Investment in Maharashtra's wine industry has increased by 74.31 per cent to Rs 247.71 crore (Rs 2.477 billion) in the fiscal year 2006-07, compared to the previous fiscal, with the establishment of eight new wineries.
Nashik district, an Agri Export Zone (AEZ) for onion, grapes, keshar mango, pomegranates and flowers, is fast becoming the source of agri goods for retail companies such as Subhiksha and Reliance Retail.
Roots Corporation, a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Tata Group-controlled Indian Hotels Company, plans to open 29 new Ginger hotels across the country, including 12 in Maharashtra, in the next three years.
Roots Corporation Ltd, a 100-per cent subsidiary of the Tata Group-controlled Indian Hotels Company Ltd, will open its 'SmartBasics' hotel -- 'Ginger' at Nashik in the next couple of weeks.