News On Demand 25

1.Barista completes Integration with Lavazza.

Now all the Barista Expresso and Barista Cremo outlets across India will be known as BARISTA LAVAZZA & BARISTA CREMO LAVAZZA.

Lavazza is the world's 6th largest coffee roaster in the world operation in over 80 countries.

2.BAJAJ AUTO unveils the FASTEST INDIAN BIKE i.e. ALL NEW BAJAJ PULSAR 220----2009 EDITION.It has a amazing speed of 144 km/hr.Approx price 70,000(ex showroom) .Available in 4 colours.

2.VOLTAS-AC (A TATA-OWNED COMPANY) has started a campaign ,titled "JAGMAG DESH HAI ,MERA" aiming consumers to donate the part of money,which they save by using power saving voltas AC.to support an initaitive called "LIGHTNING A BILLION LIVES".

3.AMUL RANKED NO. 1 ASIAN DAIRY BRAND In ASIA-PACIFIC.

other brands behind AMUL are : KRAFT, DUTCH LADY,DUMEX, WALLS,ANCHOR,MAGNOLIA & EVERYDAY.

4.P&G(PROCTER & GAMBLE) buys SUPER-PREMIUM MALE BRAND "Zirh".

ZIRH is sold worldwide with higly postioned as "male only" brand.

Sateesh sir's questions:

5.KEC International is One of the largest Power Transmission companies in the world. It belongs to The RPG Group.

6.CRAMS:The Contract Research and Manufacturing Services (CRAMS).

Increasing costs of R&D, coupled with low productivity and poor bottom lines, have forced majorpharmaceutical companies worldwide to outsource part of their research and manufacturing activities to low-cost countries, thereby saving costs and time in the process.

The Indian CRAMS market stood at USD1.21 billion in 2007, and is estimated to reachUSD3.16 billion by 2010.

7.SWATCH WATCH BRANDS:

Prestige and Luxury Range: Breguet, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Léon Hatot, Omega, Tiffany & Co.;

High Range: Longines, Rado, Union Glashütte;

Middle Range: Tissot, ck watch & jewelry, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton;

Basic Range: Swatch, Flik Flak;

Private label: Endura.

Sunil R@th.