Micro-Breweries: Works of Art in Hops and Barley

Even though we are still talking about a niche product, interest in craftsman- brewed speciality beers is growing in many European countries. The Micro-Breweries are benefiting from the fact that beer-lovers are increasingly on the lookout for variety in a mass market that continues to be more and more dominated by fewer and fewer major players. Many consumers are reacting to globalisation by demanding sustainable, locally manufactured products ... and the premium image of these beers is just the sort of thing that meets this demand.
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Series: Going Global - From Grasping Opportunities to Strategic Growth

Hardly any new concept in the past decade has had such a strong impact on professional catering in Central Europe as the Vapiano formula, which began life in Hamburg in 2002. By 2006, with a good dozen locations in Germany, the country where the idea was born, they ventured forth across the border - to Vienna. Today, the brand is present at 123 locations in 27 countries, the majority of them now outside the home country. We recount the history of Vapiano's expansion as the first part of a series about European concepts and their strategies on their way into the big wide world.
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Contract Catering: At the Summit Level

The APEC Summit 2012, which was held in Vladivostok from 2 to 9 September 2012, was one of last year's most widely discussed events in Russia. CorpusGroup, the country's largest catering operator, was in charge of the catering arrangements for the summit participants. The mission was to provide exquisite catering for 5,500 delegates from 21 countries, including state leaders, on an island connected to the mainland by one single bridge. Report by Julia Matveeva, Editor-in-Chief of ‘Foodservice', the Russian trade magazine.
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Interview: Italian Interpreter

Since the early 1990s, Joe Bastianich has helped modernise and re-defineItalian restaurant culture for the demanding New York fine-diningmarket and built an international string of over 20 restaurants. Wellknownon US and Italian TV and as a vineyard owner and expert on Italianwines, he talks to Bruce Whitehall about concept creation and the US and Italian TV and as a vineyard owner and expert on Italian wines, he talks to Bruce Whitehall about concept creation and the USlaunch of the hybrid restaurant/retail concept Eataly.
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City Guide: Helsinki - Where East Meets West

Helsinki is a fascinating meeting point between East and West. It is a beautiful city surrounded by the sea on three sides and the city's shoreline is adorned byover 300 islands. The Finnish capital has a lot of culture to offer; theatres, museums,arts, music and fascinating architecture with the contrasts of Nordic minimalismand Russian golden cupolas.
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