The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 09, 2002

Sampre to launch confectionery in northern markets
SAMPRE Nutritions Ltd, a manufacturer of confectionery items, plans to launch its own branded products in the northern markets by May, this year. Sampre's products are currently available in all the four southern States and a complete national ... More

Aluminium wheels from Hindalco
NEW DELHI: Hindalco Industries Ltd will launch aluminium wheels under the brand name `Aura' in Delhi on Wednesday, a company release said. The company has already received order from Fiat India for their Palio model. Negotiations are ... More

Kamdhenu Ispat's special grade steel
NEW DELHI: Kamdhenu Ispat Ltd has launched Kamdhenu TMT Fe 550 Grade, a special kind of reinforcement bars used in multistoried buildings, underground applications, bridges, flyover dams etc, according to a company release. The Minister ... More

Reebok to launch kids' range
PESTER-POWER is calling the shots yet again. The footwear major Reebok India Company is set to bring in its international kids-only brand, Weebok, into the Indian market shortly. Confirming the development to Business Line, Mr Subhinder ... More

TRENDS

KBC takes a break as fatigue sets in
First Jeeto Chappar Phaad Ke (JPCK) went off the air, after Wednesday Star Plus' immensely popular Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) will take a break and another hugely splashed telephone contest - Dial a Crore - has also wound ... More

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ICI Autocolour bid to stay on top
ICI Autocolour, the auto paints division of the Rs 800-crore ICI India Ltd, has launched a series of new initiatives in order to maintain its leadership position in the high-growth Rs 400-crore automotive refinish segment. According to Mr ... More

MARKET SHARES

Defence canteen supply -- McDowell's Signature takes on Royal Challenge whisky
LIQUOR major McDowell & Co Ltd's premium flagship brand, Signature whisky, has entered the Canteen Stores Depot (CSD) for defence services, raising a brawl with arch-rival Shaw Wallace & Co (SWC)'s iconic whisky, Royal Challenge. Hitherto, ... More

Godrej hair colour now market leader
MUMBAI: Godrej Consumer Products Ltd's (GCPL), Godrej Colour Soft has emerged as the leading hair colour in terms of volumes, the company said. It has achieved a 31 per cent market share in terms of number of packs sold at the national ... More

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