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词条 Rasna
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  1. Facilities and products

  2. Advertising

  3. Competition and failed acquisitions

  4. References

  5. External links

{{about|the soft drink Rasna|the Etruscans calling themselves (syncopated) Rasna|Etruscan civilisation|the village in eastern Estonia|Räsna}}{{EngvarB|date=September 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2013}}{{other uses|Rasna (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox beverage|name=Rasna|image=|caption=The Rasna logo|type=Drink mix|manufacturer=Pioma Industries|origin=India|introduced=1976[1]|related=}}Rasna is a soft drink concentrate brand owned by Pioma Industries which is based in Ahmedabad, India.[2] It was launched in mid-seventies but started gaining popularity in the eighties when the market was dominated by carbonated soft drinks like Thums up, Gold Spot and Limca.[3] As of 2009, Rasna had a 93% market share in the soft drink concentrate market in India[4] and as of 2011, the company had a turnover of {{INRConvert|3.5|b}}.[5]

Facilities and products

Though the company does most of its business in India where it has 5 manufacturing facilities in Gujarat and 1 in Himachal Pradesh,[6] it has manufacturing facilities outside India in Bangladesh, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Egypt as well.[7] The company manufactures soft drink concentrate in 11 different flavours.[6] In India, Rasna earns most of its profits from the soft drink concentrate market though it makes fruit jams, fruit cordials, teas, pickles, chutneys, ready-to-eat curries and snacks, majority of which are exported.[5]

In 2000, Rasna launched an aerated fruit drink, Oranjolt.[8] The venture failed, which was attributed to the fact that the drink needed to be refrigerated at all times and many retailers in India switch off their refrigerators at night.[9] The company launched juice products in the market in 2002[10] and in 2010, it announced that it was entering the health drinks segment.[11]

Advertising

The company has used national television as a mode of advertising its products since the 1980s.[3] Its tagline "I love you Rasna" is aimed at children.[3] In the original ad campaign, the Rasna girl was played by Ankita Jhaveri, now an actress in South India while the latest one, Avan Khambatta is from the Khambatta family which owns the company.[12] Rasna's distribution was initially taken up by Voltas and after two years of handling, Khambhatta decided to withdraw and approached Rallis and Corn products (now known as Bestfoods and owned by Unilever).[13] However, since that did not materialise, Pioma Industries set up its own distribution infrastructure.[14] Their brand advertising was managed by Mudra Communications between 1984 and 2005, Dentsu between 2005 and 2009 and from 2009 onwards by Rediffusion.[3] In the past, Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, Kapil Dev, Virender Sehwag and Genelia D'Souza have been Rasna's brand ambassadors.[15] Currently, Rasna's brand ambassador is Akshay Kumar.[16] As part as a promotional campaign featuring then Miss India, Pooja Chopra, Rasna made an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the "world's biggest glass" in 2009.[17][18]

Competition and failed acquisitions

Kraft Foods, which markets soft drink concentrate under the Tang brand internationally, entered India in 2001 by setting up a manufacturing facility in Hyderabad. By 2003, tough competition from Rasna among other brands forced Kraft to shut its plant in India. At the time Rasna was said to be interested in purchasing the plant.[19] However, the plant was not sold and restarted manufacturing Tang when it was taken over by Cadburys in 2010 as part of its global buyout by Kraft Foods.[20] Rasna made another attempt at acquisition in 2003 itself, when it attempted to buy Brown & Polson and Rex Jelly brands from Hindustan Lever.[21] According to Piruz Khambatta, Chairman and managing director of Rasna, the deal offered was a licensing deal rather than an outright buyout, hence it fell through.[22] India was the first market where Coca-Cola launched its soft drink concentrate brand, Sunfill.[23] This brand too did not do well and was withdrawn in 2004, failing to break Rasna's monopoly in the segment.[24] Like Tang, Sunfill too has been recently relaunched in India, in 2011.[25]

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=D'Souza|first=Kruti Shah, Alan|title=Advertising and promotions : an IMC perspective|year=2009|publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill|location=New Delhi|isbn=9780070080317|pages=600|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJuORU5NhQUC&dq=rasna&source=gbs_navlinks_s}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Rasna plans to enter soft drink market|url=http://rediff.com/money/2004/oct/01rasna.htm|accessdate=11 March 2012|newspaper=Rediff.com|date=1 October 2004}}
3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Rasna's journey: Moving from children's drink to keep its communication fresh and in-tune|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-04-13/news/29413727_1_rasna-piruz-khambatta-drink-brands|accessdate=11 March 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=13 April 2011}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Rasna’s CSR trust ties up with US varsity for management courses|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/article1044671.ece?ref=archive|accessdate=11 March 2012|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|date=18 March 2009}}
5. ^1 {{cite news|title=Rasna to aggressively mine hinterland, sees 40% volume uptick|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/cons-products/food/rasna-to-aggressively-mine-hinterland-sees-40-volume-uptick/articleshow/12218220.cms?adcode=13|accessdate=11 March 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=11 March 2012}}
6. ^1 {{cite news|title=Rasna Plans Exports To US, UK, Africa|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/rasna-plans-exports-to-us-uk-africa/106854/0|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Financial Express|date=27 May 2004}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Rasna to set up new facilities abroad|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-03-20/news/28404864_1_rasna-s-chairman-manufacturing-new-facilities|accessdate=11 March 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=20 March 2008}}
8. ^{{cite book|last=Saxena|first=Rajan|title=Marketing Management|year=2005|publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=007059953X|pages=721}}
9. ^{{cite book|last=Haig|first=Matt|title=Brand failures: the truth about the 100 biggest branding mistakes of all time|year=2005|publisher=Kogan Page Publishers|isbn=0749444339|pages=55, 56}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=Rasna turns a new leaf, adds juice to products|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rasna-turns-a-new-leaf-adds-juice-to-products/articleshow/550545051.cms|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|date=22 January 2002}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=Rasna to enter health drinks segment|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-08-30/news/27589872_1_rural-markets-rasna-pvt-ltd-chairman-new-product|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=30 August 2010}}
12. ^{{cite news|title=Piruz Khambatta's daughter to say, I love you Rasna!|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_piruz-khambatta-s-daughter-to-say-i-love-you-rasna_1655680|accessdate=11 March 2012|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=27 February 2012}}
13. ^{{cite book|last=Baisya|first=Rajat Kanti|title=Changing face of processed food industry in India|year=2008|publisher=Ane Books India|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788180521669|pages=31|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eZTBdbeevokC&dq}}
14. ^{{cite book |editor-last=Davila |editor-first=Tony |title=The Creative Enterprise: Strategy |year=2007 |publisher=Praeger |location=Westport, Conn. [u.a.] |isbn=9780275986865|pages=125|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BuSrQ2hEIO8C&dq |editor2=Epstein, Marc J. |editor3=Shelton, Robert}}
15. ^{{cite news|title=Celebs 'ad' glamour to Gujarat brands|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-21/ahmedabad/31082673_1_rasna-piruz-khambatta-brand-ambassador|accessdate=11 March 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|date=21 February 2012}}
16. ^http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/akshay-kumar-signed-as-brand-ambassador-of-rasna/
17. ^{{cite news|title='World's biggest glass' unveiled|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-29/delhi/28158739_1_piruz-khambatta-rasna-private-limited-biggest-glass|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|date=29 May 2009}}
18. ^{{cite news|title=Rasna carnival under way|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2009/05/29/stories/2009052950961100.htm|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 May 2009}}
19. ^{{cite news|title=Kraft Foods' Tang Plant Up For Sale|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/kraft-foods-tang-plant-up-for-sale/77480/0|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Financial Express|date=22 March 2003}}
20. ^{{cite news|title=Cadbury to make Tang in India|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article894195.ece|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|date=18 November 2010}}
21. ^{{cite news|title=HLL Drops Plan To Sell Rex, Brown & Polson Brands|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/hll-drops-plan-to-sell-rex-brown-&-polson-brands/87793/0|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Financial Express|date=1 August 2003}}
22. ^{{cite news|title=Rasna in outsourcing talks with Carrefour|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/rasna-in-outsourcing-talks-with-carrefour/articleshow/459581.cms|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=16 November 2006}}
23. ^{{cite news|title=Coca-Cola introduces powdered concentrate|url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/catalyst/2001/11/22/stories/1922l051.htm|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=22 November 2001}}
24. ^{{cite news|title=Sunfill on backburner, Vanilla Coke moves slowly|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/sunfill-on-backburner-vanilla-coke-moves-slowly/120162/0|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Financial Express|date=23 November 2004}}
25. ^{{cite news|title=New players eyeing Rs 300 cr powdered beverage market|url=http://www.fnbnews.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=29715§ionid=1|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=FNBNews.com|date=25 April 2011}}

External links

  • Official Website
  • International Taste and Quality Institute

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