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Sheetal Samudra opens

Hathoon Sheriffdeen

The PCH Group has ventured into the restaurant business with the opening of Sheetal Samudra in Colombo 7.

Sheetal Samudra is now picking up business in Colombo. We are also planning to move on to a sea food market and the ice cream business.

“The investment was Rs. 25 million nearly four months before when we started Sheetal Samudra, Group Chief Finance Officer, PCH Holding Ltd Musthaq Ikram said.

“It is time for us move our business into food and beverages business, since there is scope.

“We have been earning a turnover of Rs. 3 million per month on this business for the last two to three months. ‘I forecast that we can earn at least Rs. 5 million monthly after the introduction of the fish market and the ice cream parlour, he said.

The fish market is an innovative venture of PCH Holdings, where a variety of fish will be displayed to choose according the taste of customers. They can choose the variety of fish, amount and the ingredients to cook them. We will also have expert chefs to prepare the meals, Ikram said.

He said, in this market the main bottleneck is qualified permanent labour. Even if we pay a higher remuneration, we find hard to come across qualified permanent professionals in the field. Many young qualified men in this field like to work for five star hotels, though we give better remuneration.

Sheetal Samudra is now catering to the market on the Northern Indian style. We mainly cater for parties, occasions, and in-house and out house cuisines. Apart from they do delivery services. The Indian cuisine market is a high demand market in the Sri Lankan food and beverages market, General Manager, Sheetal Samudra Mohamed Mannan said.

They are planning to market one of world’s recognised brands of ice creams “Il Gillato,” he said.

Latest Yashica digital camera here

Photo Technica has introduced the latest Yashica digital camera into the local market.

The new model is specially designed for family use and introduced to the Asian market for on coming X-mass season. It has been manufactured to very high standards but is available at an affordable price compared to other 6 mega pixel cameras.

It olso comes with 3X zoom lens, a 2.4 inch LCD screen and video recording facilities. It has acquired a star rating in Japan due to its high standards.

Photo Technica is the sole agents in Sri Lanka for Yashica Corporatoin Japan for the last 30 years.

Ceylinco Insurance introduces VIP 3 In One

Ceylinco VIP On The Spot, the revolutionary concept, which galvanised the sphere of motor insurance introduced three new benefits as Ceylinco VIP On The Spot 3 In One!

Ceylinco VIP On The Spot 3 In One, introduced as another revolutionary innovation by Ceylinco Insurance provides three benefits to customers of Ceylinco VIP.

They will be entitled to: the No Claim Bonus, regardless of any claims, while the insured value of the vehicle is enhanced by 10% every year, and in the event of a repair exceeding 30 days, up to two leasing instalments will be paid.

All these benefits come in addition to all the regular VIP benefits, while the premium remains the same.

VIP customers will still continue to enjoy the wide range of unsurpassed benefits they have always enjoyed, which include the revolutionary On The Spot claim settlements, a similar replacement vehicle, 24-hour/365-day roadside assistance, plastic surgery cover for ladies, Death Cover of Rs. 200,000 for passengers etc.

Chief Executive Director of Ceylinco Insurance General Division Ajith Gunewardena, said they always strived to live up to the promise of constantly providing the best for their customers, while continuing to innovate.

He added that Ceylinco VIP On The Spot 3 In One was still the only motor insurance that was geared to settle any claim, anywhere in the island, On The Spot, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

He said the people of Sri Lanka believed in Ceylinco Insurance because they have always delivered on promises.

Sri Lanka Insurance expands branch network to Maradana

Sri Lanka Insurance opened its newest branch in Maradana recently further strengthening the company’s reach across the island. Managing Director - Metropoliton College inaugurated Mohamd Siraz Maradana branch.

Building on a large network base in Sri Lanka with more than 110 branches already in operation, Sri Lanka Insurance is continuing to extend its reach making insurance services available islandwide.

The branch is fully networked and equipped with state -of -the-art technology to provide integrated services with speed and efficiency, thereby fulfilling the insurance requirements of its customers in the surrounding areas.

Ocean in your bathtub with Oriflame Kids’ Range

Oriflame Sri Lanka launched a special Kids’ Range thus turning bath time into a fun-filled experience with playful textures and delightful fragrances.

Managing Director Oriflame Sri Lanka Per Gunnarsson said that the Kids’ Range, which includes a soap, shampoo, bubble bath and a specially formulated detangling spray, has been developed with the highest interest in safety. “Since these are for children, they have been thoroughly dermo-tested making them suitable for all types of children’s delicate skins”.

The Oriflame Hippo Soap is an exciting hippopotamus shaped soap, bright in colour and with a fruity fragrance. The Oriflame Tear Free Hair and Body Wash has a special fruity fragrance. Its tear-free formulation ensures that it doesn’t hurt children’s eyes and is mild on the skin.

The Oriflame Bubble Bath is a bath additive which transforms the bathtub into a magical world full of bubbles. All these products are dermatologically tested and PH balanced, and are mild enough to daily take care of very delicate and sensitive skins.

The Oriflame Detangling Spray helps detangle and easily get rid of stubborn knots. It also conditions children’s hair with the same fragrance as the rest of the range.

The label for the ‘Kids Bubble Bath’ was recently nominated for the FINAT 2007 award, a prestigious international printing competition. Oriflame was nominated for using a very innovative printing technique using a combination of two different print processes.

The inspiration came from its Magic Colour Stars and Snowman Bubble Bath tubes. With a cut-out window on the front, children can peep through to see a magnified underwater world on the reverse of the label.

Currently in its 10th anniversary year in Sri Lanka, Oriflame’s operations have been on a constant upward spiral. “We have been marketing around 600 different products from our premier line of cosmetics throughout the country and have enjoyed favourable growth levels at all times.