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ITL soft launch

International Tractors Ltd (ITL), one of the India's leading Tractor manufacturers in collaboration with Renault Agriculture France had their soft launch at the Made in India Show organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at the BMICH, Colombo.

ITL has appointed Dutch Lanka Engineering (Rf) Ltd, a subsidiary of Dutch Lanka Trailer Manufacturer (Pvt.) Ltd as their exclusive distributor for SONALIKA Tractors. They have introduced two models namely DI 745 III and DI 750 III.

Dutch Lanka Engineering said that they have segmented 45 hp model DI 745 III for field operations which is a very commonly used horse power and 50hp model DI 750 III haulage with a locally designed 5 ton capacity trailer.

They said that they have appointed dealers islandwide including the North and the East.

Dutch Lanka Engineering said they are confident of creating a big impact in the tractor market and in capturing a major market share.

Carlsberg beer in green bottles

Lion Breweries Ltd re-introduced Carlsberg beer in a Green bottle for the Sri Lankan market from June 1.

The CEO of Lion Breweries Ltd, Suresh Shah, said that they worked closely with Ceylon Glass Company to produce the green bottle locally.

He said that the change of the colour of the bottle would not have any price increase or a quality loss of the product.

Asked what plans they have on the property in Nuwara Eliya Shah said that the lease of the land would remain with the management for a further 66 years. "The government had wanted to acquire our property for a hospital project but the idea seemed to have lost its momentum." He said that if there is a request from the government they would give the property back to the government at any time.

He said that the move by the government to issue licences to retailers to sell only beer would be good for the industry. "It will also reduce the illicit manufacture of liquor. Carlsberg international has a 25% equity stake in Lion Breweries Ltd, a company which has been in Sri Lanka for over 100 years.

Carlsberg was founded in 1847 by the visionary brewer J.C. Jacobsen outside the city ramparts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Named after Jacobsen's son, Carl, Carlsberg was brewed using ground-breaking techniques such as steam brewing, refrigerating techniques and probably the single most important breakthrough, the propagation of a single yeast strain.

The first batch of exports was in 1868. Today, Carlsberg is enjoyed in over 140 countries, and is probably available in many more countries, through 'personal imports.'

Lankan woman entrepreneur honoured with top award

Indira Senanayake Kulatilake, Chairperson of Exchange and Finance Investments Ltd - GSA for Alitalia, Kenya Airways and Eurofly - Alitlia Group, Chairperson EFI Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd, J/T Managing Director of Uni-Tag Industries Ltd and Universal Labels (Pvt) Ltd, and the Chairperson of the Women's Chamber of Industry and Commerce, was one of the first Sri Lankan women to be selected as one of the 15 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World for the year 2003.

"Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World" is recognised by the international media as a premier global award for the world's top women business owners. It is the mission of The Star Group of USA, to honour entrepreneurial accomplishments of leading business women for the last seven years.

Cheryl Womac, President of the Star Group, presented Kulatilake her award at the "Night of the Stars" at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel recently in the island of Bermuda.

Pizza Hut opens ninth outlet

Pizza Hut opened its ninth outlet in Nugegoda recently. It was opened by Sumithra Gunasekera, Managing Director of Keells Restaurants (Pvt) Ltd. This newset addition provides takeaway and delivery facilities to all Pizza lovers in and around Nugegoda. A spokesman for Keells Restaurants (Pvt.) Ltd said that home delivery has become increasingly popular among Pizza Hut customers in the last few years due to busy lifestyles and the increasing popularity of Pizza.

The fact that Pizza Hut does not impose an extra charge for delivery has made it an even more popular choice in the food delivery business, he said.

The new outlet is part of an accelerated expansion program in making Pizza Hut more convenient and accessible to its ever-increasing number of customers.

The Nugegoda outlet comes within a month of opening the New Pizza Hut outlet at Capital Mall Thalawathugoda. More new outlets are in the pipeline for the year, with plans to move out of Colombo as well, the spokesman said.

Betel exporters hail SriLankan flights to Pakistan

The SriLankan airlines' decision to operate three weekly flights to Pakistan from June 1 has been welcomed by local betel exporters who said this decision will provide a great impetus to the local betel industry in the immediate future.

Industry sources said betel growers in the Divulapitiya and Gampaha areas have now stepped up betel cultivation in anticipation of a bigger export market following the increased air flights to Pakistan which is the major overseas buyer.

The sources said they hoped that SriLankan Airlines would provide more cargo space in their planes for betel exporters with more weekly flights in operation.

K. A. A. Weerasiri, Chairman, Weerasiri Trading Company the only betel export firm in the Gampaha district said he would be thankful to SriLankan Airlines if it could accommodate their request for more cargo space as it would not only bring more economic benefits to the country but also help improve the livelihood of a large section of people by providing more job opportunities.

Inverness Mark tops prices at Tea auction

Inverness Mark topped the prices for the tea auctions held on May 21 when it sold a line of Pekoe for Rs. 246 according to Forbes & Walkers. This line of tea was sold by Eastern Brokers Limited.

Ex-Estate offerings at this sale were substantially higher and accounted for 1.7 million kilogrammes. The quality of offerings showed a general decline all-round resulting in a greater weight of plainer quality teas. The combination of the uninteresting quality and larger volume on offer placed downward pressure on prices particularly for teas in the best/below best categories which lost substantially in value on the previous week's levels.

In addition a fair weight of tea remained unsold. Only a few selected invoices of liquoring teas attracted prices above Rs. 200 per kg. Amidst this lower trend, it was heartening to witness the strong demand for the teas at the lower end of the market which sold firm to marginally dearer rates according to the Weekly Report on Sale No. 19 Forbes and Walkers Limited.

Genicom solutions for all printing needs

Solutions for all printing needs - from the most advanced laser printers to serial matrix printers will be provided by Genicom, an American based company.

The broad line of Genicom printers handles the most widely used business applications in use today: from simple letters to multi-part forms, data processing to desktop publishing and bar codes to sophisticated graphics.

With a complete portfolio of high-quality laser, impact and thermal printers, Genicom products are positioned to assist with the best performing and most economical solutions to meet every business printing need. The strong knowledge of all print technology ensures that Genicom deliver unbiased solutions, based on true requirements.

The company commenced business in Sri Lanka in 1997 with its local representative Bartleet Technologies Private Limited.

Export Manager, International Sales Department Jean-Clause Broch who visited the country last week for a special sales promotion said that the printers are more suitable for professional use and strictly not for personal use.

He said Genicom printers are used in more than 20 well established organisations in Sri Lanka including City Bank, Sampath Bank, Hatton National Bank, Calts Thread Lanka, Sri Lanka and Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited.

" Genicom printers could be used with any other software," Broch said.

Though the main focus is to promote Genicom products in Europe, countries such as China, Taiwan and Japan have also shown a significant performance when it comes to sales, he said,

The promise of Genicom is to provide with optimal performance and seamless integration, across networks, systems and platforms.

Genicom printers are internationally marketed by CPG International and fully backed by a broad complement of accessories, supplies and customer service programs. Genicom products are sold by expert customer printing consultants.

With Genicom products CPG International offer a several benefits to their customers such as being a partner for supply chain and manufacturing printing applications and providing the right technology and product for the job, international deployment capability to support multi-national corporations.

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