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Glenfiddich-maker eyes wider India portfolio as UK FTA cuts Scotch prices

New Delhi, July 22 -- Scottish distiller William Grant & Sons expects lower tariffs under the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) to make imported Scotch whisky more accessible in India, helping attra... Read More


Bira 91 founder's exit leaves former employees asking: What about our unpaid dues?

NEW DELHI, July 22 -- Founder Ankur Jain's exit from Bira 91 owner B9 Beverages under a settlement with lenders has done little to reassure former employees, who say it leaves unanswered when, if at a... Read More


Why Sterling Holidays is moving beyond holiday memberships before its standalone listing

New Delhi, July 20 -- Sterling Holiday Resorts is quietly killing the vacation ownership business that built the company. The leisure hospitality subsidiary of Thomas Cook India stopped selling new m... Read More


Late-night Argentina-Spain Fifa final fuels business for bars, hotels and delivery apps

New Delhi, July 19 -- The Fifa World Cup final is giving restaurants, bars, hotels and food delivery companies something they rarely see after midnight: customers. Hospitality businesses across India... Read More


Domestic tourism powering travel boom, but foreign visitor spending flat, says apex tourism body

New Delhi, July 16 -- As the world navigates the war in West Asia, India's dependence on domestic tourism is growing, while spending by international visitors has remained flat over the last seven yea... Read More


India's drinkers are moving beyond whisky. Modi Illva is following

New Delhi, July 16 -- Alcoholic beverage manufacturer Modi Illva is expanding beyond its flagship Rockford whisky franchise with a new range of flavoured vodkas and super-premium Indian spirits, betti... Read More


Why Indian homes are changing IKEA's global playbook

New Delhi, July 15 -- As the Swedish home furnishings retailer Ikea prepares to invest more than Rs.20,000 crore to expand its footprint in the country, it is learning that the Indian home works very ... Read More


India-UK FTA: Cheaper Scotch could boost premium whisky-but unsettle Indian single malts

New Delhi, July 15 -- India's trade deal with the UK could make premium whisky more accessible to Indian consumers, but the same tariff cuts could make it harder for the country's young single malt in... Read More


How the humble jamun became liquor's hottest new flavour of the season

New Delhi, July 14 -- Liquor companies have found an unlikely new hero flavour: the humble jamun. The fruit most commonly associated with roadside vendors, leaf bowls and copious quantities of black ... Read More


Have India's top hotel rates peaked? Operators say there's still room, but not everyone agrees

New Delhi, July 13 -- After several years of record-breaking room rates, India's top hotel chains are pushing back against suggestions that they have reached their ceiling. Instead, hotel executives s... Read More