The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 16, 2003

Bikanervala to set up units in Canada, Dubai
IT is probably the first instance of a local halwai establishing an overseas production base. The Delhi-based Bikanervala Foods Pvt Ltd is in the process of setting full-fledged units for manufacturing traditional Indian sweets and namkeens ... More

Prime Roaster opens outlet in Chennai
THE "thunder thighs" this time round were not that of the actresses of yesteryears nor were the "sweetest legs in town" that of the pretty young thing next door. The billboard advertising, which raised many a feminist hackle, drew crowds to the ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

FMCG majors brainstorm to ease supply-chain bottlenecks
THE significance of product tracking and recall could not have been emphasised more - even as the consumer grapples with issues such as worm-infested chocolates or pesticide-laced soft drinks. And it is precisely such supply chain ... More

ADVERTISING

Ministry suspends `India Shining' ads till Dec 1
IN the wake of the Election Commission pulling up the Government for the recent `India Shining' advertising campaign, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has decided to suspend advertising till December 1, till after the elections. The ... More

Winds of change on billboards
BESIDES cutting through the clutter of outdoor advertising, the recent billboard campaign for Prime Roasters had some of Chennai's women's libbers up in arms. What annoyed some was that the message on the billboards was aggressive and maybe not ... More

Hide `n' chic
Workers put up a vinyl hoarding of a foreign shoe company in Hyderabad on Wednesday. It is one among the many foreign leather products flooding the Indian market.

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Showdiff brings in Raveena, Bhogle to endorse Sugar Free
SHOWDIFF Worldwide, the recently-launched talent and event management company floated by Rediffusion DY&R and Ravi Shastri, has roped in actress Raveena Tandon and cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle, as brand ambassadors for Zydus Cadila's Sugar ... More

BPL Mobile finance scheme for handsets in Kerala
BPL Mobile in association with the Kerala State Financial Enterprise (KSFE), a non-banking financial institution in the State, has announced a zero per cent interest finance scheme for handsets along with its post-paid subscription. In this ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

GR Fragrances to bring MaxCare cosmetics to India
CHENNAI-BASED GR Fragrances (India) Pvt Ltd has tied up with European cosmetic maker MaxCare International to bring a range of cosmetics to the domestic market. "We have exclusive distribution and marketing rights for one of MaxCare's cosmetic ... More

Astec Valve gets Dh1 m orders for `GasFuse' product
ASTEC Valve and Fitting Company (AVFC) has received orders worth an estimated Dh 1 million, for its innovative `GasFuse' product launched at the Arab Oil and Gas Show (OGS) currently under way in Dubai. The new product is a pressure safety ... More

MARKET SHARES

Good response to ESPN's Indian soccer telecast
The recent telecast of the final between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan in the Chlor-mint IFA Shield on ESPN registered a high viewership in Kolkata. The two semi-finals also recorded fairly high ratings in Kolkata. Therefore, ESPN's chance with ... More

RETAILING

Valdel opens FamilyMart
BANGALORE: Valdel Retail has announced the launch of its first project, FamilyMart, a value shopping destination supercentre, located at JP Nagar in Bangalore. "FamilyMart offers one-stop shopping, food and entertainment for the entire ... More

PIRACY

Now, a musical threat from Pak
A FRESH row seems to be brewing between India and Pakistan. This time around, the problem is due to a discordant note on the music industry front. The threat from Pakistan and other similar factors have resulted in a whopping drain of revenues ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Cadbury in damage control mode; Amul expects sales rise
The controversy, for example, saw Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) putting up advertising hoardings across Mumbai with the punchline `Cadbura' (which, in other words, implies, Cadbury is bad). Mr Rahul daCunha, Director, ... More

`Benchmarking helps organisations achieve better performance'
DR R.V. Jayathirtha of Bullseye Consulting, Bangalore, has said benchmarking is a positive and proactive process that facilitates a change of operations to achieve superior performance. Delivering a lecture at a workshop on "benchmarking", ... More

TRENDS

BSES to introduce pre-paid power
BSES Ltd plans to introduce pre-paid power meters in Mumbai within the "next few months". The project will be the first of its kind in India. The meters will enable retail consumers to buy power according to their budget and will also ensure ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

New Scorpio launched

Brand Quest

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