Archive for April 11th, 2012

2011 Bordeaux Fails to Impress – France

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

The 2011 Bordeaux falls short of the two previous excellent vintages and is not going to compete in terms of quality, and prices need to reflect this.  Last year, Chateau Lafite en primeur, or still in the barrel,  hit £ 10,000 a case and appreciation is not expected, say merchants.

Consumers in China and other areas of Asia continue paying inflated prices for wine, cognac and Scotch whisky, more as a status symbol than for enjoyment.

Mos Burger, Japanese Burgers, Targets Korean Market – Japan

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Mos Burger, established in 1972 operates outside of Japan in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and now Korea.  Mos Burger was the first to develop the teriyaki burger and a burger using a bun made out of  rice (rice burger).

Korea has two distinct markets for burgers: the inexpensive fast-food market dominated by McDonald’s and the upper-tier burgers captured by Kraze Burger; Mos Burger is going to position itself somewhere in the center of these two groups.