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...least $309 million. Corti says cost-cutting measures at LTU are in place to return it to profitability by 2003. Swissair, the airline, has also been losing money ($110 million in 2000), even with load factors above the industry average. Swissair does have some businesses like Gate Gourmet, an airline caterer, that are profitable and downturn-resistant. With the worldwide industry in descent, it could do with a few more. But for now, the company has a new management in place, a new business strategy and a new name - or, rather, an old one. Symbolically, Conti dropped the unevocative SAirgroup...
...food, folks and fun, along with additional alliterative assurances at the Malibu drying-out center of choice, Promises. That's the same sumptuous, Spanish-style stuccoed villa where Paula Poundstone is convalescing and Robert Downey Jr. recently rehabbed. The Promises website boasts of "awe-inspiring sunrises," plus a gourmet chef--who presumably will whip up a tasty cake for Affleck's 29th birthday next week...
Forgach's signature deal--the result of one of his jungle-scouting expeditions--was the 1999 purchase of a $1.5 million majority stake in Muana Alimentos, located on the remote Amazon island of Marajo. Muana cultivates acaizeiro palms and packages and sells the palms' hearts (prized for gourmet salads) and their purple acai fruit (used in Howler's organic Rainforest Sorbet). In an industry in which exploitation of the environment and workers is the norm, Muana stood out by refusing to employ children. It paid its workers and suppliers at least 28% above the $78-a-month minimum wage...
...EPICURIOUS www.epicurious.com CHEW ON THIS It's what's for dinner. Search for recipes from Gourmet and Bon AppEtit and review reports from around the globe. Won't fill you up but will definitely leave you satisfied...
...night may not be optimal, suggests Dr. Rosenthal in Sex over 40. "Lovemaking in the morning gives you the opportunity to make love when your body is rested and your mind is fresh and clear," he says. "It can make sex a pleasure instead of a chore." Plan a gourmet feast for two. A small bouquet of flowers will add a loving touch. After breakfast, it's back to bed. Or wherever...