Archive for February, 2008

February 29th 2008

The U.S. Dollar: Still Going Down

BusinessWeek - Consumers Lose: You’ll pay more for French wine, Korean electronics, and products made from Chilean copper. Domestic producers may take advantage of the situation to sneak through some of their own price increases.

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February 28th 2008

The Wine Group, Inc. Company Profile - View The Wine Group, Inc …

San Francisco Business Journal - … Group Four launches Veranda Park lakefront restaurant [Orlando] Louisville Originals parts ways with national restaurant group [Louisville] Former Darden exec to head up new restaurant group [Orlando] S.F. importer toasts low-cost French wine [San …

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February 28th 2008

Chemicals, Banks Drag Down Europe

Forbes - French wine and spirits maker Pernod-Ricard (other-otc: PDRDY - news - people ) rose 2.0%, to 72.37 euros ($109.96), as profits for the six months to Dec. 31 rose 17.7%, and Pernod raised its annual profit target for a second time …

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February 28th 2008

Wine merchant operates from home - KC Community News

Wine merchant operates from home
KC Community News, KS - 17 hours ago
array of mouth-watering desserts — all paired with the appropriate French wine — could await the top bidder of Blake and Linda Thomas’ dinner for six.

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February 28th 2008

Global champagne exports pop all-time record - AFP


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Global champagne exports pop all-time record
AFP - 20 hours ago
Whereas the broader French wine industry has suffered in recent years from overproduction, champagne is produced in limited quantities.

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February 28th 2008

Global champagne exports pop all-time record

SAWF News Connect - Whereas the broader French wine industry has suffered in recent years from overproduction, champagne is produced in limited quantities. Only 33,500 hectares (83,000 acres) of vineyard are dedicated to champagne production, all in the Reims region …

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February 28th 2008

Europe Muted On Mixed Earnings

Forbes - French wine and spirits maker Pernod-Ricard (other-otc: PDRDY - news - people ) rose 3.2%, to 73.24 euros ($110.56), as profits for the six months to Dec. 31 rose 17.7%, and Pernod raised its annual profit target for a second time …

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February 28th 2008

Pernod Ricard H1 net attrib up 18 pct, ups forecast

Guardian Unlimited - PARIS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - French wine and spirits group Pernod Ricard on Thursday posted a 17.7 percent rise in first-half net profit and slightly raised its full-year operating profit growth forecast. The maker of Chivas whisky, Martell cognac and …

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February 28th 2008

UPDATE 1-Pernod Ricard H1 net meets forecast, ups 2008 target

Reuters - PARIS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - French wine and spirits group Pernod Ricard on Thursday posted a 17.7 percent rise in first-half net profit, boosted by growth in emerging markets, and slightly raised its full-year operating profit forecast. The maker of …

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February 27th 2008

Time for a fine whine - New Zealand Herald

Time for a fine whine
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Feb 27, 2008
The six-part series follows the pair as they travel through French wine regions like Bordeaux, Provence and Champagne in an 1989 Jaguar XJ-S convertible,

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