Gautom Menon, Chief Brand Officer, Wild Tiger Rum As far as Make in India is concerned, it is a great initiative, very inspiring slogan. But it is only for the 25 sectors it caters to. Unfortunately, liquor is not a Read More
‘Mitigate GST impact with premiumization, value engineering’
Raju Vaziraney, President, SOM Distilleries & Breweries Limited GST is going to erode the bottom line of liquor companies. Listed companies like ours will be= there but we will have no bottom line. We will not be able to make Read More
India – An emerging market
‘Consumption set to grow tremendously across segments’ Kapil Sekhri Co-promoter and Director, Fratelli Vineyards (Chairperson of the session) We are a young nation, which is coming out of the stigma of secretive drinking and becoming liberal to social drinking. Alcohol Read More
‘Now, drinking is about health, flavours, innovations’
Paritosh Bhandari, Co-Founder – Tipple Brands I would highlight some current trends of liquor production and consumption which are popular in the world. First is the healthy and happy trend, which is about healthy alcohol. There is a Heineken campaign Read More
‘Things around drink influence your experience’
Ankur Chawla, Director Beverages, JW Marriott, Aerocity, Delhi The primary reason for the things changing over the last 15 years in the alco-beverage field is globalization and people from India travelling abroad a lot. These travelling guys (global citizens) come Read More
Beer Experience @ Spiritz 2016
It was an absolute privilege and honour to host a beer appreciation class sponsored by Witlinger at Spiritz 2016. As a brewer, I deal with beer on a daily basis and have a thorough understanding about one of the world’s Read More
New-age drinking – What is trending?
‘Individualization is the new trend’ Pradeep Gidwani, Industry Veteran and Founder, The Pint Room There is a lot going on in the world not just in the drinks space. What’s happening today is a contrast of what had happened in Read More
Complete or partial prohibition – Is it a workable policy?
‘Prohibition does no good to any stakeholder’ Raju Vaziraney, President, SOM Distilleries & Breweries Limited (Chairperson of the session) Prohibition is largely politically motivated. Certain individuals do it for their vested interests without caring for the three stakeholders – the Read More
The informed consumer wants value for money’ Malay Rout, CEO InAct
Today the consumer is informed. He/she is well aware of what he/she is drinking along with the credentials of the drink. So it’s no more just a cocktail but the ingredients and why they are available in that glass. Alcohol Read More
‘Bright prospects for Scotch whisky re-export’- Dr Mohan Krishna, CMD, Cheers Group
When the European Union can have free trade across countries, why not India? Unfortunately in India each state and UT is a country by itself, as it has its own rules when it comes to the alcobev industry. No two Read More