The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 28, 2003

Acer to unveil new version of notebook
ACER'S sub-Rs 60,000 notebook, the Travelmate 225 series launched in January this year, has done so well that the company has had to advance its plans to launch a replacement model. "We were planning to launch a new model in the second quarter, ... More

ADVERTISING

Advertising must cut waste, be more accountable: Jones
HE is thrilled that the Taj Mahal Hotel serves warm milk with tea, is delighted to hear people talk about cricket, and is heartened that affluent Indian women seem to enjoy shopping in large retail stores such as Mumbai's Big Bazaar. He also ... More

MARKET SHARES

Race hots up for top spot in ice-creams
AFTER Pepsi and Coke, it is the turn of the ice-cream majors, Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) and Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), to lay competing claims to the numero uno slot. GCMMF, better known as Amul, said it will ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

NCAER survey pegs car demand growth at 8 pc
DEMAND for passenger cars in India is slated to grow at a compounded annual rate of growth (CARG) of eight per cent till 2011-12. According to a study undertaken by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the demand for ... More

BRANDS

Cobra beer to soon have a `made in India' tag
COBRA Beer, manufacturers of the most popular Indian beer in the UK, is all set to begin production of the brand in India in the next 4-5 months. Speaking to Business Line, Mr Karan Bilimoria, Chief Executive of Cobra Beer, said, "We ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

`BIS must have alert system on bottled water'
THE Committee set up by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, to probe into the inadequacies in bottled drinking water has urged the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to adopt a pro-active approach towards keeping its ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Nestle introduces new nutrition plan
NESTLE India announced on Thursday the introduction of a Nestle Development Nutrition Plan for infant weaning, and launched its infant food brand, Cerelac 123, as a range of products graded to the needs of infants in each stage of the plan. Mr ... More

Mars to foray into pet food segment in India
THE $14-billion Mars Incorporated, which markets leading brands such as Snickers, Mars, Twix and M&M's chocolates, is officially setting up shop in India. However, instead of its chocolates most of which are already available in the country ... More

Brand Quest

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