TGI Friday’s Will Finally Have A Mumbai Presence
Bistro Hospitality, the master franchisee of the TGI Friday’s in India, is in for expansion.

Starbucks Coffee Loses Its Froth In Japan
The froth seems to have gone out of Starbucks Coffee’s business in Japan. The company, which was heralding Japan as its ‘best market’ a year ago, is now having to curb its expansion plans and strive to cut costs.

Smirnoff With A Twist, Launches Citrus Flavour
Smirnoff Citrus Twist, launched in May is the first flavoured vodka and latest offering from the stable of Guinness UDV, a part of international spirits major Diageo Plc.

Faiza Hospitality To Set Up ‘Sheesha’ In Mumbai
Faiza Hospitality Services (FHS), a year-old company specialising in organising and conducting food festivals exclusively of Peshawari and Dumpukht cuisine both in India and abroad, is for the first time investing in setting up a concept restaurant in Mumbai.

Ministry Rethinking On New Bottled Water Norms
Close to four months after the pesticide-residue issue caused ripples in the Rs 1,000 crore packaged water segment - it still seems to be all quiet on the bottled water front.

Snapshot

Joaquim Alberto Chissano, president, Mosambique (second from right) poses alongside D Kavrana, AM and general manager of the ITC Hotel Kakatiya Sheraton and Towers, Hyderabad, in the lobby during the former’s recent stay at the hotel