The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 10, 2003

UB group poised to launch non-alcoholic energy drinks
UB Group's Triumph Distillers & Vintners (TDV) is set to uncork a range of beverages in the Indian market. The company is tying up with a Danish beverages company, Cult to launch non-alcoholic energy drinks towards the end of the year. Cult would ... More

Vijay TV plans to launch new `weeklies'
VIJAY Television, the Tamil channel from the Star network, has announced that it will launch five one-hour `weeklies' during prime-time from next week, making a departure from the daily dose of half-hour soaps that have come to rule the airwaves ... More

Coca-Cola decides to de-prioritise Shock
"We have de-prioritised Shock. This is in line with the company's affordability strategy," Mr Gupta said. More

ADVERTISING

New bonus scheme for ads on DD, AIR
PRASAR Bharati has decided to introduce `cross-channel bonusing' whereby organisations that advertise in the public service broadcaster's radio and television stations (in both, that is) will be entitled to additional slots in them. The scheme ... More

Publicis Worldwide expected to touch Rs 500-cr turnover
PUBLICIS Worldwide, under the combined strength of its two agencies in India (Ambience Publicis and Publicis India), is expected to touch a billings turnover of Rs 500 crore. Claims Mr. Ashok Kurien, Chairman of both the agencies, "The combined ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Timex ties up with Reliance Info for festive season
TIMEX Watches Ltd has tied up with Reliance Infocomm for the festive season and would be providing a Reliance India Mobile (RIM) handset with connection free of cost, on purchase of a watch priced about Rs 845. Under the `Monsoon Hungama' ... More

Hyundai plans sports marketing initiative
HYUNDAI Motor India and sports and entertainment marketing company IMG on Thursday announced a new sports marketing initiative — the `Hyundai Sonata hole-in-one challenge'. The event gives club golfers a chance to win 12 Sonata Gold ... More

RETAILING

3 more Ayush centres in Chennai
THREE branches of Ayush Therapy Centre, an ayurvedic treatment centre, were launched in Chennai on Thursday. The day's launches take the number of Ayush Centres in Chennai to four. Ayush centres that provide personalised health advice and ... More

BRANDS

Panasonic to take up right sizing strategy for brands — Targets Rs 450-cr turnover
A BRAND name alone does not result in high sales as National Panasonic India Pvt Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd, seems to have realised. To find its place in the highly competitive consumer ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Health Ministry queried on draft norms for pesticide residue
THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) questioned the Union Health Ministry on Thursday on why it issued a draft notification outlining the pesticide residue norms for beverages, even as such an exercise was being undertaken by it. According ... More

Mehta Jewellery gets ISO 9001 certification
CHENNAI: The British Standards Institution (BSI) has awarded an ISO 9001:2000 certification to the Chennai-based jewellery house, Mehta Jewellery, making it the first jewellery house in Chennai to get an ISO 9001certification for its ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Reliance Industries launches polyethylene pipes in Maharashtra
RELIANCE Industries Ltd (RIL) on Thursday launched its polyethylene pipes in the Maharashtra market. The `Relpipe Xflo coupled' pipes are manufactured at its Hazira plant near Surat in Gujarat. Mr Subhas Sanzgiri, Senior Vice-President, and Mr ... More

GCPL Ezee Silk detergents
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GSPL) has launched the Godrej Ezee Silk liquid detergent in Kerala. This is a specially formulated liquid detergent with a new pH balance technology that retains the shine and lustre of ... More

SAS unveils warranty solutions
SAS India, a subsidiary of the $ 1.18 billion SAS, has announced the launch of the SAS Warranty Analysis Solution for the Indian automotive and manufacturing industries. The solution allows an organisation to identify questionable warranty ... More

Brand Quest

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