The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 20, 2005

CSIR zeroes in on Lintas IMAG
THE Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has empanelled Lintas IMAG for its endeavour to disseminate its messages to the masses. With this deal, Lintas IMAG is now the largest and most comprehensive Integrated Marketing Action Group More

VSNL ties up with Thomson, targets Indian media, entertainment industry
VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd has entered into a strategic agreement with France-based Thomson to bring solutions to its media and entertainment customers. And for Thomson, this is in line with its two-year plan to grow revenues by Euro 1.5 to Euro ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Good response to Airtel promos in Mangalore
AIRTEL has launched `Proud in Crowd' promotions at movie theatres and ice cream parlours in Mangalore A company release said here on Tuesday that the `Proud in Crowd' promotion, which was launched in Bangalore in February, has earned tremendous ... More

RETAILING

Nilkamal to add more lifestyle furniture stores
THE Rs 460-crore Nilkamal group, which makes moulded plastic furniture, is diversifying into the lifestyle furniture business where it plans to set up a chain of branded stores across major metros and smaller cities. Over the next couple of ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Indians gorging on snacks: Study
INDIANS have become fervent consumers of branded snack foods or `Namkeens'. In the fiscal year gone by, the market for branded packaged `Namkeens' has grown by 34 per cent according to ACNielsen's list of fastest growing categories and brands ... More

PERFORMANCE

Beer sales up 17% in Q1; UB reports 23 pc growth
The largest domestic brewer, United Breweries (UB) Ltd, has reported 23 per cent growth in volume sales for the first quarter ended June of the ongoing financial year, while the industry as a whole saw beer consumption rise 17 per cent during ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

FIL Ind forays into South with its fruit drink brand
THE Jammu & Kashmir-based, FIL Industries Ltd, has drawn up plans to launch about 15 fruit drink combinations over the next few months. It is eyeing the overseas market with multiple package options. Launching the Bhukari-promoted company's ... More

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