Wipro to launch glucose tablets

He did not divulge the pricing of the product but said it will be launched in Tamil Nadu first,before rolling it out nationally.

8220;We will be doing it in Tamil Nadu first and then expand it as we go along. By the end of the year it will be rolled out across the country,8221; Chugh said.

Wipro had acquired Glucovita from Hindustan Unilever for Rs 5 crore in 2003.

The maker of Santoor brand of soaps plans to introduce face wash under the same brand during the current fiscal. 8220;We will be strengthening Santoor brand in face wash as well and will be launching it in FY13 definitely,8221; he said.

WCCL currently sells soaps,talcum powders,deodorants and hand wash under the Santoor brand. The FMCG player is also betting big on the male grooming category and plans a national roll out of Aramusk soaps this fiscal.

8220;Right now it is sold in West Bengal. We will be taking Aramusk as a lead brand in male grooming segment and launch it nationally in next two to three months,8221; Chugh said.

Introduced by the erstwhile Calcutta Chemicals,Aramusk was the country8217;s oldest men8217;s soap and changed hands several times. Wipro bought it last year from city-based VVF.

The firm enjoys a market share of 8.4 per cent in the soap category 8211; a Rs 10,000-crore market 8211; with brands like Santoor,Chandrika,Aramusk and Yardley.

The FMCG firm has roped in Bollywood actor and British beauty pageant winner Amy Jackson for Yardley soap but declined to give details on the association.

The company plans to invest Rs 100 crore to ramp up its capacity across all product categories.

8220;We are planning to invest Rs 100 crore this fiscal to increase the capacity in various categories,be it lighting,soaps or personal care,to meet demand.

8220;We have been growing at 20-23 per cent and to enhance this we are going to do backward integration or enhance our capacities. In soaps we will increase capacity by at least 15-20 per cent because our growth in the category has been that much,8221; Chug said.

The company is looking for more acquisitions in the FMCG space,both in India and abroad,as it plans to enhance its product portfolio.

8220;We are open for more acquisitions. Anything that comes on our way which is of strategic fit to us,we will definitely evaluate,8221; he said.

WCCL8217;s first major overseas acquisition was the Singapore-based Unza Holdings for around Rs 1,000 crore in 2007,through which it operates in 40 countries.