A golden web of luxury
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Holdings and investments of Bernard Arnault's LVMH are analysed. The company owns such world famous brand names as Guerlain, Moet & Chandon, and Hennessy, and its sales totalled more than $8.5 billion in 1999. Arnault is expanding into Internet investment in Europ@Web.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2000
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The king of luxury
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South African businessman Anton Rupert controls a vast business empire, spread out over the globe. Wine production makes up about 3% of the roughly $10 billion in profits that the Rupert empire takes in every year. Rupert's life and career are profiled.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 1999
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Noriega implicated in fake Champagne
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Convicted wine counterfeiter Jean-Claude Remaury named Noriega as a conspirator in his attempt to begin a wine cooler business. Remaury made thousands of cases of phony Moet & Chandon Champagne, which were made in Cuba and shipped to Panama.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 1992
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