), hospitality, travel and international trading, is scaling up its real estate business and consolidating it under a single entity, said a top executive.
The group, which runs popular restaurant chains and food stores including Rajdhani, Mad Over Donuts and Manchester United Cafe and Bar, has completed around 10 real estate projects in the past decade. But it is only now that the group is organizing and branding the business under a new entity, Edifice Properties.
Global brands spice up India's resto bar action Times of India - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 MUMBAI: The iconic Parisian cafe & restaurant chain Buddha Bar is the latest glamour brand to spice up India's resto bar business. George V Eatertainment, parent of Budha Bar, has just struck a deal with an Indian F&B start-up to open doors under a new brand, B-Bar, keeping in mind the local religious sentiments. UK's Boisdale Restaurant & Bar, which offers Scottish cuisine and has, arguably, the largest collection of malt whiskeys, is another player waiting to enter the local market.
Flight of Fancy at ITC Maurya Delhi DelWine - Monday, April 16, 2012 Apr 16 : The new revamped wine list at the Dum Pukht Restaurant in ITC Maurya Hotel offers several surprises, including 30 wines by the glass, but the icing on the cake is the possibility of tasting all these wines in flights of 3 wines of 50 mL each at the cost of a standard glass of 150 mL,
Berry Bros & Rudd launches Titanic malt whisky Harper's Wine and Spirits - Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Berry Bros. & Rudd has released a limited edition single cask malt whisky to commemorate the centenary of the sinking of RMS Titanic.
Just 100 bottles will be released of the Berry's Single Malt Whisky (rrp £100) which are made from a sherry cask of The Glenrothes 1998 Speyside.
The Glenlivet Single Cask range is expanded Drinks International - Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Pernod Ricard has released a series of The Glenlivet expressions under its Single Cask Editions range. The single malt whiskies, most of which are available to global markets, have been bottled at cask strength, are non-chill filtered and retail from £150 per bottle.
US recognises cachaça Drinks International - Thursday, April 12, 2012 The US is to officially recognise cachaça as a spirit from Brazil. The sugar cane spirit is currently labelled Brazilian rum in the US.
Food and drug administration begins destroying Red Bull cans Times of India - Thursday, April 12, 2012 MUMBAI: A week after Red Bull energy drink cans worth Rs 7.45 crore were seized, the Maharashtra food and drug administration (FDA) on Wednesday discreetly launched the biggest-ever exercise to destroy 3.73 lakh cans of the same brand, worth Rs 2.98 crore, seized in 2009.
The rules and etiquettes of drinking Economic Times - Sunday, April 08, 2012 To start with, this isn't a my way or the highway kind of article. You've paid for your drink, and you're entitled to have it any which way you want. All I can point out is a way or two, which might contribute towards the greater enjoyment of your experience.
Sales high, but Indian tariffs higher: Glenfiddich-maker Hindustan Times - Thursday, April 05, 2012 A prohibitively high and complex tax structure is coming in the way of achieving greater potential growth in the premium liquor category in India, Peter Gordon, the chairman of William Grant and Sons Ltd, the family-owned distillery best known for its single malt whisky Glenfiddich, said on Wednesday. “High duties are very prohibitive. It is one of the highest duty regimes in the world,” Gordon told Hindustan Times in an interview.
Get ready to sip Starbucks coffee from September Business Standard - Friday, April 06, 2012 The world's largest coffee chain, Seattle-based Starbucks, is busy finalising locations across major malls in Mumbai and New Delhi for an India opening by this September. The $10.7-billion American group, in a joint venture with Tata Global Beverages, is completing deals for around 10 locations in the country at present, according to market intelligence.
GLOBAL: Diageo revamps Johnnie Walker stable – two in, two out Just-Drinks - Wednesday, April 04, 2012 Diageo has lined up two additions to the Johnnie Walker global portfolio, and is pulling two variants from the Scotch whisky brand's stable.
The company confirmed to just-drinks today (4 April) that it will roll out Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve and Platinum Label 18-Year-Old in all markets starting from early June.
United Spirits debuts in America Business Standard - Thursday, April 05, 2012 Quietly away from the financial stress UB Group companies are going through, United Spirits, its flagship company, has debuted a popular whisky brand, Royal Challenge, in one of the toughest consumer markets of the globe, America.
Belvedere Bloody Mary arrives in the UK Drinks International - Tuesday, April 03, 2012 Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy has rolled out its flavoured vodka Belvedere Bloody Mary to the UK market.
The expression, which launched in the US last year, has seen black pepper, bell pepper, chilli pepper, horseradish, lemon, vinegar distillate and tomato macerated in 40 abv Belvedere vodka for a month.
