The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, October 21, 2003

Henkel extends Pril to dishwash bar — Ropes in Sanjeev Kapoor to endorse brand
HENKEL Spic India Ltd has extended its dishwash liquid brand, Pril, the market leader in the category, to a dishwash bar. Mr A. Satishkumar, Managing Director, told Business Line that in its bar avatar, Pril has been launched in two ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Christian Dior eyes bigger share of cosmetics market
In the longer term, Christian Dior Parfums could consider setting up exclusive boutiques in India, and even a beauty institute, Mr Sturma said. More

Apollo Health plans more franchise clinics by year-end
APOLLO Health and Lifestyle Ltd, a subsidiary of the Apollo Group of Hospitals, plans to have about 25-30 Apollo Clinics by the year-end. Apollo Health already has 12 such franchise clinics up and running in the country. Speaking to ... More

RETAILING

Metro Cash & Carry opened in Bangalore
GERMAN retailing giant Metro Group launched its first Indian B2B distribution centre, Metro Cash & Carry, in Bangalore today. The second one, at Kanakapura in southern Bangalore, will follow in three weeks' time, Metro Group CEO, Dr ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

New bikes cut down average realisation: ICRA
According to the study, while the average realisation was at Rs 24,698 per bike in FY1998, it increased to Rs 28,555 in FY2001. More

BRANDS

Marico extends Parachute brand to shampoos
MARICO Industries has stretched its flagship hair oil brand - Parachute - to shampoos. The company is in the process of testing its shampoo in Andhra Pradesh where it will be called Parachute Natural Shampoo. Positioned on the `naturals' ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Pesticides in soft drinks — Industry may present views to JPC today
THE industry perspective on the alleged pesticide presence in soft drinks and other food products is expected to be heard on Tuesday, when representatives from the three chambers of commerce depose before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) ... More

Kerala imposes ban on Nestle, Cadbury batches
THE Kerala Health Department has imposed a ban on one batch each of chocolate products from confectionary majors Cadburys and Nestle. Earlier, search operations conducted at random by food inspectors at two places in the district had stumbled ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

`Dish TV has gained immensely from CAS'
FOLLOWING a soft launch earlier this month, ASC Enterprises Ltd's Dish TV has added more channels and claims to have signed on 15,000 subscribers, according to Mr Ashish Kaul, Vice-President, Corporate Brand Development, Essel group. At Rs 100 ... More

Brand Quest

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