Thursday, July 31, 2008

Thermax Plant Inaugurated in Jiaxin, China

Thermax China Ltd (TCL), started operations in jiaxin (Zhejiang), china yesterday. The plant setup at a cost of about USD 12 m is the only plant in china which uses "absorption technology" in chillers. It was good to see some young company heads ( Meher Padumjee), taking risk and investing in a highly competitive market like china, which is also the largest market for chillers in the world . This thermax's first foreign venture. Other Indian companies in Jiaxin are Sundaram Fasteners & Elgi. Proximity to Shanghai and familiarity with the local processes combined with genial attitude of the Jiaxin govt official is an incentive to invest in jiaxin.

Kudos to Ashish Vaishnav and the thermax team in erecting the plant in a record time of 18 months. The game begins now ( quest for sales ..not Olympics). Wishing TCL all the best!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Kebabs on the Grille


Shanghai is a gourmet's delight. You can find best of any cuisine here. Top class Indian restaurants are also springing up. The new kid on the block is "Kebabs on the Grill" and the man himself (promoter ) is Arun Bahirwani. Located at 479, Zhongshan nan lu, "Cool Docks" promises to be the next xintiandi on the bunds within 6 months. The spanky new rectangular square houses new restaurants like Starbucks, banni, fusion restaurants ( & some whose names i am not familiar, yet!).

KOTG is a theme restaurant focusing on the famous northwestern frontier kind of kebabs. The tables have small central cutout where a small grille inserted with carcoal will be kept for the guests to give the finishing touches to kebabs.

The kebabs were succulent and tasty. The menu has usual complement of Nan, black dal, paneer etc. While the name suggests non-veg focus for the joint, veggies should also find something to cheer about.

Interiors are well done and functional. Spread over 2 floors, it has a seating arrangement for 80 people including a bar area.

Dont't forget to notice the "Ganesha" (boy-elephant as per Times) as you enter KOTG and while you are exiting lookout for the imported paki mouth freshners.