‘Alcohol going to be taxed more’ I P Suresh Menon – Adviser-Tax & Regulatory Affairs at USL (Chairperson of the session) It is generally believed that GST is going to be good for the country. True, there is no doubt Read More
‘Wine growth story part of emerging India’
Sumedh Singh Mandla, CEO – Grover Zampa Vineyards Ltd Today there is a great growth opportunity for all the three sectors of the Indian alcobev industry. Among the three sectors, wine is the smallest while spirits lead the industry followed Read More
‘Dry Gujarat as wet as watermelon’
R.K. Misra, Veteran journalist from Gujarat I begin with an example. There was a friend of mine who was a crime reporter in Gujarat. He was a regular drinker. Once he came to Delhi where Bishan and me were working Read More
‘Moving towards inclusive growth’ Gianander Dua, Owner, Hops Marketing
India is in a transition phase where good economic growth is evident. In terms of economic transformation, we are now trying to compete with the countries of the developed world like the USA which are at an advance stage of Read More
December 2016
Zonin1821: Heritage of seven generations
Zonin1821 has come a long way since its founding by Domenico Zonin in 1921. Today it is the top private Italian wine company in terms of geographical size and wine-producing vineyards. It owns 2000 hectares of vineyards and produces around Read More
‘Righteousness idea resonates well with our consumers’
ABD’s flagship Officer’s Choice Whisky has been rated as the largest selling whisky brand in the world by IWSR for the third consecutive year. The company’s premium whisky Officer’s Choice Blue has also recorded impressive sales of 8 million cases within Read More
Credible, transparent selection of Spiritz awardees
Right from the first edition (2014) of the Spiritz Awards, maintaining credibility and transparency of the winner selection process has been our top priority. As Spiritz Awards honour high performers and pioneers of the wine and spirits industry, we are Read More
Keema do pyazza nazza
Chef Sachin Verma began his career with Hotel Grand International, New Delhi. After working for six years in India, he joined Carnival Cruise lines of the Caribbean Group in their culinary development team. This job took him to 52 countries. Read More
‘Consumer not a real beneficiary of packaging changes’
Khoday India believes “in old glory” as far as product packaging is concerned. That’s why the company has “not invested any fund in changing the bottles, labels and mono-cartons for a long time. Very small changes have happened in labels Read More