The label is everything
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The Chateau d'Yquem vineyard near Bordeaux, France, which is regarded as producing the best sweet white wine in the world, has been purchased for more than 120 million pounds sterling by Bernard Arnault, a leading French businessman and owner of Louis Vuitton-Moet Hennessy. This reflects a growing trend towards leading Bordeaux estates being controlled by financial institutions or large business groups. The Yquem estate has been in the hands of one family for more than 400 years, but is now owned by a large number of distant family members who would prefer to reap the financial rewards of selling it.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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The tale of the Jolly Foodie Giant
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UK restaurateur Roy Ackerman's businesses were successful during the 80s. His success has declined during the 90s. Ackerman helped to manage one of the UK's largest restaurant groups Kennedy Brookes in the 80s which he sold for 173 million pound sterling to Trusthouse Forte in 1988. Ackerman is chairman of the Restaurant Partnership. He bought the Egon Ronay guides in 1990. His purchase of the Trocadero site in Picadilly Circus and the right to use the name Maxim of Paris have been unsuccessful.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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France strikes back in the war of the wines
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Buyers of wines costing more than 15 pounds sterling a bottle always want French varieties, according to Denis Hanns, Managing Director of the UK subsidiary of Vins Nicolas. He indicates that there is a lack of suitable retail outlets in London, England.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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