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Even as Rasna Pvt Ltd is planning to introduce its ethnic foods range in the ready-to-eat (RTE) category in France, ITC Ltd Foods Division is gearing up to export its flagship brand ‘Kitchens of India’ to the US and UK in the next few months. Competition seems to be hotting up in the ready-to-eat food category.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:22 AM

With investments totalling Rs 2,600 crore in the last two years, business is vrooming in the Indian automobile industry. And that’s just at the kickoff. The next three to four years, says the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, could see the industry pump in as much as Rs 25,000 crore, including Rs 10,000 crore in research and development.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:21 AM

When it comes to Internet surfing, Maharashtra is the most happening State. With more than 27 per cent of the 4.9 million Internet users in the country residing in Maharashtra, it tops the chart when it comes to Internet subscriber base.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:20 AM

Juggling its toothpaste variants, HLL has once again entered the whitening segment by stretching its Pepsodent franchise. After withdrawing Close up Whitening last year , it has now introduced Pepsodent Whitening with Perlite.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:19 AM

Vidya Chhabria, chairperson of the $ 2-billion Jumbo Group, has been reckoned amongst the 50 most powerful women in business internationally in the annual ranking, titled International Power 50 of the globally acclaimed Fortune magazine in its latest (October 2004) issue.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:18 AM

Van Heusen – the premium men’s wear brand from the house of Madura Garments, has entered the innerwear segment with the launch of its IQ (intelligent clothing) range of briefs, vests, thermals and loungewear for men.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:17 AM

Aiming at a larger pie of the alcoholic beverages market, Shaw Wallace is foraying into the dark rum segment with its latest brand-extension – Black Mischief Rum. The group is banking heavily on associating the brand with the psyche of the youth and the local culture of target markets.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:16 AM

Representatives of television channels, both pay and free to air, Indian and foreign, met information and broadcasting secretary Navin Chawla here on Monday, to talk about issues related to the industry. Their concerns ranged anything from level-playing field in taxes to customs duty on equipment, piracy to digitisation of cable TV, news channel content to downlinking policy.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:15 AM

All India Management Association has recently elected its new team of office-bearers. Sunil Alagh, Chairman, SKA Advisors, and ex- MD, Britannia, is the new President, Sudhir Jalan, Vice-chairman, SICPA India, is Senior VP, and Subir Raha, Chairman, ONGC, is VP.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:14 AM

Going on-ground seems to be the most preferred route for the kids’ channels to reach to their audience. Following the initiatives like Captain’s Hunt of Hungama TV and Worldwide Day of Play from Nick, POGO has now gone a step ahead and instituted an award dedicated to kids – POGO Amazing Kids Awards.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:13 AM

Dainik Jagran has lined up a fresh series of branding initiatives in Punjab. Director – Marketing, Shailesh Gupta says, the newspaper successfully completed five years of its presence in the state and the new branding exercise will further strengthen its position in the region.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:12 AM

Bharat Patel of P&G has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Indian Society for Advertisers (ISA). At the recently held Annual General Meeting in Mumbai, the General Body unanimously supported the proposal to confer Patel with permanent membership of the council.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:10 AM

Reliance Infocomm has empanelled three agencies – Saatchi & Saatchi, Ambience Publicis and Mudra for its creative duties. Officials inform that the above–the-line activities excluding outdoor will be pegged at around Rs 80 crore. OMS continues to be the media custodian of the group.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:08 AM

Rajiv Agarwal, Managing Director & CEO of Bates India has quit. He has put in his papers for the second time in a row to Ranjan Kapoor, Country Manager. WPP. Kapoor has been additionally designated as the non-executive chairman of the group. Meanwhile, Ujjal Gupta, chief operating officer, will be managing the day-to-day affairs of the company.

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2004 8:07 AM