Nestle targets the luxury sector Maison Cailler is a new luxury brand created by Nestle to deliver tailor-made chocolates designed to the customer’s individual taste. Nestle, the world’s biggest food company by sales, is doing well with new products in both the luxury and affordable segments, Laurent Freixe said at launch of the Maison Cailler … Read more
Al Habtoor to build $1.3bn Dubai hotel and leisure complex Extra rooms on the Dubai hotel scene UAE-based conglomerate Al Habtoor Group has unveiled ‘Habtoor Palace’, a US $1.33 billion hotel and theatre mega-project to be built on the 1 million sqft site of the Metropolitan Hotel, one of the emirate’s oldest properties. The three … Read more
The last Paris men’s fashion show certifies that the era of “bling” is drawing, unlamented, to its close, writes the telegraph. “We are going to enter an era in which logo and ostentation is going to be less successful. It will be about real quality,” said Antoine Arnault, the 34-year-old heir to Louis Vuitton Moet … Read more
Christian Louboutin is to be the first ‘guest creator‘ to collaborate with Parisian cabaret Crazy Horse. The French shoe maverick follows so-called ‘guest-creatures’ Dita Von Teese and Pamela Anderson, who have graced the stage of the avant-garde Parisian theatre. “I am interested in all things that celebrate and enhance the female form. Because of what … Read more
Chinese liquor brand Moutai was recently included in a list of the top 10 “Gifts for the Chinese Luxury Consumer“, a list compiled by the Shanghai-based research group Hurun, as part of its annual “Best of the Best” awards. Moutai held the fifth position behind the likes of Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Hermes and Chanel. The … Read more
The festival for creative international culinary encounters PARIS DES CHEFS 2012 (22-23-24 January, Maison de la Mutualité) make the heart of Paris bubbling over with excitement. The multi-Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse is overseeing the 4th edition. Since the first session of the event in 2009, the best names in French and international gastronomy as well … Read more