{"id":65024,"date":"2014-12-26T18:29:20","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T16:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=65024"},"modified":"2014-12-27T09:32:56","modified_gmt":"2014-12-27T07:32:56","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-24-26-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-24-26-december\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 24 – 26 December!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhaleTales\"<\/a>Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Bureau of Economic Research Survey for the 4th quarter of this year shows that the expected growth rate in the volume of Accommodation business decreased to 5%, from 9% in the 3rd quarter. On average 11% growth is expected for the first quarter of next year. Disconcerting however is the drop in Business Confidence for the 4th quarter, down from 70 in the 3rd quarter, to 49 for this quarter, in a period which is usually buoyant. \u00a0Another concern is the first anticipated decline in growth in business in the Western Cape, of -3%, for the first quarter of 2015, the drop from the 3rd quarter growth rate of 20% crashing down to +3% in the 4th quarter! \u00a0(received from the Bureau of Economic Research)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Nando’s\u00a0has set up a\u00a0wholly-owned\u00a0subsidiary in India<\/strong><\/a>, and plans to open 20 \u00a0company stores in addition to those to be opened by its franchisees. \u00a0 This is the chicken fast-food company’s second stab at the Indian market.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Chef Massimo\u00a0Botturo, owner of the 3rd Best Restaurant in the world (Osteria\u00a0Francescana\u00a0in Modena), has denied speculations\"\"that he is planning to move his restaurant to London: ‘There is a rumour spreading that I am planning to move Osteria\u00a0Francescana\u00a0to London. There is no such plan.\u00a0If I were to ever move, it\u2019s correct that I would most likely go to either London or New York as I appreciate both cities immensely but there is a big difference between imagining what one might do in the future and setting down a concrete plan.\u00a0<\/i>Osteria\u00a0Francescana\u00a0is\u00a0not replicable, it exists in a unique place.<\/i>\u00a0(received via\u00a0blogpost\u00a0from\u00a0Spoonhq\u00a0Food PR and Restaurant PR Blog)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Marsala is Pantone’s 2015 Colour of the Year,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0a ‘hearty, yet stylish<\/em>‘ colour inspired by wine.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0James Bond will be drinking Belvedere vodka<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in his newest movie\u00a0‘Spectre<\/em>‘, to be released late next year. 100 1,75 ml bottles will be produced for charity auctions and die-hard Bond fans, while a metallic, LED 007 Silver Sabre bottle will be released in selected outlets.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Jackson Family Wines from the USA has bought\u00a0Fijnbosch<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>farm in Stellenbosch. \u00a0Antony Beck \u00a0is reported to be involved in producing a Chardonnay with\u00a0Fijnbosch’s\u00a02013 vintage, to be named\u00a0Capensis.<\/p>\n

Chris von\u00a0Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:@WhaleCottage\u00a0Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 The Bureau of Economic Research Survey for the 4th quarter of this year shows that the expected growth rate in the volume of Accommodation business decreased to 5%, from 9% in the 3rd quarter. On average 11% growth is expected for the first quarter of next year. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,587,266,20,31,22,21,19],"tags":[32367,29363,11260,28749,11934,26036,32378,29357,30,1533,8613,29356,5232,669,29351,29352,979,1783,4437,29353,32376,5,32373,10,365],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t