Patanjali to foray into dairy sector: RamdevKarnal (Haryana):
Yoga guru Ramdev on Friday said Patanjali will soon foray into dairy business, adding that the sector will cross the Rs 5 lakh crore mark by 2022. “Patanjali is set to enter the dairy business and in this financial year, production will start in three dairy plants - one each in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh,” Ramdev said while addressing a two-day national seminar at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (NDRI). The theme of the seminar was ‘Indian Dairy and Food Sector: Way Forward to Meet Future Challenges’. Speaking on the occasion, Ramdev gave the message of ‘Swadeshi’ and praised Amul brand in the dairy sector, an NDRI release said.
Marriott buys Starwood, becoming world’s largest hotel chain
New York: Several of the best-known names in travel are now united in one hotel company. Marriott International closed this morning on its $13 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, bringing together its Marriott, Courtyard and Ritz Carlton brands with Starwood’s Sheraton, Westin, W and St Regis properties. In total, 30 hotel brands now fall under the Marriott umbrella to create the largest hotel chain in the world with more than 5,700 properties and 1.1 million rooms in more than 110 countries. That’s more than 1 out of every 15 hotel rooms around the globe. Marriott now eclipses Hilton Worldwide’s 773,000 rooms and the 766,000 that are part of the Intercontinental Hotels Group family, according to STR, a firm that tracks hotel data.