Raids were conducted by officials of Delhi Police on two units involved in the manufacture & printing of fake Dabur Amla Hair Oil bottles and labels. The raids conducted at Modern Bazaar, Gali Petiwali, Sadar Bazar and 5657, Gali No. 7, Multani Dhanda, Pahar Ganj also led to the arrest of the accused - Surender Jain & Munawar Ali.

An FIR has also been filed (No. 166 of 2008) and registered with the Pahar Ganj Police Station. During this raid, around 75, 000 labels of Dabur Amla Hair Oil, (100 ml. & 200 ml.), 4 Master Plates and 2 offset machines have been seized. From the premise of Surender Jain, over 11,000 bottles of Dabur Amla were seized.

Dabur India has been targeting counterfeit products manufacturers across the country. Through the initiatives of Dabur India, raids have been conducted in Delhi, Kolkata, Agra amongst other cities. Goods worth over Rs One Crore have been seized so far through these raids.

A Dabur India spokesperson said the Company is targeting spurious and fake products manufacturers in a planned manner. Leads have been obtained on packaging and label suppliers as well, and Dabur India will spare no efforts to get them behind bars. Such counterfeit products, besides endangering the lives of people who use them, are causing an annual loss of several thousand crores to the national exchequer.

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JB N JEG Foods Pvt. Ltd., has launched vegetarian, Mediterranean, fresh cuisine through its Falafel’s Veg Hummus House. Falafel’s Veg Hummus House has vegetarian Mediterranean healthy cuisine which is a combination of falafel in several flavours, Hummus plates with variety of toppings; several fresh green salads, variety of fresh pita breads, desserts that are not tasted by Mumbaikars and the in-house lemonade juice. The main ingredients of this cuisine comprises of Chickpeas, Tahina, fresh vegetables, herbs and olive oil. Most of the ingredients, herbs and spices are imported from Israel to maintain the authentic taste of the cuisine

Falafel’s Veg Hummus House is also offering three combo meals:

Option 1 is Hummus with tahina and 2 Pita breads, pickles, sauces with an option of either vegetable salad or dessert (either Malabi or Bavarya) and a cold beverage of fresh lemonade or a Pepsi and all this for just Rs.150 for a small portion or Rs.160 for a big portion. You can choose a topping from either falafel, chickpea if your health conscious or mushroom.

Option 2 is just Falafel that is the Pita bread stuffed with falafel and you can either choose a lemonade or Pepsi; the small portion will make your pockets lighter by Rs.95; while a big one will cost you Rs.105.

You can also try the 3rd combo which has a Sambusac (that is the Pita bread pastry with your favourite stuffing) with a Lemonade or Pepsi for just Rs.90 for small and Rs.100 for big portion. The icing on the cake is that all the prices are inclusive of taxes.

Falafel’s veg Hummus House serves falafel, Hummus, tahina,salads, deserts,Pita bread and Sambusac at all their outlets.Sambusac is a filled pastry made up of Pita bread and is stuffed with your favourite topping either paneer, mushroom or the authentic falafels. You can also have Babagnosh- well quite an exotic name for our good old brinjal which is stuffed in Pita bread and down in with their home made special lemonade juice for Rs.30

In deserts you can try out Malabi for Rs.30; which is made up of milk, corn flour, rose syrup and coconut or Bavarya which is vanilla cream, chocolates and nuts for just Rs.40. Falafel’s Veg Hummus house also undertakes catering orders for private parties and offers free home delivery.

All the regular meals as well as combo meals are available at Falafel’s Veg Hummus House situated at Colaba- opposite Regal Cinema-T- 2283 6000, Hill Road- Bandra,T- 2645 8000, Lokhandwala-Andheri,T- 2633 8000, Gowalia tank,T- 2386 8000, Oberoi Mall at Goregoan (East)T- 4006 8000,

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For the year ended March 31, 2008, Tilaknagar Industries’ PAT climbed 87% YoY to Rs. 16.21 crore from Rs 8.65 crore in the last fiscal. The Company’s Gross Sales for FY08, including Net Income from tie-ups stands at Rs 226.78 crores, a hop of 102.28%, as against Rs 112.11 crores in the last fiscal. There was a substantial jump in the total sales volume from 1.31 million cases in the previous fiscal to 4.21 million cases in FY 2007-’08, notching a growth of 221.37 per cent.

Announcing the results, Mr. Amit Dahanukar, Chairman & Managing Director of Tilaknagar Industries Ltd. said, “The increase in sales was driven by increased efforts in distribution and aggressive marketing inputs. We hope to sustain the growth pattern in the coming years, thereby maximizing shareholders’ returns.”

The Company is readying to invest Rs. 150 crores to be requisitioned through debt, equity and internal accruals, for use in the expansion of their plant from 50 KLPD to 100 KLPD (Kilo Litres Per Day), and diversification to grain spirit-based alcohol plant, approval for which has been received from the Excise Department.

Taking advantage of the subsidies being given by the Maharashtra government, TI plans to set up a grain distillery plant capable of producing 1,00,000 ltrs. of spirit per day in the state. TI has already received the letter of intent for their application for a Grain distillery license from the state government.

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About Tilaknagar Industries Ltd.

Mumbai-based Tilaknagar Industries Ltd is primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), which consists of whisky, rum, gin and vodka with a strong presence in the brandy market. TI’s brand portfolio consists of Senate Royale, Courrier Napoleon, Mansion House, Classic Whisky, Shot whisky and Hottt silk whisky. TI brand Shot whisky crossed one million cases in sales in 2007-08. At present, their products like Senate Whisky and Classic Whisky are being exported to Western Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and the Caribbean countries.

This delicious combo has been specially created after carrying out detailed research among customers nationwide which showed that there was a specific desire for a refreshing food plus beverage ‘combo’ within a specific price point.

Commenting on Café Coffee Day’s latest customer value initiative, Bidisha Nagraj, President – Marketing, said, "At Café Coffee Day, we are committed to giving our customers the best value experience at all times. Customer feedback and research is an important tool and the’ Super Saver Combo’ is a result of a particular menu item customers had expressed a need for. We look forward to them relishing this offer and they can look forward to many such offerings in the future.”

The Super Saver Combo is available at all 590 outlets across 103 cities in India and can be experienced at leisure in the cafés or taken away to be enjoyed later.

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About Café Coffee Day:

Café Coffee Day is a part of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. (ABCTCL), a Rs. 750 crore ISO 9002 certified company and the first to roll out the ‘coffee bar’ concept in India with its first café in Bangalore. Café Coffee Day serves the coffee it grows on the 7400 acres of its own estates plus another 2500 acres of managed estates, the group also sources coffee from 11,000 small growers, making its holder the largest individual coffee plantation owner in Asia, this in addition to being India's only vertically integrated coffee company. Café Coffee Day’s menu ranges from signature hot and cold coffees to several exotic international coffees, food, desserts and pastries. In addition, exciting merchandise such as caps, T - shirts, mugs, badges etc are available at the cafés. The coffee is attractively priced between Rs. 16/- and Rs. 65/- while food items and desserts are priced between Rs. 15/- and Rs. 60/-.

Coffee Day is an established brand name, which is used as a mother brand in all the group coffee ventures such as Café Coffee Day (pioneer and largest Indian retail coffee café chain), Coffee Day Xpress (retail fast food and beverage outlets), Coffee Day Take away (coffee vending machines) and Coffee Day Fresh ‘n Ground (coffee powder stores)

Falafel’s Veg Hummus House is offering three combo meals:

Option 1 is Hummus with tehina and 2 Pita breads, pickles, sauces with an option of either vegetable salad or dessert (either Malabi or Bavarya) and a cold beverage of fresh lemonade or a Pepsi and all this for just Rs.150 for a small portion or Rs.160 for a big portion. You can choose a topping from either falafel, chickpea if your health conscious or mushroom.

Option 2 is just Falafel that is the Pita bread stuffed with falafel and you can either choose a lemonade or Pepsi; the small portion will make your pockets lighter by Rs.95; while a big one will cost you Rs.105.

You can also try the 3rd combo which has a Sambusac (that is the Pita bread pastry with your favourite stuffing) with a Lemonade or Pepsi for just Rs.90 for small and Rs.100 for big portion. The icing on the cake is that all the prices are inclusive of taxes.

Falafel’s veg Hummus House serves falafel, Hummus, tehina,salads, deserts,Pita bread and Sambusac at all their outlets.Sambusac is a filled pastry made up of Pita bread and is stuffed with your favourite topping either paneer, mushroom or the authentic falafels. You can also have Babagnosh- well quite an exotic name for our good old brinjal which is stuffed in Pita bread and down in with their home made special lemonade juice for Rs.40

In deserts you can try out Malabi for Rs.30; which is made up of milk, corn flour, rose syrup and coconut or Bavarya which is vanilla cream, chocolates and nuts for just Rs.40.

All the regular meals as well as combo meals are available at Falafel’s Veg Hummus House situated at Colaba- opposite Regal Cinema, Hill Road- Bandra, Lokhandwala-Andheri, Gowalia tank, Oberoi Mall at Goregoan (East)

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WODKA GORBATSCHOW is the result of the joint venture between ABD and Henkell & Sohnlein Sektkellereien KG Wiesbaden, Germany.

The brand ‘WODKA GORBATSCHOW’ is highly superior to the other Vodka brands available because of its special triple-chill filtration process. This unique filtration process conducted at -12°C, after which the vodka is painstakingly double-filtered over charcoal, makes the product extremely smooth and exceptionally pure. With its positioning of purity, ‘WODKA GORBATSCHOW’ has always stood for excellence and nothing less than the highest standards of quality.

From the clear glass of its bottle to the distinctive label, everything about WODKA GORBATSCHOW conveys the idea of Arctic purity. The bottle design is sophisticated yet traditional, signifying the swirling minarets of Moscow. The brand mark of the dove and the distinct brand colours of arctic blue, white and silver represent the purity and pristine clarity that the brand stands for.

Says Deepak Roy, Executive Vice-Chairman & CEO, ABD, “WODKA GORBATSCHOW is the first brand launch marking the ABD-Henkell alliance in India. The Indian market is dynamically poised for a highly evolved state, and there couldn’t have been a better choice of brand than WODKA GORBATSCHOW to serve the ever-increasing demand for pure and high quality vodka. We are confident that the product quality will speak for itself, having done so for decades.”

The international profile of the brand is particularly impressive. WODKA GORBATSCHOW is one of the top 15 premium vodkas in the world, and with 1.4 million cases sold it is a member of the “Club of Millionaires”. In 2006, WODKA GORBATSCHOW was awarded the Monde Sélection Gold Medal.

There are convincing reasons explaining WODKA GORBATSCHOW’s superior quality. It is solely produced from premium-processed products in a worldwide unique procedure, which finally results in an outstanding soft, clean and mild aroma-impression of the brand ‘WODKA GORBATSCHOW’.

“Having achieved immense success in Germany, there is indeed no better time for WODKA GARBATSCHOW to tap the expanding Indian market than now. This is based on the fact that the vodka category growth in India continues to outperform the total spirits market growth. With such a booming economy, Indian consumers are increasingly connected to global trends and looking for new experiences, thus offering WODKA GORBATSCHOW significant potential.” added Mr. Roy

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WODKA GORBATSCHOW is the result of the joint venture between ABD and Henkell & Sohnlein Sektkellereien KG Wiesbaden, Germany.

The brand ‘WODKA GORBATSCHOW’ is highly superior to the other Vodka brands available because of its special triple-chill filtration process. This unique filtration process conducted at -12°C, after which the vodka is painstakingly double-filtered over charcoal, makes the product extremely smooth and exceptionally pure. With its positioning of purity, ‘WODKA GORBATSCHOW’ has always stood for excellence and nothing less than the highest standards of quality.

From the clear glass of its bottle to the distinctive label, everything about WODKA GORBATSCHOW conveys the idea of Arctic purity. The bottle design is sophisticated yet traditional, signifying the swirling minarets of Moscow. The brand mark of the dove and the distinct brand colours of arctic blue, white and silver represent the purity and pristine clarity that the brand stands for.

Says Deepak Roy, Executive Vice-Chairman & CEO, ABD, “WODKA GORBATSCHOW is the first brand launch marking the ABD-Henkell alliance in India. The Indian market is dynamically poised for a highly evolved state, and there couldn’t have been a better choice of brand than WODKA GORBATSCHOW to serve the ever-increasing demand for pure and high quality vodka. We are confident that the product quality will speak for itself, having done so for decades.”

The international profile of the brand is particularly impressive. WODKA GORBATSCHOW is one of the top 15 premium vodkas in the world, and with 1.4 million cases sold it is a member of the “Club of Millionaires”. In 2006, WODKA GORBATSCHOW was awarded the Monde Sélection Gold Medal.

There are convincing reasons explaining WODKA GORBATSCHOW’s superior quality. It is solely produced from premium-processed products in a worldwide unique procedure, which finally results in an outstanding soft, clean and mild aroma-impression of the brand ‘WODKA GORBATSCHOW’.

“Having achieved immense success in Germany, there is indeed no better time for WODKA GARBATSCHOW to tap the expanding Indian market than now. This is based on the fact that the vodka category growth in India continues to outperform the total spirits market growth. With such a booming economy, Indian consumers are increasingly connected to global trends and looking for new experiences, thus offering WODKA GORBATSCHOW significant potential.” added Mr. Roy

The public-private enterprise of Akshaya Patra which runs this mammoth school meal program is aided by central and state governments and private corporations. Commenting on the addition of one of major corporate sponsor to its growing list of stakeholders, Shri Madhu Pandita Das said, “To continue to feed the 8.5 lakh children everyday and also to reach its goal of feeding over a million children everyday by 2010, the foundation is very much dependent upon corporate participation in a big way. We are very grateful to Centum Electronics and to Mr. Apparao Maliavarapu, founder and managing director of Centum Electronics, for having been magnanimous in lending a hand to our efforts,”

“We are happy to support Akshaya Patra which is doing noble work for the welfare of the state and the people. Ours is a small gesture which we hope will prompt many others to do the same. It is important for India to fight illiteracy and hunger as we cannot call ourselves developed unless we can feed and educate all our children,” said Mr Apparao Maliavarapu, who is himself hold a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Dal Tech University in Canada was also a Ford Foundation scholar. He has played a instrumental role in taking his company to the forefront and is today recognised as a leading authority in the industry.

Featured in the 500 most valuable companies in India recently, Centum Electronics Limited Centum is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of electronics products. The organisation is a vertically integrated company with capabilities in design, engineering and manufacturing. The company designs and manufactures products for telecommunications, automotive, industrial and defense and aerospace markets. Centum has received many quality and export awards from major industry bodies and the state and central governments.

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MORE ABOUT AKSHAYA PATRA

Unlimited Food for Education.

(NATIONAL LEVEL SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMME)

According to a UNESCO report, around 13.5 million children in the age group of 6-13 years are out of school in India. Despite the trillion-dollar economic growth, a large chunk of India’s younger generation, does not have access to schools because of poverty and malnutrition.

To facilitate the education of needy children, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, provides unlimited noon meals in schools in partnership with the Central and respective state governments of India. Currently the program is feeding 8,38,000 children in over 4,500 government, government aided schools and anganwadis (day care centers) in 13 locations across India on any given day.

They are Bangalore, Hubli-Dharwad, Bellary, Mangalore and Mysore in Karnataka, Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh, Jaipur, Nathdwara and Baran in Rajasthan, Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat and Puri in Orissa. This is the largest NGO run school meal program in the world.

Sipping wine has come of age in India, and according to a survey, women would be powering the growth in wine sales in the coming years.

Appreciating the contribution of women, Nashik-based N D Wines Pvt. Ltd organized a competition especially for women where judge was Mrs. Renu Gupta, an experienced chef of renowned Hotel from London “ Namaste”. The fête named “Cooking with N D Wine” is a wine festival with cookery for the Delhi women. The competition was exclusively for the women who showed their talent in various recipes and dishes containing ND Wines as one of the ingredient at New Friends Club.

Winners of the cooking competition were Muskan who cooked Chicken don pedro, Seema cooked Steamed asparagus with herb sebayan & Aarti made Seared scallops with white wine sauce. They won microwave & ND Wines gift hamper; I pod & ND Wines gift hamper and mixer/juicer& ND Wines gift hamper respectively. Other participants got ND Wines bottles as a constellation prizes.

Muskan first prize winner said, “She enjoyed the contest and could see how entering contests like this can become addictive.”

Aarti second prize winner said, “I won this prize because I am updated with current food trends. To help with this, I subscribe to many cook books.”

Seema who took home 3rd prize said, “I think about the foods I like to cook regularly and how I can make them better or more unique.”

Wine has been deliciously used to flavor food since ages. The Greek & Romans used wines to add a unique edge to otherwise ordinary dishes. Once Rabelias Gargantua said, “The smell of wine, oh how much more delicate, cheerful, gratifying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil.” May be that is the reason why some people use wine in dine.

There can be no doubt that Indian wines have of come of age. And that we are a fairly young wine-drinking nation. According to a survey by a business daily - with about one-fourth of the country’s growth in alcohol sales till 2015 slated to come from women, out of the 80 million people in the country, who drink alcoholic beverages women, constitutes 10%, which is likely to increase by at least 15-20%.

Mrs. Renu Gupta, judge and chef from Namaste hotel, London congratulating the winners said, “such kind of competitions should be organized more often everywhere in India.” She also gave an advice to the other people who were interested in entering ND wines Cooking contests, “Don't give up and don't get discouraged. Just keep entering and trying. If you love wine based food, just keep creating things, and start with the Wine foods you enjoy most.”

N D Wines Pvt. Ltd will also launch wines like N D Sparkling by July or August this year that is especially for women. “We are introducing N D Chenin Blanc, a sweeter wine especially for women, with new packaging and new label. We are going to organize cooking competitions at various clubs in Delhi wherein the woman participants and the winners would be given wines,” R K Parihar, marketing head, N D Wines said.

Wine in cooking is probably as old as wine drinking. It is a great way to use leftover drinking wine and was for years considered the perfect ingredient to not only improve the flavor of a dish but also to tenderize meat and almost "disinfect" it. It was generally used in France, Italy and Spain to marinate meats in summer — so that they would last all winter. But today even Indian chefs use wine in their cuisines to get the maximum taste.

Mr. Ashish Dabbas Area Manager N.D. Wines says, “The objective of this cookery competition is to revolutionize the wine culture in India. N.D. Wine’s products are developed keeping Indian palate in mind. N.D. Wines is all prepared to set the souk on fire and to make N.D. wines a household name not nationally but internationally too.”

A research finds that drinking wine, but not beer or spirits, keeps women's hearts healthy. Much of the research on the potential health benefits of alcohol has been done, and it is clear that moderate amounts of wine seems to be good for heart health, according to the science daily. Women exactly know how & where to use to place a thing suitably, Dine with Wine is the best way to be healthy.

N. D Grapes, the first company to get the distinction of single largest exporter of India, is regular and sole supplier to J. Sainbury, Tesco and Mark’s & Spencer’s. It supplies much of the grapes and wine to better-known producers. Today N.D. wines has a strong hold in major states across India like Maharashta, Goa, Diu, Daman, Silvassa, Rajasthan, U. P, Chandigarh, Karnatka, M. P etc. It’s served in best of hotels but even served in the prestigious and luxurious trains like The Deccan Odyssey: promoted by Maharashtra government and Palace on wheels promoted by Rajasthan government. Not only has this growing wine culture in India leaded them to increase their productivity from 5.5 lacs of bottles to 8.75 lacs of bottles in coming year.

The mounting demand of wine in bourgeois society has escorted them to come up with an exclusive Syrah, Galaxy, Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc.

• Syrah – It has a color of the royal insignia, deep purple. The strong aroma of bell peppers blends well with soft aroma of cherries and blackcurrants. Its velvety taste with a distinct peppery flavor lingers into mouth.
• Galaxy – Made from Cabernet Sauvignon comes in striking deep red color. Nose develops lilting aroma of bell pepper, cherries and blackcurrants.
• Cabernet Sauvignon - It tastes like the warm climate of India
• Sauvignon Blanc –It comes in an enchanting pale gold green color. The nose develops the exotic aromas of blackcurrant leaves touched with a sweet whiff of pineapples, grapefruits, bananas and guavas with a noticeable aroma of grapefruit.
• Chenin Blanc – The tangy taste of Chenin Blanc tickles the palate and leaves a lasting flavor and aroma of fruit in the mouth.

These Indian wines are bold unique, interesting and meant for a contemporary India. Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc exemplify a cherished lifestyle for everyday living.

Wine, be it the robust red or the vintage white, has since time immemorial, celebrated good health and cheer. Known as the elixir of life, its refined quality and grace has the ability to turn the most ordinary cuisine into a connoisseurs delight!Once the Indian consumer develops taste for wines, the potential that India offers for the Indian wine industry is just astronomical. Keeping taste of Indian consumers in mind N.D. Wines has made a portfolio of innovative products. And in the present scenario Indian consumers are looking ahead to uncorking better wines, which is something to cheer about!

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ABOUT N.D.WINES PVT. LTD

Within a short period, N. D. Grapes became the most favored brand in countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Africa, and Europe etc. The brainchild of Ashok Gaikwad, the company initially began as a table-grape exporter under the brand N.D Wines in 1993. In 2004, they entered into wine manufacturing as well as exporting. Before launching wine under the banner of N.D. Wines Pvt. Ltd., they have exported wine to Sula a brand name in Indian market. Now, they have entered into the competition and are all set rule the national as well as international market.

The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of Rs. 18 per share of Rs. 10 each. Total payout including Dividend Distribution Tax amounts to Rs. 503 MM for the year. th, 2008: Britannia Industries Ltd. (BIL), one of India’s leading food Companies, reported sales of Rs. 25,848 MM for the year ended 31st March 2008. This reflects a 17.5% growth over the previous year. Net Profit for the year at Rs. 1,910 MM grew by 77.6%. Operating margin improved by more than 300 basis points. For the last quarter of the year, the Company reported Net Sales of Rs. 6,928 MM & Net Profit of Rs. 610 MM, up 15.6% & 53.6% respectively, over the corresponding quarter last year.

The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of Rs. 18 per share of Rs. 10 each. Total payout including Dividend Distribution Tax amounts to Rs. 503 MM for the year. st March 2008. This reflects a 17.5% growth over the previous year. Net Profit for the year at Rs. 1,910 MM grew by 77.6%. Operating margin improved by more than 300 basis points. For the last quarter of the year, the Company reported Net Sales of Rs. 6,928 MM & Net Profit of Rs. 610 MM, up 15.6% & 53.6% respectively, over the corresponding quarter last year.

The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of Rs. 18 per share of Rs. 10 each. Total payout including Dividend Distribution Tax amounts to Rs. 503 MM for the year. Commenting on the performance, Ms. Vinita Bali, Managing Director, said, “The Company improved its market share during the quarter in an extremely competitive environment and sustained the top line momentum at 18% for the year on top of 28% delivered last year. Additionally, we accelerated investment behind brands and significantly improved margin.”

Britannia launched several new products in the last quarter giving consumers a variety of delicious and wholesome choices - ‘Tiger Banana’, fortified with iron; ‘GoodDay Classic’, range of premium cookies in 3 variants; Bread - fortified with vitamins & minerals and the addition of real fruit & fruit pulp in cake. The Company also introduced a range of its select power brands in Sri Lanka.

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JB N JEG Foods Pvt. Ltd., has launched vegetarian, Mediterranean, fresh cuisine through its Falafel’s Veg Hummus House. It has already opened five outlets in Mumbai. At the press conference, Mr. Eli Zedaka, Director, JBN JEG Foods Pvt. Ltd., said that, “We wanted an Indian partner who understood the market and the customer sentiments and tastes. In JB we found the ideal business partner as our business philosophy and idealogy is same, that is to serve the best and healthy vegetarian food with good service and ambience at an affordable price to the customers”. Thus the idea of falafel's retail fast food chain was formed.

JB N JEG has a main kitchen and catering of falafel’s at Lamington near Minerva Theatre. This kitchen has the machineries like mixers and ovens that are imported from Italy and Israel to prepare the fresh Pita Bread and other baked items. Falafel’s Veg Hummus House has vegetarian Mediterranean healthy cuisine which is a combination of falafel in several flavours, Hummus plates with variety of toppings; several fresh green salads, variety of fresh pita breads, desserts that are not tasted by Mumbaikars and the in-house lemonade juice. The main ingredients of this cuisine comprises of Chickpeas, Tahina, fresh vegetables, herbs and olive oil. Most of the ingredients, herbs and spices are imported from Israel to maintain the authentic taste of the cuisine.

Besides the main kitchen at Lamington road, there are 4 outlets at Colaba, Gowaliar tank, Bandra, Lokhandwala Andheri and three more outlets opening shortly at K Star Mall at Chembur, Inorbit mall at Vashi and Oberoi Mall at Goregaon (East). Mr. Nayan Desai, Director-JB N JEG Foods Pvt. Ltd., said that, “We are targeting to open 30 falafel’s outlets at Mumbai and other cities like Pune, Surat, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi by 2009. By 2011 it would be 100 outlets not just in India but also in South East Asia and Europe with an investment of Rs.100 crores.” He further added that “The Company has customized the cuisine according to the Indian taste and is also offering Jain courses and all this and much more at a very economical price starting from Rs.45 to Rs.125 inclusive of taxes”.

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ABOUT JEG FOODS:

A team of young entrepreneurs and a Chef- Guy Itzhaki, with three generations of experience in food business. Chain of falafel fast food successfully operating in Israel and in Manhattan New York, US. It has 49% stake in the joint venture company with JB Group.

With its head quarters in Mumbai, and a dedicated young team of 100 people; the main objective of JB N JEG Foods is to serve mediterreanen, vegetarian, fresh cuisine with value for money to the customers. JB Group has a 51% stake in this company and JEG Foods has 49% stake.

For further details on falafel’s, please visit: www.falafels.in

Power plant goes on stream

Meanwhile, the 10 Mega Watt (MW) biomass based power plant of the Power Division of Empee Distilleries Limited at Aranthangi in Pudukottai went on stream recently. The Group will supply the entire quantity of clean renewable energy to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. The power plant is generating 60 lakh units of power per month.

“The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) awarded three licences to the Empee Group to set up biomass-based power plants at Pudukottai, Perambalur and Thiruvaroor District. The project at Aranthangi in Pudukottai District has been commissioned and will qualify for carbon emission reduction certificates (CER’s). The Group is contributing to a global cause by mitigating carbon-dioxide emissions through the use of biomass for the project,” Empee Group Chairman Mr. M. P. Purushothaman said.

For a Green cause

“At present, we are buying the biomass required for the plant from growers. We will soon set up our own captive tracts for biomass development as our requirement is very huge. The biomass plants grow afresh every time they are harvested and we tap the energy available within the plant to generate electricity. The entire energy thus produced will be added to the state power grid through the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board,” company sources revealed.

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About Empee Group

Chennai-headquartered Empee Group with well established and diversified corporate interests earns revenues of over Rs 1,000 crore. The Group was founded by Mr. M. P. Purushothaman in the early 1970s. The Group has created strong brands with focus on quality with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The flagship Empee Distilleries Limited has a turnover of over Rs. 800 crore. The Group has diversified into various core businesses including liquor, beer, sugar, chemicals, grain alcohol, hospitality, property development, power, packaging and construction.

Also, customers can now choose from a beautiful set of floral arrangements, bouquets, vases, baskets etc and send them to their near and dear ones in Mumbai. Ordermonger guarantees delivery within 24 hours of receiving your order. Customers can also avail midnight deliveries for an extra cost. They can get cakes customized by choosing from a number of special shapes, adding special custom messages. If you want to ring in that birthday in style, OrderMonger now offers a great way to do it

“Getting flowers and cakes at the doorstep of Mumbai residents is obviously a big step for us. Poohs CakeLand, Andheri, is one of India’s leading and most affordable online cake shops. We are happy to partner with them to expand our services in Mumbai and offer the same services at the customers' doorstep. So, order right away to your loved ones and spread friendship, love and happiness” said. Mr. Krishna Natarajan, CEO, OrderMonger.

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About www.OrderMonger.com

OrderMonger.com is a leading online services company in Hyderabad serving consumers and corporate alike. OrderMonger provides a professional website for ordering food or flowers, car rentals, and groceries, all possible online or over the phone. OrderMonger also provides a whole lot of corporate services, such as, gifts, celebrating special occasions, car rentals, event management, lunch and snacks catering.

The company has also made a foray into ‘Private Label Segment’ which is expected to give good returns to the company. It is equipped with the fully integrated state of the art production plant that has the capability to deliver the best of customers’ expectations. JTC has always remained synonymous for offering the latest and value-for- worth products to its customers.

Khusboo Tea holds a large network in Northern Indian regions like Delhi, J&K, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. With a growth rate of around 23 per cent, Khusboo Tea stands out as a brand name in the Tea market.

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Company Profile

JTC Tea Industries Private Ltd. is a Delhi based company that comprises the complete in house production facilities. The company markets its products under the brand Khusboo Tea. It launched its branded packet in the year 1989, which was suspended after sometime and was launched again in the year 2000.

The collection of two white and three red wines are competitively priced between Rs.350 and Rs.650/-. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Dhuru, said: “Chateau d’Ori has endeavored to incorporate the best viticulture and winery practices from the Bordeaux region of France – home of the finest wines in the world – right from the cultivation of grapes to the winemaking process – we believe its a first in India.”

A testimony to this is the fact that Chateau D’Ori wines, viz., Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Merlot and Merlot, have been rated “The Best” Wine, in their respective category in the latest “BT-More Annual Wine Ratings”. As Mr. Subhash Arora, a well-known wine connoisseur says about the Chateau D’Ori Merlot, “the wine dances on the palette”.

Nestling on the slopes of the twin hill of Nerra Ori in Dindori, Nashik, Chateau d’Ori is spread over a single estate of 100 acres. Another 300 acres have been taken up for development, to be ready by 2010. The vineyard, which took six years to set-up, has thriving vines of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay. Its Merlot plantation is the largest single plantation in India.

The five wines are the creation of the winemaker extraordinaire M. Athanase Fakorellis. A world-renowned oenologist, M. Fakorellis has over two decades of experience in winemaking and is solely in charge of 25 renowned chateaux in France.

Chateau d’Ori is the first winery in India where the entire process of wine-making right from the size of vats, the sorting conveyer belts, the requirement to work top to bottom, is inspired by oenology practices prevalent in the Bordeaux region. The winery has a capacity for producing one million bottles per year. Chateau D’ Ori launched their wines in Mumbai in December 2007 and after Pune is planning to enter Goa in the next week. The wines will be available across 45 retail outlets and over 30 restaurants in Pune including major 5 Star hotels.

Delhi, Bengaluru & Kolkata as well as the European markets will have Chateau D’Ori wines in the immediate future.

Chateau D’Ori wines, since the launch in December 2007, have already developed a loyal following amongst wine drinkers and is one of the main leading “pouring wines” in some of the premium restaurants in Mumbai. Mr. Dhuru, talking about their goal said, “We, at Chateau D’Ori, are committed to adopting the latest technologies and processes in oenology to ensure that wine drinkers in India will now get the finest wines at the best price points.”

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As scientists have approved, that moderate consumption of wine is good for health but it has also been said that not every wine is of same medicinal value. Studies have shown that cutting calories can prolong life in everything from yeast cells to mammals. However, an easier way to live longer may be as simple as turning a corkscrew. Molecules found in red wine, peanuts, and other products of the plant have known to mimic the life-extending effects of calorie restriction. This could help researchers develop drugs that lengthen life and prevent or treat aging-related diseases. One of the molecules, resveratrol, was shown in a study to extend the life span of yeast cells by up to 80 percent. Resveratrol exists naturally in grapes and red wine.

N.D. Wines is the first winery in India to grow the world famous cabernet sauvignon – reserve & sauvignon Blanc reserve. They have also mastered the art of growing Shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, Chenin Blanc sauvignon Blanc that are specially used in making different kinds of wine. Galaxy, Cabernet Syrah & Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc are the assortments from the stable of N.D Wines, which has been researched and developed not only for pleasure but also for perfect health and vigor. Particular compounds called polyphenols found in red wine-such as catechins and resveratrol-are thought to have anti oxidant or anti cancer properties.

With economic liberalization and globalization having precipitated a huge change in the Lifestyle of Indians, wine has begun to flow as easily as conversation in trend-setting middle class households across the country. Wine consumption is no longer considered as a taboo or hazardous for health. But it is been used at the time of celebration and religious ceremonies as well as consumed by people suffering from heart related diseases.

Founder Chairman of N.D. wines Mr. Ashok Gaikwad believes, “With growing popularity of wines in domestic market our vision is to be the leader in world market and be known as the quality wine producer from India. We are hoping to challenge the supremacy of winemaking countries in an effort to gain a foothold in the international wine market.” Indian consumers are not very aware of the pros and health benefits of wine, which prompts entrepreneurs like Mr. Gaikwad to adopt unconventional ways of promoting wine. “We educate people about wine and its health benefits via wine festivals and other means to develop wine culture in India as well as to eradicate the misconceptions prevalent in Indian masses about wine.”

HEALTH BENEFITS OF WINE:

· N.D. wine Syrah (red wine) is a boon for cardiovascular diseases. Some researchers have attributed this cardio protective quality to the significant amounts of resveratrol naturally present in grape skin.

· N.D. Wines Chenin Blanc & Sauvignon Blanc (white wine) is very effective in controlling the growth of bacteria that cause tooth decay and sore throats.

· Resveratrol protects grapes and some other plants against fungal infections. It has been shown previously to have a number of potentially beneficial properties, including anti oxidant, anti coagulant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects.

· Anti-aging effects in red grape skins (Harvard Medical School in Boston, 2004)

· Women Wine Drinkers Have Fewer Kidney Stones.

· Regular, Moderate Wine Consumption Protects Against Atherosclerosis.

· Intake of red wine alleviates ovarian cancer risk.

· Intake of wine has also results in strengthening of bones.

· Reduces stress and day-to-day tension.

· Systolic blood pressure gets reduced significantly with the white wine.

· Wine May Benefit Heart Attack Patients.

· Moderate Wine Drinking Helps Preserve Women's Mental Functioning.

A Recent Study shows that moderate drinking may cut women's risk of diabetes. In the study, 51 healthy, postmenopausal women rotated among three 8-week treatment periods in which they consumed either no alcohol, one drink a day, or two drinks daily, in addition to a diet to maintain their body weight. Blood samples drawn from the women revealed that insulin levels were nearly 20% lower after consuming two drinks compared to women consuming no alcohol. Levels of triglycerides, a type of fat associated with increased risk of heart disease, were about 10% lower in the two-drink-a-day group compared with the no-alcohol group. Insulin sensitivity rose by roughly 7% after two drinks. There was no effect on blood glucose.

Isn’t it great when you discover that something you enjoy could actually lead to better health?

So, now you can sip your favorite glass of wine with ease and even fervor tonight. After all, the health benefits of wine speak for themselves. Anyone can consume wine even in summers but make sure that wine should always consumed in according to their particular temperature - Red wine, 65 degrees (F); White & rose wine, 55 degrees (F); Champagne & other bubbly, 45 degrees (F).

Wine–“the sweetest dew from heaven” and known as “juice of gods” has existed since the beginning of life on earth and has traveled civilizations. Cleopatra promised Marc Anthony that she would 'drink the value of the province' in one cup of wine, and then she drank a cup of wine with an expensive pearl in it. So guys lets make wine an integral part of our life and prove the famous saying right.

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ABOUT N.D. WINES PVT. LTD.

Within a short period, N. D. Grapes became the most favored brand in countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Africa, and Europe etc. The brainchild of Ashok Gaikwad, the company initially began as a table-grape exporter under the brand N.D Wines in 1993. In 2004 they entered into wine manufacturing as well as exporting. Before launching wine under the banner of N.D. Wines Pvt. Ltd. they have exported wine to Sula a brand name in Indian market. Now, they have entered into the competition and are all set rule the national as well as international market.

N. D Grapes, the first company to get the distinction of single largest exporter of India, is regular and sole supplier to J. Sainbury, Tesco and Mark’s & Spencer’s. It supplies much of the grapes and wine to better-known producers. Today N.D. wines has a strong hold in major states across India like Maharashta, Goa, Diu, Daman, Silvassa, Rajasthan, U. P, Chandigarh, Karnatka, M. P etc. It’s served in best of hotels but even served in the prestigious and luxurious trains like The Deccan Odyssey: promoted by Maharashtra government and Palace on wheels promoted by Rajasthan government. Not only has this growing wine culture in India leaded them to increase their productivity from 5.5 lacs of bottles to 8.75 lacs of bottles in coming year.

The Deli at the Novotel Hyderabad is famed for its delicious pastries, cakes and other baked goodies. In addition to the regular bakery stuff, The Deli also carries an exotic array of lunch and dinner boxes. There are six different varieties, which come in vegetarian and non-vegetarian flavors. While each of the six varieties promises an exciting meal, their Continental lunch/dinner box has won special acclaim from many a patron and is a must-try.

In a statement Mr. Krishna Natarajan, CEO, OrderMonger said, “Our tie up with Novotel Hyderabad is yet another step in our journey of offering variety and convenience to our customers, and adds yet another valuable partner to our existing network. The Deli is extremely popular for its goodies, and this partnership will benefit a lot of customers spread all over Hyderabad. I hope our customers will be happy to see The Deli @ Novotel Hyderabad on the OrderMonger.com list of partner restaurants”.

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About www.OrderMonger.com

OrderMonger.com is a leading online services company in Hyderabad serving consumers and corporate alike. OrderMonger provides a professional website for ordering food or flowers, car rentals, and groceries, all possible online or over the phone. OrderMonger also provides a whole lot of corporate services, such as, gifts, celebrating special occasions, car rentals, event management, lunch and snacks catering.

NeedGrub provides updated reviews and relevant info on Indian eateries, which certainly ensures a memorable eating experience. For the same, NeedGrub offers authority to its readers / users to write and thus contribute towards the endeavour. And the contributory writings are well honoured. NeedGrub not only provides with a platform to express, but also confers rewards to its reviewers. It is in this direction that Myntra’s role begins.

Myntra is a synonym for creativity and for the foodies who love to eat and express, Myntra perhaps is the best stage. It extends the opportunity to choose from among the various items like t-shirts, mugs, watches, etc., as portrayed on its website and customize them in line with the individual preferences. With the stated in forefront, NeedGrub & Myntra together are certainly an irresistible offer.

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About NeedGrub

An online food guide, NeedGrub is the most delicately prepared information platter, serving requisite Indian restaurant food details. As an interactive portal, NeedGrub is equipped with various supplementary features. It serves as a food search assistant, which promises undertake the task of precisely listing the basic and progressive features of a huge number of Indian eateries. To know more about the NeedGrub authority, check the link below:

www.needgrub.com

About Myntra

Myntra is a portal offering access to host of personalized gifts in the desired package. Merchandize options are abundant to include T-shirts, key chains, teddies, mugs, coasters, mouse pad, greeting cards, posters, notepads, calendars, etc. To know more about Myntra & NeedGrub together, check the link below:

http://www.myntra.com/shop/needgrub

Last year, 7.6 million liters of wine was consumed that included 1.5 million liters of foreign wines. This year, the consumption has grown to 11.25 million liters of grape crush.

India’s grape crush also gained a record jump in tones for this fiscal year ended on March 2008, up by many percentage points from the 2007 grape crush, according to the Preliminary Grape Crush Report released by The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).

According to the report, N D Wines accounted for one of the leading Largest Percentage of crush volume of the total grape crush. Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed during this period.

Wine Market in India is expanding fast and it is a good potential market for Indian wine Manufactures too.

Grape-crush in India is set to triple by 2011 to touch 17 million litres per annum, according to a study conducted by UK-based International Wines and Spirits Records (IWSR).

Consumption among India's billion-strong population is more than seven million bottles a year. That is equivalent to half a teaspoon per head, compared with 20 litres per head in Britain. Market watchers are expecting rise in Indian wine consumption ratio.

As per the study, wine consumption in India stood at six million litres in 2006 and in the last four years, it has risen by over four times. "Contrary to popular belief that only imported wines are mainly consumed, most wines consumed in the country is locally produced, accounting for 75 per cent of the total volume,” says the report.

Historically, grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is grown mostly for wine making in the world over. In India, on the contrary, remarkable success has been achieved in tablegrape production and now the yield levels offresh grapes are among the highestin the world. At presentin India grape is grown over an area of 60,000 ha with an annual production of 1.6 million tonnes (FAO, 2005).

Leading the race of wine farming in India is the state of Maharashtra. About38 private wineries have come up in the country, out of which 36exist inMaharashtra alone. There is one winery each in Karnataka and Goa.

In Maharashtra,wine grapes are grown in3regions,such as Pune - Narayangaon, Nashik and Sangli - Solapur areas. It is expected when N D vineyards start yieldingin about 2-3 years,around 5,000 tons of wine grapes will be ready for crushing each year yielding on an average of20 lakh litres ofwine annually. There isa steep annualgrowth rate of about20%in the presentturn over of aroundRs. 200 crores for the wine industry. Besides this, demand for imported wines from the N D Wines stable is increasing day by day in India. The total investment on wineries of Maharashtrawas Rs. 77.75 crores in 2004 and rose to Rs. 109.17 crores in 2005. Despite of all this competition arising in the field N D Wines is able to keep its position on highest.

How is Wine made?

Wine is the product of the fermentation by yeast of grape juice or grape must, grape juice that still contains the fruit's skins and seeds. Once the grape sugar has been completely consumed, fermentation is complete, and wine has been produced. The science that deals with wine making is known as Enology.

While the basic production elements of wine are simple, manipulation of the grapes, juice or must, and wine to produce the desired combination of flavors and aromas is very difficult, and many recognize this process as an art form. N D Wines try to optimize production of specific aromas and flavors described with terms like cherry, chocolate, vanilla etc and minimize the formation of negative flavors and aromas described as wet dog, plastic and rotten egg. It is also important that the wine acids and alcohol are balanced. If the wine is too acidic, the wine may taste sour. If the ethanol level is too high, the wine will have a strong taste of alcohol.

The single most important factor that contributes to a wine's character is the grapes that are used for crushing. Grapes influence the wine's flavor, alcohol content, acidity, and even its color. N D wines uses best quality grapes for its wines, and this is the prime reason for the change in taste and quality of other wines and N D Wines.

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ABOUT N. D. WINES PVT. LTD.

Within a short period, N. D. Grapes became the most favored brand in countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Africa, and Europe etc. The brainchild of Ashok Gaikwad, the company initially began as a table-grape exporter under the brand N.D Wines in 1993. In 2004 they entered into wine manufacturing as well as exporting. Before launching wine under the banner of N.D. Wines Pvt. Ltd. they have exported wine to Sula a brand name in Indian market. Now, they have entered into the competition and are all set rule the national as well as international market.

Even though Indian and foreign wine and liquor companies may have lined up an array of brands to woo consumers, but this has not increased the number of people sipping alcoholic drinks. On the contrary, most liquor companies have seen the growth of their sales growth slow down in recent times. This is because alcoholic drinks have become pricier; due to excise duty hikes in some states and a rise in price of molasses, the key raw material for liquor production.

Maharashtra applies 150% custom duty, 200% excise duty, 7% octroi, 25% supply chain margins and 20% value added tax. And this situation is not said to be good for the wine manufacturers.

Delhi has also increases the annual registration fee for License from Rs.2.0 lakhs to Rs.5.0 lakhs. The Delhi government is believed to have taken the decision to hike the excise duty on wine and beer to 25% of the MRP. Other states are also following suit making it all the more difficult for the wine manufacturers.

The increase will be uniform percentage increase, irrespective of the cost (assessable value) of wine. This is unlike Maharashtra where 200% duty is charged on the assessable value. The notification expected in a day or two will replace the existing fixed excise duty of Rs. 150 a bottle on all imported wines.

As the Scenario changes and Wineries are compelled to provide on this excise duty and licensing fee, many manufacturers are refusing to do so. At this point of time N D vineyards emerged as a winery, which came forward and stand with the government for this kind of law and fulfilled all the law recommended for this fiscal year.

Chairman of N D Vineyards says “the existing duty structure in Maharashtra bloated the value of a Rs 100-imported wine bottle to over Rs 1,200 by the time it reached the consumer.”

Liquor and spirits will attract duties at the slab rates. A bottle with an MRP of up to Rs.3000 will attract a uniform duty of 30%. The medium ranged bottles costing Rs.3000-5000 will draw Rs. 900 +20% of the MRP whereas those costing above Rs.5000 as the Maximum Retail Price would bring in Rs.1300 and 10% to the excise department.

While the earlier duty told heavily on the price of a cheaper wine bottle costing around Rs.100 ($2.5) CIF, the proposed structure will fall heavily on the premium wines making their prices higher by around 30% or more.

The excise duty might not change much for wines costing around Rs.120 a bottle. But if one compares the duty structure of fine wines with Maharashtra, the proposed excise would result in an increase of over 140% for Delhi as compared to 200% in Mumbai.

Hotel Industry gets hit below the belt

Another category where life will become more difficult is the hotels that have been enjoying duty free wines at the low excise duties on fine wines. Unknown to many, they are already under the scanner for overcharging on their alcoholic beverages with the government having given them a final warning to bring the prices down or else. The increase in excise duties would make their job doubly difficult undoubtedly.

However, the proposed policy will bring cheers to the Haryana government, wholesalers and retailers. The 500-rupee bottle will still cost around Rs. 2000 in Gurgaon as they do not have any excise duty, apart from the annual L1/L2 license charges. A price difference of Rs.828 would mean that a lot of Delhi residents would shift to Gurgaon for their purchases.

N D Wines filled the forms for the states for excise duty and licensing structure and is only looking forward to their work not on the making any issue of this kind a situation.

Founder Chairman of N.D. wines Mr. Ashok Gaikwad believes, “With growing popularity of wines in domestic market our vision is to be the leader in world market and be known as the quality wine producer from India. We are hoping to challenge the supremacy of winemaking countries in an effort to gain a foothold in the international wine market.” Indian consumers are not very aware of the pros and health benefits of wine which prompts entrepreneurs like Mr. Gaikwad to adopt unconventional ways of promoting wine “We educate people about wine and its health benefits via wine festivals and other means to develop wine culture in India as well as to eradicate the misconceptions prevalent in Indian masses about wine.” N D wines is not fearing from the pressure and ready for all the laws. N D Wines moto is to gain superiority by being with the law, not by running from the law.

Interestingly, the central government may not have been able to check the possible under-invoicing through the customs duty policy, but making the excise dependent upon the MRP, would certainly make it more difficult to save taxes through that route anymore. With the premium wines getting beyond the reach of the vast majority, the growth of Indian wine market is all set to be dictated by cheap wines.

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ABOUT N.D. WINES PVT. LTD.

Within a short period, N. D. Grapes became the most favored brand in countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Africa, and Europe etc. The brainchild of Ashok Gaikwad, the company initially began as a table-grape exporter under the brand N.D Wines in 1993. In 2004 they entered into wine manufacturing as well as exporting. Before launching wine under the banner of N.D. Wines Pvt. Ltd. they have exported wine to Sula a brand name in Indian market. Now, they have entered into the competition and are all set rule the national as well as international market.

N. D Grapes, the first company to get the distinction of single largest exporter of India, is regular and sole supplier to J. Sainbury, Tesco and Mark’s & Spencer’s. It supplies much of the grapes and wine to better-known producers. Today N.D. wines has a strong hold in major states across India like Maharashta, Goa, Diu, Daman, Silvassa, Rajasthan, U. P, Chandigarh, Karnatka, M. P etc. It’s served in best of hotels but even served in the prestigious and luxurious trains like The Deccan Odyssey: promoted by Maharashtra government and Palace on wheels promoted by Rajasthan government. Not only this growing wine culture in India has lead them to increase their productivity from 5.5 lacs of bottles to 8.75 lacs of bottles in coming year.

The mounting demand of wine in bourgeois society has escorted them to come up with an exclusive Syrah, Galaxy, Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc.

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About Empee Group

Chennai-headquartered Empee Group with well established and diversified corporate interests earns revenues of over Rs 1,000 crore. The Group was founded by Mr. M. P. Purushothaman in the early 1970s. The Group has created strong brands with focus on quality with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The flagship Empee Distilleries Limited has a turnover of over Rs. 800 crore. The Group has diversified into various core businesses including liquor, beer, sugar, chemicals, grain alcohol, hospitality, property development, power, packaging and construction.

IFE Americas is sponsored by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

“The Americas Food and Beverage Show provides a great opportunity for exporters to interact with retailers and food service buyers from the U.S., Latin America and the

Caribbean, and around the world,” said Dewitt Ashby, director of trade shows at NASDA. “The adoption of the IFE Americas brand has expanded the reach of the event into Europe, Asia and beyond.”

The show is located in Miami because of the city’s strategic location, multi-cultural/lingual workforce, and dynamic international business community. More than 1,200 food and beverage importers, exporters, and distributors are based in and around Miami.

Key industry decision-makers attend IFE Americas. In fact, nearly 80% of visitors have final purchasing authority.

In addition to international pavilions and hundreds of exhibitors, the show features Americas Food and Beverage Awards, a New Products showcase, an Organics and Natural

Products pavilion, an alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages pavilion, the Americas Chef Competition, an Americas Café Bar, a Trends pavilion, and much more.

“No matter what you want to achieve—find new buyers, launch a new product, increase awareness of your brand, promote your business, generate new sales leads, or connect with

existing customers—IFE Americas is where your company needs to be,” said Ashby.

SHOW FEATURES

ï‚· Conference Forum - "Fresh Ideas Market"

ï‚· Americas Food & Beverage Awards

ï‚· Americas Chef Competition

ï‚· New Products Showcase

ï‚· International Buyers' Cocktail Reception

ï‚· Product Specific Pavilions: Organic & Natural Products, Beverages, Kosher Foods, & Equipment

ï‚· International Trade Centre

ï‚· Hot Toques Parade

ï‚· Cigars & Rum Evening Event

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If you would like to get involved with the show please contact:

Sanket Kothare on + 91 (0) 9820 252 343 or email sanket.kothare@montgomeryindia.com

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v IFE Poland is organised jointly by Montgomery International

v IFE Poland is a purely B2B exhibition and not open to the general public. Its aim is to deliver the best business audience of any such industry event in India

v Montgomery International organises IFE Fresh Produce, IFE India, IFE Hungary and IFE Americas. Montgomery companies organises the UK’s largest and most respected food, drink and hospitality events including Hotelympia, IFE, Hospitality, Wine Scotland, ScotHot, Speciality Fine Food Fair and other regional, national and international sector events.

v Montgomery was founded in 1895

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So much so, to shy you away from reaching out to those incorrigible little pills. But what are the other options remaining and can they be trusted especially when the trend of usage of cholesterol and blood pressure medicines by young adults appears to be rising rapidly — at a faster pace?

Experts point to higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol problems among young people and that is why popping pills is in fashion. According to Dr Anil Dhal, Cardiologist, Max Hospital, New Delhi “Although medication can bring cholesterol levels down, high cholesterol can and should be prevented by improving diet and increasing physical activities.”

Like high blood pressure, high cholesterol level is a "silent" condition that offers no early warning. Most people first discover the problem during a routine physical exam with a blood test. They often find they have high blood pressure as well.

So don't jump to medicines right away to lower cholesterol and instead make some changes in your life and get daily exercise. As most of your body's cholesterol is made in your liver and the rest comes from your diet, it becomes vital to lower the amount of fat and cholesterol in your diet.

• Diet
• Weight
• Level of physical activity
• Age (levels increase with age)
• Gender (men have higher cholesterol)
• Alcohol consumption
• Heredity

Says nutritionist Ms. Mridula Mahna, Senior Dietician, Lok Nayak Jaipraksh Hoapital, “Be mindful about limiting saturated fat (fat in meat and whole-fat dairy products) and trans fat (fat found in many commercial foods and in deep-fried fast foods). Increase the amount of fibre rich diet. Lose weight, if need be.”

There may be restrictions of options for any diet buff who has been suffering from symptoms of high cholesterol but a personalized fad diet whereby you may have to count calories, fat, carbs, weigh your portions, take fat or calorie blockers or eat only raw foods definitely pays off sooner and for the better.

No one likes the word fat, but the trick is choosing the right ones. For example, if chips and snacks are your thing and something you can’t do without, today you can easily opt for healthy transfat free Lays and Kurkure, guilt free. Saturated fats – found in fats such as lard, butter and ghee, dairy products, biscuits and pastry and cookies – do have an impact, and it is these foods that need to be cut out of your diet.

Fibre is beneficial, so try to include foods like wholegrain bread and breakfast cereals such as Quaker Oats, and a variety of fruit and vegetables. Of late, oats has received thumbs up from doctors across the world for the ‘sponge’ effect it provides to absorb fat rich cholesterol from the system and aiding digestion.

Next among lifestyle changes comes weight loss and exercising. Ideally, you should be exercising for 30 minutes a day, at least six days a week to get your heart beating smarter. Try taking the stairs, walking to the shops or going to the gym. Regular exercise helps raise the level of HDL cholesterol in your body, and reduce the amount of circulating LDL cholesterol, helping your heart stay healthy.

Try the above mention healthy tips for a minimum of a couple of months. If your cholesterol hasn't budged, then you can think about medicines. Its amazing what losing five or 10 kilos can do to reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels!

For those who are motivated to reduce their too-high cholesterol levels, there's always a treatment trade-off to be made. Either go on a strict low-fat diet, or take a pill with potential side-effects. But whatever maybe your choice, when it comes for choosing a healthy long life nothing beats wisdom, patience and the right lifestyle.

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ABOUT VIA MEDIA

Via Media & Communications is a healthcare communication organization. They are functioning as a coordinator between health sector and the media. They have been engaged in various healthcare awareness and various public health programs as a part of their social responsibility. Besides bringing positive developments into light, they also are involved in highlighting key developments in health sector through the media as well as increasing public awareness on general health issues. As pioneers in healthcare communications, it is their constant endeavor to keep media updated with the latest issues and developments happening in healthcare arena around the world.

Specially formulated taking into account the needs and requirements of a modern day woman, Women’s Horlicks is designed to help fill the dietary gap of essential micronutrients – vitamins and minerals. It contains a unique combination of HEMOCAL™ nutrients which provides good quality milk protein along with 100% of the daily requirements of iron, calcium, Vitamins B2, B6, B12, folate as well as Vitamin C for replenishment of nutrition bank and for healthy blood and bones.

Women’s Horlicks provides the complete list of micronutrients recommended for women by the World Health Organisation (As per WHO RDA 19-50 year menstruating women) to help cope with the numerous challenges such as periods, fatigue, mood swings and irritability.

Women’s Horlicks is economically priced at Rs 100 for 200g in an attractive jar with a flip top lid and available in two flavours—Chocolate and Caramel. With low fat, no added sugar and rich in milk protein, New Women’s Horlicks is positioned as an ideal nutritional supplement for menstruating women. Thus, along with Mother’s Horlicks – ‘the ideal nutritional supplement for pregnant and breastfeeding women’, creating a portfolio of specialist nutritional products for women.

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ABOUT VIA MEDIA

Via Media & Communications is a healthcare communication organization. They are functioning as a coordinator between health sector and the media. They have been engaged in various healthcare awareness and various public health programs as a part of their social responsibility. Besides bringing positive developments into light, they also are involved in highlighting key developments in health sector through the media as well as increasing public awareness on general health issues. As pioneers in healthcare communications, it is their constant endeavor to keep media updated with the latest issues and developments happening in healthcare arena around the world.

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has launched Amaze Brainfood under the Kissan brand. Each serving of Amaze Brainfood is specifically designed to give children 33% of the required dosage of nutrients for mental development daily,based on international dietary recommendations for school going children. Amaze, now available in all leading retail outlets across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh is currently available in three different formats- Bars (33gm), Bites (30gm) and Smart Mix (150 gm & 400gm) in various exciting flavours. Amaze is all set to become a healthy and easy choice and it not only delivers key brain nutrients on a wholesome base, it is also delicious and available in formats readily acceptable by the children.

Amaze is a product that has come after 4 years of research and development at Unilever’s Research Centre (HLRC). The product has been designed in a manner that important nutrients are made available and easily taken up by the body. Amaze is a wholesome nutritional product and 100% vegetarian. It also provides other nutrients needed for the healthy development of a child such as Protein, omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Calcium. In addition, sugar, salt and saturated fats are kept to a minimum as these are undesirable in excessive quantities, as identified by the FAO/WHO.

According to Sidharth Singh, Category Head, Hindustan Unilever Limited, "It is vital to give children a good start in life and good nutrition is key for developing their brain and body to its full potential. Increased urbanisation, changing diets and lifestyles have lead to imbalanced diets and high intake of empty calories. Amaze provides a nutritious option to the mothers who find it difficult to feed their children with nutrient rich foods children need for proper growth and development. It would easily fit into the normal meal moments of a child and is a wholesome alternative to unhealthy snacks which children tend to get attracted to."

Nutrition plays a very important role and has a long lasting effect on mental development. The key micro-nutrients which are essential for mental development are-Iron, iodine, zinc, vitamin B2, B6, B12 and Folate. These have a positive impact on the structure and functioning of the brain. Good nutrition is essential for the brain development of every child and FOOD is the main source of these brain nutrients as the body cannot make them on its own.

Director, Nutrition and Health, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Asia Swati Gupte commented, "For optimal mental development, there are several important requirements; stimulating environment, good education, parental careand a nutritious diet. Mothers know what needs to be done to sharpen their children’s minds, when it comes to extracurricular activities, like playing chess and scrabble or attending special tuitions and camps. When it comes to food, they are unsure and always looking for advice and might miss out on the importance of feeding their children’s’ brain with the right kind of foods/ right nutrition.Amaze Brain food has a great appealing taste and a promise of nutrition that makes it trustworthy for mothers to fill the nutrient intakegap by providing the childwithimportant nutrientswhich especially support mental development.

Combining nutrition and health in a product is not good enough, children should also love the products and AMAZE fulfils this requirement. It is a tasty and delicious brain food for children.

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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company, touching the lives of two out of three Indians. HUL’s mission is to "add vitality to life" through its presence in over 20 distinct categories in Home & Personal Care Products and Foods & Beverages. The company meets everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene, and personal care, with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.

Kissan is a 50 year plus brand and is today one of the most trusted food brands in the country for mothers & children. Kissan makes deliciously wholesome products for kids to grow up to. It is a pioneer & market leader in all the categories that it operates in, namely Jams, Ketchup & Squash.

NOTES TO EDITORS

1) Amaze Bars (33gms) in two flavors, milky mango and orange honey is priced at Rs. 15/-

A postgraduate in Mass Communication, Bidisha has rich experience in Consumer and Retail Marketing, Advertising, Product and Segment Development.

Bidisha started out her career in advertising at Lowe Lintas Advertising, rising up quickly to Group Account Manager within 5 years, before applying her entrepreneurial skills to start her own handicraft exports company. Her experience in these two arenas gave her international exposure in creative marketing and communication, which she took into Compaq (HP) Computers and then onto an illustrious seven-year career with Intel Corporation (India).

Her fast track growth at Intel Corporation from 1999 to 2006, took her through three key positions of Consumer Marketing Manager (India), Retail Marketing Manager (Asia Pacific), Director, Strategic Marketing, Emerging Product Group (India). Her significant contribution to various growth initiatives at Intel ranged from developing modules for increasing acceptance and penetration of the PC market, through leading a team to define retail marketing strategies and development of marketing programs for 13 diverse countries in Asia Pacific. She was also given the additional responsibility of rolling out a new suite of products relevant for emerging markets, with a goal to increasing revenue opportunities as well as position Intel as a ‘Thought Leader’ in the emerging market segment.

After Intel, Bidisha took upon a new challenging role at Google India as Head of Consumer Marketing, responsible for marketing Google search related products, with special focus in the mobile category.

At 40, the dynamic and forward thinking Bidisha has set in motion her philosophy to be ‘results oriented’ and have a passion and enjoy both the process and the end result. Her mantra is to revolve around challenging the status quo, making a difference to self and the organization.

Bidisha Nagaraj enjoys cooking. She lives in Bangalore with her husband and a two-year-old daughter.

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About Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. (ABCTCL):

ABCTCL is an ISO 9002 certified company. With over 10000 acres of owned and managed estates, the Company has a rich heritage of over 135 years in the coffee business. Asia’s largest integrated coffee conglomerate, ABCTCL is present in the entire value chain of coffee consumption in India through different business that are vertically integrated under an established mother brand name “Coffee Day”. These business groups are: Café Coffee Day (pioneer and largest Indian retail coffee café chain), Coffee Day Xpress (retail fast food and beverage outlets), Coffee Day Beverages (coffee vending) and Coffee Day Fresh ‘n Ground (coffee powder), Coffee Day Exports and Coffee Day FMCG (packaged filter coffee).

Crazy Noodles Chocolate Money Bags are bite sized filo pastry shells which are filled with dark chocolate. These are lightly fried, causing the outer shell to become crisp and the inner chocolate to melt. They are served along with ice cream on a plate dusted with cocoa powder. Then, what are you waiting for? Come with your loved ones and enjoy Chocolate Money Bags with a Special offer of 1 + 1.

For the hungry, besides our mouth watering desserts, Crazy Noodles offer a variety of oriental salads, side dishes including chicken and vegetable dumplings, teppanyaki, a wide variety of rice and noodles preparations including our popular Ramens and lip smacking drinks.

Like the best oriental kitchens, Crazy Noodles only uses the freshest ingredients - with key flavoring ingredients being imported from across the far east – delivered daily to its door – to prepare its signature noodles, rice, meats, vegetable, salad, side dishes and desserts. All of the food is cooked in live display kitchens right in front of customers.

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About Crazy Noodles

The Crazy Noodles experience is a unique combination of fresh cooked Modern Oriental dishes served in a casual - fun filled environment.

At Crazy Noodles, we do things differently. We celebrate consistency and quality in everything we do. Our ethos is to combine great, fresh and nutritious modern Asian food in a fun filled colourful environment with friendly service and value for money pricing.

We operate restaurants across India in Delhi/NCR, Punjab, Gujarat and Uttaranchal and are rapidly expanding across other cities in India.

For more information, please contact:
Chetna Dhawan/Leena Narula
9810448454/9810376029

IFE Poland is the leading trade event for the Polish food, drink and hospitality industry. This year will welcome the 6th edition held between 19 – 21 May and will build on the success achieved in 2007 which saw attendance increase by an impressive 27%. As part of this growth for the retail sector, IFE Poland has combined their knowledge and expertise with McLane Polska, who is the leader in consumer goods distribution in Poland, to provide retailers with a one stop exhibition for all their business needs.

McLane Polska, formerly ABCO, was formed in 1996 as a member of the McLane Group who has experience in the worldwide retail grocery and wholesale distribution businesses dating back to 1800. Now a $19 billion enterprise, the McLane Group includes companies around the world such as Classic Foods, Hometown Favorites, Houston Astros, Leading Edge Brands, Lonestar Plastics, M-C McLane International, McLane Advanced Technologies LLC, McLane Polska and McLane Portugal. With a strong distribution network around Poland, McLane Polska offers retailers over 10,000 products and organised trade fairs and field sales visits to sample these products.

Commenting on this recent news, Christopher Newton, Chairman of Montgomery International Ltd, organisers of IFE Poland, said “I am absolutely delighted with the news that McLane Polska has decided to join forces with IFE Poland. Our event has traditionally had a strong retail sector and this new partnership will grow this sector even further. Combining our strengths of organising leading food, drink and hospitality exhibitions with McLane’s strength of offering a wide range of products through a strong distribution network, retailers have never before had a better environment to enhance their businesses within a single location.”

What does the news mean for the event’s audience? Running for the 1st two days of IFE Poland, McLane’s inclusion provides both visitors and exhibitors a wider access to the near €40 billion retail market and a substantial increase in independant retailers to the event!

The Central Europe Wine & Spirits Challenge 2008

The Central Europe Wine & Spirits Challenge 2008 (CEWSC) is the region’s only major independent and truly influential wine and spirits competition. Chaired by, and organised in association with Robert Joseph, formerly Chairman of the International Wine Challenge London, and founder of the wine challenges held in Singapore, China, India, Russia and Japan, this competition is set to define and bring structure to a rapidly developing on-trade and off-trade market. The event will recognise excellence in wines & spirits from the region and around the world. This year Poland will play host to this prestigious and internationally recognised event.

The Central Europe Wine & Spirits Challenge will be held before IFE Poland, the countries premiere Food & Drink Trade Fair, where the winning wines will be promoted, and the challenge will be judged by top Polish sommeliers and experienced local and international tasters.

Exhibitors at IFE Poland will receive one complimentary entry to CEWSC.

Tasting Theatre

A lively Wine Sector will present many local and international wines to wholesalers, distributors, hoteliers and restaurateurs among others, keen to discover new taste sensations. In addition, the leading Polish wine publication Wino will host a wine tasting event in the Tasting Theatre involving the country’s sommeliers and enologists. Tasting up to 20 different wines,organisers and the judging panel will critically evaluate each wine giving direct feedback on their quality to visitors at the event. An essential visit on 19 - 21 May 2008, for anyone looking to develop this side of their business or to grow their knowledge.

In addition to the Wine tasting sessions IFE Poland will also have food sampling and demonstration in the Tasting Theatre. Key group the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association is just one of many groups that will provide these tasting sessions.

IFE Poland 2008 – Conference Programme

To ensure that IFE Poland attracts senior level management to the event we are hosting a Professional Development Seminar Programme. The sessions include a Francising Workshop presented by ARS, In Store Promotion of Organic Foods presented by Spolem, Wine Tasting presented by Wino Magazine, Open forum with the McLane Category Managers to disuss industry trends and an Industry trends session for both the Packaged Foods industry and the Wine and Spirits industry for Central and Eastern Europe.

These session will be run over the 3 days of the event from 19 – 21 May 2008.

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Notes for Editor:

v IFE Poland is organised jointly by Montgomery International

v IFE Poland is a purely B2B exhibition and not open to the general public. Its aim is to deliver the best business audience of any such industry event in India

v Montgomery International organises IFE Fresh Produce, IFE India, IFE Hungary and IFE Americas. Montgomery companies organises the UK’s largest and most respected food, drink and hospitality events including Hotelympia, IFE, Hospitality, Wine Scotland, ScotHot, Speciality Fine Food Fair and other regional, national and international sector events.

v Montgomery was founded in 1895

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Sales : Sanket Kothare + 91 (0) 9820 252 343
sanket.kothare@montgomeryindia.com
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Exhibition is getting a very positive response from industry leaders and is being supported by institutions like International Sugar Organisation, Indian Sugar Mills Association, National Federation of Co-Op Sugar Factories Limited, All India Distillers Association, The Ethanol Manufacturers Association of India and International Association of Professionals in Sugar and Integrated Technologies. Sugarasia is committed to highlight the latest development in Sugar and downstream industry.

“The exhibition will be a meeting point for manufacturers, services providers, consumers, exporters/importers of Sugar and related products thus providing a unique opportunity to exhibitors to interact with highly targeted and closely focused visitors and to make new business contacts”, says Bansal.

Targeted exhibitors for Sugarasia’08 exhibition are firms/companies dealing in Technology, Equipments, Chemicals, Processings, Packings and handling of Sugar, Alcohol, and Ethanol etc. It will also focus on mechanized Cane farming as well as latest equipments and inputs for better cane yield. Main focus shall be technology for making Ethanol directly from Sugar Cane as blending of Ethanol in petrol is mandatory now.

There will be a two days long conference concurrent to event. Conference will deal with various value additions available to Sugar Millers in order to maintain their viability.

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Nexgen Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd., is the leading organizers of international B2B and B2C trade fairs and exhibitions. Apart from Sugarasia, Nexgen also organizes another international level exhibition Lubeasia (www.lubeasia.com). Some of its future projects are The Great International Shopping Carnival, Build n Style, and International Pulp n Paper Expo. Nexgen’s exhibitions are aimed for all round development of Trade and Industry and the basic aim of the company is to identify the potential of any particular industry and to facilitat