Tag: Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd

  • Rohit Shaw boards Havas Media Network as senior vice president

    Rohit Shaw boards Havas Media Network as senior vice president

    MUMBAI: Rohit Shaw has rejoined Havas Media Network as a senior vice president, a significant move for the integrated marketing strategist. Starting this July, Shaw will be part of Arena Media, focusing on agency relations and key client management.

    Shaw’s return to Havas follows a year as senior vice president at Bharat Media & Entertainment group (BMEG), where he spearheaded national planning and strategy, driving client growth and revenue. Before that, he spent two years as a strategic client lead consultant at Havas Media group.

    His extensive career includes a three-year tenure as senior marketing manager – consumer marketing strategist at Dabur India Ltd, where he managed marketing strategy and media deployment for multiple successful brands. Prior to Dabur, Shaw was the senior manager and head of media marketing at Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., overseeing marketing communications for Domino’s India and providing strategic recommendations based on market intelligence

    Shaw’s agency experience also includes roles at GroupM, where he was an associate director of business and business group head, managing media requirements for brands like Paytm and Dabur. He also served as a business group head at Dentsu Aegis Network, handling accounts for Microsoft, Nokia, and General Motors. 

    Early in his career, he worked as a media planner for Emami Ltd, managing brands such as Boroplus and Navratna, and held an assistant manager position in business development at Consim Info Pvt Ltd.

    Shaw’s appointment is expected to bolster Havas Media Network’s client engagement and strategic capabilities, leveraging his deep understanding of digital marketing, media planning, and consumer behaviour.

  • Jubilant FoodWorks signs MoU with Coca-Cola India for its sparkling beverages

    Jubilant FoodWorks signs MoU with Coca-Cola India for its sparkling beverages

    MUMBAI: Just a couple of  weeks after the Jubilant Bhartia group said that it would be taking a 40 per cent stake in Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings (the parent company of the largest Coca-Cola bottler in India),  it announced that its offshoot Jubilant Foodworks Ltd (JFL)  has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Coca-Cola India to procure its  sparkling beverages for its fast-food outlets.

    JFL  operates five brands – three of them are under master franchise  agreements from three global players —Domino’s, Popeyes, and Dunkin’—and two are proprietary brands Hong’s Kitchen, an Indo-Chinese QSR  brand in India and a café brand Coffy in Turkey. The group has 3,130 outlets in six markets including India, Turkey, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan and Georgia with India accounting for 2,199 of them as of 30 September.

    Until now, Coke rival PepsiCo was the beverage partner of Domino’s in India following  an agreement in 2018. As part of that, PepsiCo’s  carbonated beverages such as Pepsi, Mountain Dew, 7Up, and Mirinda along with Lipton Ice Tea are served to customers. India is the largest market outside of the US for Dominos. 

    The Coca-Cola Co India’s brands include Coca-Cola, Thums Up, Sprite, Minute Maid, Maaza, SmartWater, Kinley, Limca, and Fanta.

    JFL made a regulatory filing with the Bombay stock exchange informing it of the MoU on 26 December. It further stated that “MoU between Coca-Cola India and JFL contains the principal terms and conditions for purchase of a portfolio of sparkling beverage products and certain other products from The Coca-Cola Co authorised bottlers and for conducting marketing activities (which will be undertaken in the usual/ordinary course) for the said products, as defined in the MoU in relation to various brands of JFL (franchised/owned brands) and products purchased by JFL from The Coca-Cola Co authorised bottlers. A master agreement will be executed between the parties based on the principal terms and conditions mentioned in the MoU on 1 April 2025.  After execution of the master agreement, The Coca-Cola Company authorized bottlers will become suppliers of sparkling beverages and other products as set out in the MoU to JFL. The arrangement will help JFL enhance its consumer offerings.”

  • Kalpana Devnani Joins Smartworks as Chief Human Resources Officer

    Kalpana Devnani Joins Smartworks as Chief Human Resources Officer

    Mumbai: Kalpana Devnani has joined Smartworks as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). She previously served as the HR Head for Emerging Brands & International Markets at Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. With over 13 years of distinguished HR leadership experience in industries including FMCG, cosmetics, QSR, and banking.

    Kalpana brings extensive knowledge to her new role. Her impressive background includes significant positions at ICICI Bank, Godrej Consumer Products Limited, and Samara Capital, where she successfully managed programs that transformed company cultures and enhanced team performance.

  • Domino’s now available on the ONDC network

    Domino’s now available on the ONDC network

    Mumbai: Domino’s, a food service brand, has announced that it has joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) Network. With this integration, Domino’s catalogue will be seen on all apps that a consumer is shopping from across a network that is rapidly developing, while seamlessly facilitating transactions. Customers in Delhi NCR can order Domino’s Pizza via ONDC, and other cities will be live soon.

    This will enable Domino’s to expand its customer base by making its products available to buyers from all ONDC seller apps based on geographical proximity, paid promotions or through product or brand search. The move will help the brand grow its presence across the country and help achieve its mission expanding touchpoints and occasions for consumers to enjoy pizza.  

    As an adopter of the ONDC Protocol, Domino’s is proud to represent everything innovative in products and technology. The brand has already established its reputation as a market disruptor with its innovative range of products. By joining ONDC Network, Domino’s aims to create multiple consumer touchpoints through disruptive innovations.

    On this occasion, Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd CEO & MD Sameer Khetarpal said, “We are delighted to announce our partnership with the ONDC Network, marking a significant milestone and step forward for our brand in India. We aim to serve millions of customers who are looking to order food through the ONDC network.”

    ONDC MD & CEO T Koshy said, “Domino’s joining ONDC is a significant development with the potential to create ripple effects for the F&B category on Open Network. Their vast selection is now more accessible and represents a major expansion of choices for consumers nationwide. When a brand like Domino’s embraces the open protocols, we move closer to our vision of a truly interoperable e-commerce ecosystem that serves sellers and buyers everywhere without any filters. ONDC was conceived with the very idea of digital inclusion to benefit the entire country. We look forward to many opportunities that this integration will unlock soon.”

    India’s tech stack is growing rapidly, and initiatives like the ONDC Protocol are playing a crucial role in driving innovation and growth. Domino’s has already made a name for itself in the market with its innovative product portfolio. By coming on board ONDC Network, the brand is well-positioned to take its products to new customers across the country.