The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Marico forays into baby-care category
MARICO Ltd, which became a Rs 1,000-crore company in 2004-05, will look to double that within the next five years by introducing a slew of products, initiatives, and by making key acquisitions during that period, according to Mr R Chandraseker, ... More

Turner International to launch two theme parks
TURNER International India Pvt Ltd - the company in charge of sales and marketing of entertainment channels Cartoon Network and Pogo in the country - announced on Tuesday that it would soon launch two theme parks. Designed around its ... More

Ficci bid to promote animation industry
IN order to promote the animation and the gaming industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) has created a separate forum. Called the Gaming and Animation Forum, the industry body will work towards promoting ... More

ITC Foods forays into instant mix segment, dishes out 5 products
ITC, which has a presence in diverse industries ranging from tobacco to hospitality sector and ready-to-eat (RTE) foods, has made an entry into the instant mix segment, by launching five productsin Coimbatore on Tuesday. The company is ... More

UTV's new animation facility
UTV has said that it has invested in a new animation facility with 225 workstations with blade render farms and Max software, at its Andheri studio. The investment for this 25,000 square feet facility is around Rs 24 crore. This facility is ... More

ADVERTISING

Ogilvy's online media division re-christened Neo@OgilvyOne
OGILVYONE'S recently created online media buying and planning division, Neo, will now be called Neo@OgilvyOne globally. The agency has a new logo, said Ms Renuka Jaypal, President, OgilvyOne India. "Ogilvy ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Titan Industries launches Xylys watches, plans more brands
TITAN Industries Ltd today said it was in talks with two foreign fashion watch brands for distribution in India even as it is rolling out its own Swiss made premium watches brand `Xylys'. "Talks are currently on with two fashion luxury watches ... More

Jealous Jeans offer for girls
KOCHI: Jealous Jeans has launched an innovative mobile promotion in Kochi for girls in the city. As part of the promotional offer, girls can total up the last five digits of their mobile numbers and take home equivalent discount on Jealous ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Exclusive marketing rights for Novartis' cancer drug cancelled
Natco Pharma had challenged the grant of EMRs to Novartis. The grant of EMRs to Novartis had forced several Indian pharmaceutical companies such as Ranbaxy, Cipla, Sun, Hetero, Torrent and Emcure to withdraw their generics from the market. More

Lupin snaps supply deal with US co
LUPIN has discontinued its co-promotion agreement with Cornerstone Biopharma Inc for the distribution of Lupin's antibiotic Suprax in the US. Lupin said that its wholly owned subsidiary in the US, Lupin Pharmaceutical Inc was reorganising its ... More

RETAILING

Speciality Restaurants plans new chain to revive old recipes
SPECIALITY Restaurants, the company that owns multiple restaurant brands including Mainland China in Mumbai and Kolkata, is all set to launch `Sigree', a new restaurant chain that will revive the long-forgotten recipes that were part of undivided ... More

AFL launches `convenience services' retail chain
To offer money transfer, international telephony, e-ticketing
TO reach out to its retail customers, AFL has launched AFL TouchWorld, a `convenience services' retail chain that will offer a range of services including buying and selling of foreign currency, money transfer, low-cost international telephony, ... More

Rajesh Exports to go inorganic for retail foray — To buy small, medium jewellery stores
RAJESH Exports is set to change the face of neighbourhood jewellery stores as it plans to acquire several of them to launch its own retain chain. The Chairman, Mr Rajesh Mehta, told Business Line that the company has decided to take the ... More

Retail talent crisis: Head-hunters combing all sectors
THE Indian employment market has never witnessed such intense combing operations before. The retail industry is giving out impossible mandates, while head-hunters are in a scramble, scouting every possible related sector to source talent: At ... More

Pantaloon plans micro-financing schemes to woo more customers
CLOSE on the heels of announcing its plans to launch a non-banking finance company, Pantaloon Retail has decided to target the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid with a new micro financing project. Mr Kishore Biyani, Managing Director, ... More

Christian Dior opens first outlet here
THE growth in the luxury segment in India is capturing the fancy of major names in the global fashion business. The latest to join the list is Christian Dior of France. Christian Dior announced the launch of its first outlet in India here on ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Portal to search serviced apartments
BNA Technology Consulting Co Ltd, a Bangalore-based application services provider has launched a portal to cater to the needs of the growing hospitality industry. The portal www. serviceapartmentbooking. com will help travellers to access ... More

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