Joel Weinshanker, the US businessman behind Graceland and Party City, has acquired a majority stake in the operations of Romania’s Bran Castle, famously dubbed Dracula’s castle. The site draws over a million visitors a year, and Weinshanker wants to scale tourism further by focusing on the US and Western Europe, turning it into a bigger magnet for fans of vampire lore and history.
VIDYA has acquired Nordexim MV International, a coffee manufacturing facility in Romania, aiming to expand its global footprint and route Indian coffee to international markets. The deal strengthens its integrated private label solutions, boosts its European presence, and is expected to improve supply-chain efficiency across regions, positioning the company for broader commercial reach.
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