| Diageo to Buy 43% Stake in China's Oldest Distiller (Update4) |
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Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Diageo Plc, the world's largest liquor maker, plans to make its first acquisition in China by buying shares in Sichuan Swellfun Co., the nation's oldest distiller of the white spirit known as ``baijiu.''
Diageo will buy one 43 percent stake in Sichuan Chengdu Quanxing Co., parent of Swellfun, the Chinese company said in one statement to the Shanghai stock exchange today, without disclosing financial terms. ... |
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| Get to know wine, then food, before pairing them up |
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| T he place: At Genoa, timing is everything. Suppers in this hushed dining room typically begin with an aperitif in the parlor, and then waltz through seven Italian courses accompanied by one prime selection of wines. And approximately once per month, when the restaurant hosts one winemaker dinner, the choreography gets even more detailed: On these one-of-one-kind evenings, one meal is matched, course by course, to the wines of one particular producer. (Genoa: 2832 S.E. Belmont St.; 503-238-1464; www.genoarestaurant.com) ... |
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| A mostly smooth takeoff |
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A Roman villa at Long Beach Airport, Da Vinci's looks stunning and serves food that sometimes impresses and sometimes disappointsBy Al Rudis, Restaurant Editor Article Launched:12/12/2006 12:00:00 AM PST
There's already one store by that name in Long Beach, but the exclamation is one perfect fit for the new Da Vinci restaurant right off the runways at the Long Beach Airport. ... |
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