The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 21, 2002

Mother Dairy grows up, turns Amul's rival — Set for joint ventures with 6 State co-operatives
IT may well prove to be the mother of all face-offs in the Indian dairy sector till date on the premise that there is room for yet another pan-Indian dairy brand in the domestic market. The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), which till ... More

HLL tastes the cream finally
HINDUSTAN Lever's strategy of focusing on its power brands has helped its ice-cream business, which is seeing improved profitability, claimed Mr J.H. Mehta, Executive Director, Ice-creams, HLL. Speaking to Business Line, Mr Mehta said ... More

Samsonite to bring in Hedgren
WITH a strong emphasis on the `soft' side of the business, Samsonite India has decided to bring its international fashion-oriented luggage brand, Hedgren, into the country. After brands such as Samsonite, American Tourister and Trunk & Co, ... More

Maruti studying market for launch of Ignis
CAR manufacturer Maruti Udyog Ltd which has seen tough times and falling market shares in an increasingly competitive and shrinking domestic market, is undertaking a study to benchmark its proposed next offering, the Ignis, with competitors such ... More

KBC set to make a comeback
WITH competitors like Zee and Sony nowhere in the reckoning, Star Plus is looking at consolidating its position further with Amitabh Bachchan and his Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) making a comeback. And this time around, the channel is ... More

ADVERTISING

Perfetti rejigs ad accounts — Three brands move to O&M
THE approximately Rs 350-crore Italian confectionery major, Perfetti Ven Melle India, has reshuffled the advertising business of three of its key brands. The advertising accounts of three confectionery brands — Mentos, Fruit-tella and ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

P&G unfurls new promo for Pantene shampoo
AS part of a promotional exercise for its largest selling shampoo brand — Pantene — Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd, is setting up Pantene Shine Booths in 1100 retail stores across the country for the next six weeks. ... More

IA bonanza in Dubai-AP sector
PASSENGERS who travel by Indian Airlines from Sharjah or Dubai to Hyderabad can now extend their travel to Tirupathi or Visakhapatnam free of cost. The airline has also decided to offer extension of travel free of cost to Madurai for those ... More

ONLINE MARKETING

Online shoppers want more
People looking to buy over the Internet are demanding that extra package — a secure payment system. More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

UB bets on strong beer to rev up sales in TN
THE Bangalore-based UB group hopes to carve out a significant share of the Tamil Nadu market for strong beers with the introduction in Chennai this week of Kingfisher Super Strong Beer. Announcing the launch at a press conference here on ... More

Brand Quest

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