In spite of gaining prominence in recent years, the sector has a history of being fragmented. The unorganised market is estimated at Rs 27,000 crore, while the organised market is worth Rs 5,000 crore.

KIT: The food services retail market

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Competition in the two-wheeler market is fiercer than ever before and Mahindra's only motorcycle, Stallio, is bearing the brunt of it.

Mahindra & Mahindra off course in mobike race

Luxor Group, the country&rsquo;s pioneer in the niche segment of writing instruments, will soon diversify from its core business into sectors ranging from latest technologies, real estate and hospitality to retail. It plans to issue an initial public offering in the next three years and will invest Rs 50 crore in a manufacturing plant in Noida - exclusively meant for Parker pens.

Pen-maker Luxor writes new script

If a recent commercial showing the Indian cricket team captain cheering for World Cup countries other than India has left one as confused as the Chote Nawaab, Saif Ali Khan, PepsiCo India&rsquo;s star brand Lay&rsquo;s brings in the clarity with a campaign for the cricket world cup in February.

Lay's opens ICC World Cup account with six hits

Mangalore Devdas Mallya, the chairman &amp; managing director of Bank of Baroda, is the Business Standard Banker of the Year for 2010. Mallya was chosen by a five-member jury headed by Securities &amp; Exchange Board of India&rsquo;s former chairman, M Damodaran, for BoB&rsquo;s sterling performance over the last couple of years.

Bank of Baroda chief M D Mallya is BS Banker of the Year

It has been over two years since Hewlett Packard (HP) acquired services company Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Corp for $13.9 billion to take on market leader IBM. However, after spending almost a decade in India, the second largest global IT services company is way behind the likes of IBM, Accenture and Cognizant, among others in leveraging its position as an enterprise services provider in the country.

Q&A: Sean Kenny, Sr Vice-President, HP Enterprise Services

Gardens are about plants, but you can greatly improve them by adding a trellis, a shrubbery or a waterfall.

Beyond green

Worldwide there are a significant (though declining) number of people who hand-craft wines from a variety of fruit sources, including grapes. While the wines so made are not necessarily only for home consumption, they are best understood as &lsquo;Craft Wines&rsquo;.

The craft of making wines

Indulekha Aravind goes backstage with Franz Harary on his &ldquo;mega magic&rdquo; show.

Tricks of the trade

H ard as it is to believe, we are nearing the hundredth anniversary of the start of one of the most important careers in film history.

In the tramp's footsteps

Korangi in eastern Karachi is one of Pakistan&rsquo;s largest industrial estates. Pharmaceutical and chemical units, steel plants, textile mills and automobile facilities are housed here. In the last two-and-a-half years, this industrial hub has become the nerve centre of another industry of a sublime nature. This is where Pakistani musicians from across the country, and abroad, meet to create a phenomenon that goes by the name of Coke Studio.

Addicted to Coke

The government won&rsquo;t allow overseas citizens to represent the country at international events.

Identity crisis

Waiting for a flight at the Delhi airport, India&rsquo;s top shooter Gagan Narang was asked by a fellow passenger where he could send his son for training in shooting. Narang didn&rsquo;t know of any specialised training centre that he could recommend. That&rsquo;s when the idea of setting up a shooting academy occurred to him. And that&rsquo;s how Gun for Glory was launched around a fortnight ago at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune.

A shot in the arm

Three rounds from the end, the Tata looks wide open. In the premier, Anand (+4,=6) and Nakamura (+5,-1,=4) share the lead with 7 points each from 10 rounds. Kramnik and Aronyan are tied for 3-4, at 6.5 points each. These four must all fancy their chances. Somewhat behind and out of the running, Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi and Vachier-Lagrave are at 5.5 points each. Anand, Kramnik and Aronyan are unbeaten so far.

Chess (#667)

Successful professionals are giving up their jobs to set up restaurants. Anoothi Vishal meets some of them.

All roads lead to F&B

A khadi stamp depicting Mahatma Gandhi is to be unveiled soon.

Ode to khadi

Kyle Pereira drives Audi&rsquo;s luxury saloon.

Long shot

There&rsquo;s never been a better time to be in the market for a luxury limousine in this country! Apart from the Audi A8L that you see on this page, there are a few other contenders for your hard-earned money that are well worth considering.

Good luxe

My wife and I, both senior citizens, are now self-employed and log in about 60-70 km per day on city roads in a Maruti Alto (in which we have done about 50,000 km), for which we employ a driver. To economise on fuel costs, we are considering switching to diesel. Our budget being small, we are thinking of the Tata Indica. We seek your advice on the right choice, also considering maintenance expenses.

Budget decision

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