Britannia Industries Will turn as a Global Food Company

- BIL launched a state-of-the-art Research and Development Center in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, November 22 : Britannia Industries Ltd. (BIL), now India’s leading Bakery & Diary products Company, Focussed to became a full pledged Global Food Company. For this it is expanding it's Research and Development activity in a big range. Following this BIL today announced the launch of a state-of-the-art Research & Development Center in Bidadi, Bengaluru.

The new Center and the company’s first owned manufacturing facility in the state have been set up at an investment of INR 200 Crores and will focus on fostering innovations and launch of disruptive products for Indian and global consumers. The 55,000 square foot Center was inaugurated by Industries Minister, Karnataka, Shri. R.V. Deshpande.

The state-of-the-art Center houses analytical, sensory, microbiology labs in addition to pilot plants for its core product portfolio which includes biscuits, cakes, rusk, breads and dairy. The facility has a team of seasoned food technologists, scientists, chefs and nutritionists. As a testament to their commitment to encourage diversity in the workplace, nearly half the workforce comprises women. 

“Our market leadership in bakery today is firm and growing. As a market leader, innovation is the bedrock of our identity. We aim to be a ‘Total Foods’ Company in 5 years from now, serving over a billion Indians 4 times a day,” said Varun Berry, Managing Director, Britannia Industries Limited. “This Center reinforces our commitment to deliver innovative and superior products to our consumers. The new R&D Center will act as a springboard to accelerate product innovations in newer categories and will help us in our growth into adjacent bakery segments within macro-snacking,” he added.

The manufacturing facility in Bidadi, built adjacent to the R&D Center, is also equipped with high-speed processing machinery which will redefine the frontiers of food technology in India. The facility will seamlessly channel the innovations from the R&D Center to markets across the country. Currently, the facility employs more than an 800 strong workforce and will expand up to 1350 people when it reaches 100 per cent capacity. 

“The rigor and commitment behind product innovations which deliver new-to-market experiences is testimony to our promise of taste, trust and consistent delivered quality,” said Sudhir Nema, VP - R&D & Quality, Britannia Industries Ltd. “The new facility is built on our glorious R&D tradition of innovating in Food technology over the last 4 decades. It will steer us to the next phase of growth by delivering disruptive innovations, renovating the core product portfolio and providing value engineering to remain cost competitive in the market place,” he added.

Britannia started its Research and Development Center in the year 1970 at Mumbai. The new Center in Karnataka is to be a consolidated facility that houses state-of-art-capability in diverse areas including Analytical Excellence Laboratory (Microbiology & Organoleptics), Product Development, Packaging Development, Scientific Regulatory Affairs, Nutrition, R&D Excellence & Capability Building (Culinary Laboratory) & Dairy Development.

MV Agusta arrives in Bengaluru

Bengaluru ^: MV Agusta India announced its official entry in South India via an exclusive showroom in Bangalore and also unveiled the limited edition “F3 800 RC AMG”. The F3 RC is an AMG branded limited edition version of the highly popular model, the F3 – 800.  The company also displayed its range of superbikes − the F4, F3 and Brutale 1090 −which will now be available at its ‘Motoroyale’ dealership in Bangalore.  Motoroyale is Kinetic Group’s chain of high-end motorcycle stores with bikes sourced from some of the leading two-wheeler brands in the world.

Mr. Ajinkya Firodia, Managing Director, MV Agusta India Pvt. Ltd., said, “After receiving an overwhelming response for our Pune and Ahmedabad showrooms, we are excited to launch our third showroom in Bangalore and also unveil our limited edition model; F3 800 RC. MV Agusta is the most premium motorcycle brand in the country and its motorcycles are designed by legends like Massimo Tamburini. Owning a MV is a dream for all bike enthusiasts, and in that sense Bangalore becomes a highly important market for us – being one of the biggest superbiking market in India. To add to this excitement we bring in the last 9 AMG branded F3

 Mr. Raghu Chaitanya Nayak, Dealer, MV Agusta Bangalore said, “We are very happy to open the first Motoroyale dealership In South India.  Our group has immense expertise in automobiles & luxury automobiles, and MV Agusta is the most exotic motorcycle manufacturer in the world.  Coupled with Kinetic’s experience, we are all set to make automobile history here and I invite all of you at our world class facility on Lavelle road.”

Following Bangalore, Motoroyale dealerships will soon be inaugurated in Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. Motoroyale showrooms will focus on sales, service, spares and after sales support for MV Agusta customers in India. MV Agusta India Pvt. Ltd. has the exclusive distribution rights for all MV Agusta motorcycles in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Switzerland Tourism launches the new ‘Nature wants you back’ campaign

Bangalore :Switzerland Tourism announced the launch of its ‘Nature wants you back’ campaign for2017. The campaign will focus on all the action and adventure that can be explored in one of nature’s most artistic canvases – Switzerland, with the tagline ‘You can... but you don’t have to’. A part of the 2017 campaign, to be led by Brand Ambassador Ranveer Singh, the brand line is the perfect expression of how one chooses to be ‘#INLOVEWITHSWITZERLAND;have an adventurous adrenaline filled vacation or a leisurely, relaxed trip whilst taking in the beauty of the breath-taking scenery and serenity of the country.

The campaign launched in presence of the tourism partners of Switzerland – Davos Klosters, Bernina Express, St Moritz and Glacier Express, hopes to further increase and sustain the incredible growth of tourism seen in 2015-2016. With an initial focus on the winter tourist, Switzerland Tourism will showcase the multiple options like skiing, sledging and snowboarding for the active traveller and Christmas markets, open air hot springs and igloo stays for the more relaxed visitor looking for pure white relaxation in winter. The summer focus for the campaign too will be packed with an array of activitiessuch as sky-diving, wakeboarding, canyoning, etc.combined withSwitzerland’s best touristic and nature highlights.

Mr. Claudio Zemp, Director – India, Switzerland Tourism, said, “In India we see people getting more adventurous these days. They do not only want to take a cable car up a mountain and take pictures but also want that thrill and rush which one gets while doing adventure sports. With a versatile and energetic personality like Ranveer Singh on board, we would like to showcase that Switzerland is not only about scenic beauty but also has many activities and adventures to offer to the more experiential Indian traveller.Winter is coming up and is an absolutelybeautiful time to visit Switzerland. One can enjoy various winter activities and explore their hidden passion for adventure with sports such as skiing, snow-shoe trekking, tobogganing. Ranveer’s next trip is going to be in winter.”

Ms. Ritu Sharma, Deputy Director, Switzerland Tourism India, said, “Our new campaign is all about telling people that holidays in Switzerland can be anything that you want – there are lots of options for adventures and activities both in winter and in summer but if you would rather have a more relaxing holiday that’s absolutely possible too. Although Indians love to go on a vacation during the summers, we do hope for a change after this campaign. Apart from the picturesque natural beauty, Switzerland is also a complete package for families and honeymooners who are not only looking at a relaxing vacation but also crave some adventure.”

The must-visit places in Switzerland during winter are the attractions of St. Moritz and Davos Klosters, which are connected by the Rhaetian Railways. Davos Klosters’s new Spenglers Hotel features the latest in sophisticated design and completes with its very own chapel. Other highlights of Davos Klosters include ‘The Songbird festival Davos’ which is considered one of the best music festivals in Switzerland and The Master World cup. The sun-spoilt village of St. Moritz welcomes winter 2017 with several activities, deals, and newest openings including The Badrutt’s Palace Hotel which is launching Europe’s first ever Vintage Cigar Lounge and other events like Alpine World Ski Championships, the Snow Polo World Cup, the St. Moritz Gourmet Festival, Cricket on Ice, the Engadin Ski Marathon. The Glacier and Bernina Express are considered the prestige trains of the Rhaetian Railway. Plenty of exciting sports and event highlights also await and promise a winter holiday full of variety.

KOEL Launches new HHP Gensets for the Indian Market

 

Bengaluru: Kirloskar Oil Engine Limited one (KOEL) India’s most trusted brands announced the launch of their new “High Horse Power Gensets” in the city today. Having started their High Horse Power Gensets journey in 1998 KOEL has successfully completed 30,000 installations in the country while overall installations crossing 1 million DG sets in the country. To mark this occasion, KOEL announced their foray into the 750, 910 and 1010 kVA range of Gensets for the Indian market. 

With these additions KOEL is now the only organization to offer a wide range of products starting from 2 KVA to 1010 KVA DG sets in India. These additions also make KOEL as the market leader in Power Generation Business in India holding 33 % market share in this segment.

 The new sets are established on an indigenously developed DV series engine platform. These new products are smaller in size, higher in fuel efficiency, lower on maintenance costs and come with easy remote monitoring controls. With the addition of new products KOEL continues to maintain its position as the largest manufacturer of generator sets in India by volume.

Nissan India expands network in Bengaluru

BENGALURU,November 16—Nissan India inaugurated a new dealership in Bengaluru today, Apple Autocraft Nissan, making it the eighth outlet in Karnataka.

The dealership inauguration ceremony was graced by Arun Malhotra, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. and Dealer Principal C. Chandrshekar. They were joined by film actress Ragini Dwivedi, who also handed over cars to Nissan and Datsun customers.

This is the 12th dealership Nissan has opened in the last six months as part of its sales and service network expansion plan across India to bring itsexciting vehicles to more and more customers.

The newly-opened showroom occupies a spacious 7000 square feet andis located at810,100FT Ring Road, Hosakerahalli, 5^th Block, 3^rd Stage Banashankari, and Bengaluru. The facility’stwo-floor display area canhold up to eleven cars from the Nissan and Datsun product range for customers to see and experience up close. The new facility is designed to enhance the convenience of customer sales and after sales service in a welcoming atmosphere.

Christ School Celebrates Children’s Day with a Million Colours

 

Bengaluru November 12: It was a day to fly with Colours at Christ Color Festival with over 7,000 people across three generations – old, young and children, men and women, including students, teachers and parents, and from age 3 to 90 years – took part in the Fest, for the first time in school history, to mark Children’s Day in a truly special way. The Christ School CBSE campus was awash in a riot of colours trying their hand at giving shape to their emotions and creativity. 

The Festival was Inaugurated by Rock Star Rohit, RJ & Actor, along with Shri. Sridhar Comaravalli, Cartoonist, Rev. Fr. Augustine Paimpallil CMI , Principal, Christ School, Rev. Fr. Mathew Thadathil, Vice Principle and Kishore Joseph , Director, Breathe Entertainment. 

A concept of Breathe Entertainment, and hosted by Christ School, the Festival offered the participants a vibrant and kaleidoscopic experience of a cultural potpourri across many media and formats like Performing arts, Fine and traditional arts, Culinary arts, visual and digital art, art installations, interactive art and contemporary art. 

Curious crowds thronged the over 50 stalls, with the main attraction of the day being the special children  participating in full enthusiasm that struck a ready chord with the people.

There were famous artists too, such as Drums Circle by Drums Event India, Magic Show Flash Mob, Yoga sessions Calligraphy worksho, Dance workshop by Genesis School of Dance and exclusive Entertainment arena by Snow City

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Kishore Joseph, Director, Breathe Entertainment, and the brain behind the event, said choosing Children’s Day for the event is our way of attempting to bring people together”  and to bring out the child in everyone. “The focus was on creativity and the right mix of colors, and it feels really great to motivate kids by organizing such events,” he said.

Color Festival was hosted by Christ School, State Syllabus, because, said Fr. Augustine Paimpallil CMI , Principal, Christ School, it’s a unique event which brings together people belonging to three generations, students, parents & teachers  under a single platform to express themselves through art and painting.