The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 02, 2008

STRATEGY
Now, Maggi noodles in a cup
Maggi gets even more convenient, it will still be ready in two minutes and now ready to eat from a cup. Nestle India is introducing Maggi Cuppa Mania Instant Noodles in two flavours. “Maggi has pioneered the instant noodles ... More

Luxor scripts new expansion strategy
Scouting for buys in Africa, West Asia More

PC makers focusing on consumer segment
Bet on large format, exclusive stores for sales More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
G2 to acquire majority stake
G2 Worldwide, a Grey Group company and a global marketing services network, specialising in digital communications, direct marketing, shopper marketing and design, has announced that it has agreed to acquire, subject to regulatory approval, a ... More

ADVERTISING
Ad campaign for Cinthol re-launch
As it launches major advertisement campaign to mark the re-launch of Cinthol on Wednesday, to have a bigger cake of the Rs 6,000-crore soap market in the country, Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) is expecting a 30 per cent growth on this soap ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES
GAIL inks PMT gas contract
GAIL (India) Ltd has signed a contract with the joint venture partners of the Panna-Mukta-Tapti gas fields for marketing the entire produce of 17.3 million standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) from the area. This puts to an end all ... More

MARKET SHARES
S Kumars to boost home textile biz
Mumbai, April 1 Keeping in line with the strategy to significantly enhance its share in the domestic home textile market, S Kumars Nationwide Ltd (SKNL) will bring two international home textile brands to India and is expanding capacity at ... More

RETAILING
Vishal Retail’s 100th outlet
Vishal Retail has hit a century with the opening of its 100th retail outlet at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. The Rs 600-crore group has a presence in 69 cities across the country. Mr Ram Chandra Agarwal, CMD, Vishal Retail, said, “There has ... More

McDonald’s outlet in Chennai
Chennai, April 1 Global fast-food major McDonald’s launched its first Chennai outlet at Ascendas IT Park, off the city’s IT corridor. McDonald’s has come to Chennai, almost 11 years after it opened its first outlet in Delhi. ... More

TRENDS
Vehicle sales in March head north
Mumbai, April 1 The excise duty cut for small cars and commercial vehicles and Cenvat reduction announced in the Union Budget seem to have fuelled the vehicle sales in March with most manufacturers, except Maruti Suzuki, reporting the highest ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
ICICI Lombard claims initiative
Mumbai, April 1 ICICI Lombard General Insurance has introduced ’Red Carpet’, a claims service initiative in the motor insurance segment. This initiative has been rolled out as a pilot project across the country.Any ICICI ... More

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