The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 19, 2005

Win-Medicare set to market Leo Pharma, Bionorica drugs
IN the post-patent era, the U.K. Modi Group-promoted Win-Medicare is planning to use the in-licensing route to grow its business. As part of this strategy, the company will launch products of the Denmark-based Leo Pharma and Bionorica of Germany ... More

Bagga family seals deal with Khodays — To handle spirit brands for 18 years
THE Hyderabad-based cash rich liquor distributor, Mr Harminder Singh Bagga, and his family, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the House of Khodays giving them the rights to use the liquor assets of Khodays on an 18-year ... More

Sathyam Cinemas' multiplex to install IMAX theatre systems
IMAX Corporation has announced that it will install two of its MPX theatre systems at Sathyam Cinemas' multiplexes in Chennai. This replaces an earlier deal to install an IMAX theatre system at Sathyam. With this, Chennai joins Mumbai, ... More

RETAILING

VAT tool for medical retail
HYDERABAD: Essel Software has announced the launch of a VAT-related software for medical retail traders. The Managing Director of Essel Software, Mr Sridhar Narra, said in a statement that Retail Phramasoft helps retailers automatically ... More

BRANDS

`Doktor Mom' wins acclaim in Europe
`DOKTOR Mom', a herbal brand from J.B. Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, has been voted as Europe's most trusted brand in the cough and cold segment. Referring to the recently released Readers Digest Magazine 2005 Survey on Brand Recall of ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Should `dream' products attract disclosure norms?
THE possibility of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) putting companies that sell "dreams" under the scanner appears to have stirred a hornet's nest. While every company dealing with cosmetics, claims its products are safe and ... More

Baby products safe, says J&J
"Safety, toxicology and other assessments of ingredients and final formulations have confirmed that the final product is gentle on a baby's skin," the firm claims. More

PEOPLE

New head for LifeStyle retail chain
RETAIL chain, LifeStyle International, is going to have a new business head from April 1. According to a press release issued by the company, Mr G. Sankar, who is currently the MD of Tesco India Sourcing (South Asia), would be taking over as ... More

Ajay Kaul is Domino's CEO
NEW DELHI: Domino's Pizza India Ltd has announced the appointment of Mr Ajay Kaul as its new CEO. He joins Domino's from TNT - Indonesia where he was the Country Head of TNT Express for the last three years. "We are confident that ... More

TRENDS

Rational pricing
Some of the main Bangalore streets are home to makeshift tent shops where gypsies from Gujarat and other States sell home decorative works and even cricket bats. Gypsies say they do brisk business here. The price of the products vary from buyer ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

TVS Star launched in Kerala
KOCHI: TVS Motor Company introduced its entry-level 4-stroke motorcycle - TVS Star - in the Kerala market here on Friday. Priced at Rs 30,990 ex-showroom in the State, the new 100 cc bike targets the economy segment and will offer ... More

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