The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 24, 2002

Lotus Herbals on expansion spree
A NEW range of face packs, a beauty institute and a network of beauty salons — herbal cosmetic company, Lotus Herbals, is on a mega expansion spree. In an interview with Business Line, Mr Kamal Passi, Chairman and Managing ... More

Honda Motorcycle's Dio set for September debut
HONDA Motorcycle and Scooter India is gearing up to launch its second offering for the Indian market, a `motoscooter' Dio in September. The southern launch will be sparked off on September 10, followed by the western zone launch on September ... More

Milma unit boosts sales with new strategy
Due to these aggressive marketing strategies, the unit has been able to run profitably in the first six months of the year, Mr Sebastian said. More

McDowell puts off Derby Special launch — Puts faith in bid for UDV's Green Label
THE UB group's spirits flagship, McDowell & Co Ltd, has deferred plans to launch a new whisky, Derby Special, putting faith in its bid for United Distillers &Vintners (UDV)'s Gilbey's range of Indian whiskies. Highly-placed UB group sources ... More

New-look Qualis to hit the road in September
AUTO major Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM) is gearing up to set off some fresh action in the multi-utility vehicle segment and plans to roll out an all-new version of Qualis in September. Top company sources said the highlight of the new ... More

RURAL MARKETING

Rural LPG marketing vehicle from BPCL
BHARAT Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has launched its LPG mobile rural marketing vehicle at Parkal in Warangal district. Each vehicle costs about Rs 40 lakh and helps in distribution and filling of cylinders in villages. The BPCL is the ... More

ADVERTISING

Publicis may bag Maggi ad account
THE advertising churn is on in full swing. One of HTA Delhi's biggest accounts, Nestle India's Maggi culinary business is moving out of the agency, according to sources in the ad industry. The Maggi account which includes 2-minute noodles, ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Small-timer shows big drive
Small towns in India are powering PC sales, while the share of metros in the PC pie is actually getting smaller. More

Cricket final records highest ratings
CRICKET will be cricket. And there will always be takers. India's historic win at Lord's in the NatWest cricket finals brought in a record high viewership for ESPN with AC Nielsen's TAM ratings touching a high 19.31 points. The final hour of ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Hasbro forays into denims
HASBRO, the Chennai-based owner of the Genesis and Basics menswear brands, has ventured into denims with the launch of a range of jeans and shirts under the Basics label. Positioned as "special light-weight" jeans, the new products reportedly ... More

Grundfos India unveils solar pumping system
DANISH pump company, Grundfos Pumps, has launched a solar and energy-driven pumping system in India called the SQ Flex pumping system. Addressing a press conference here, Mr N.K. Ranganath, CEO, Grundfos India, said, "This pumping system is ... More

IGI takes part in global launch of new BSI logo
INSPECTORATE Griffith (India) Pvt Ltd (IGI), a member of the UK-headquartered British Standards Institution (BSI) group, as part of a worlwide re-branding exercise launched by BSI, has adopted a new Logo. According to an official release ... More

Auto-disable syringes launched in AP
MORE than two crore people in the world are getting infected with deadly viruses and diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B and C due to unsafe injection practices including reuse of the so-called disposable syringes, Mr Pradeep Sareen, General ... More

Brand Quest

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