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Gallaher seeks Midas touch on return to India: DFNI Exclusive by Gavin LipsithGallaher seeks Midas touch on return to India: DFNI Exclusive by Gavin Lipsith
Gavin Lipsith
1-Jun-2005
UK-based cigarette manufacturer Gallaher has appointed Midas International as its exclusive duty-free distributor for the Indian sub-continent
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The deal marks a return to the region for Gallaher, which withdrew from regional travel-retail in the late 1970s.
Midas International managing director Nirmal Chowdhury told DFNI that the two
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