Pizza Hut
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Pizza Hut plans aggressive expansion launches its 500th store in India

Pizza Hut, India’s most loved and trusted pizza brand today announced the landmark launch of its 500th store in the country. Pizza Hut’s 500th store was inaugurated in Moga, Punjab by actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood. The company also shared that it has ambitious expansion plans to considerably increase their footprint in India in the next five years. Pizza Hut…

Nitesh Bansal, President and COO, HTC Global Services
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HTC Global Services Named Nitesh Bansal as President and COO

HTC Global Services announced that Nitesh Bansal has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Nitesh will be responsible for global sales, marketing, delivery, and operations of the enterprise. He will report directly to Madhava Reddy, CEO and Founder, who will continue to drive strategy and direction for the company. Nitesh joins…

Britannia
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Britannia 50-50 forays into the fusion snacking launches potato chip and biscuit fusion

Britannia 50-50, India’s most popular cracker biscuit, has announced its entry into the salty snack market with the launch of 50-50 Potazos, a 50 potato chip 50 biscuit product. The product is a fusion product that combines two of the country’s most popular snacking formats: potato chips and biscuits. A potato chip’s crunchy chatpata flavor…

ICICI-Lombard
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ICICI Lombard and Dr. Reddy’s collaborate to launch cashless digital health solution in India

SVAAS Wellness Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited (BSE: 500124, NSE: DR REDDY, NYSE: RDY, NSEIFSC: DR REDDY, hereafter referred to as “Dr. Reddy’s”) and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited (“ICICI Lombard”) today announced a partnership for the pilot launch of a first-of-its-kind cashless outpatient offering in India. The partnership marks…

Anushka Sharma
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Bengaluru-based startup GIVA Jewellery announced Anushka Sharma as the Brand Ambassador

Anushka Sharma has been named as the Brand Ambassador for the Bengaluru-based firm GIVA Jewellery. Ishendra Agarwal, Nikita Prasad, and Sachin Shetty founded GIVA in 2019 to offer premium hallmarked silver jewellery at moderate costs. The brand GIVA personifies the inner beauty and strength of every individual via its authentic yet affordable jewelry range of…

Jay Parikh
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Lacework Named Former Facebook VP, Head of Engineering Jay Parikh as Co-CEO

Lacework, the security company for the cloud, today announced Jay Parikh, a technology visionary and longtime industry leader, has joined the company as Co-CEO. Parikh joined Lacework as an advisor in May following his tenure at Facebook as VP, Head of Engineering and Infrastructure, where he led a global team of tens of thousands of employees…

warp2earn
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Mumbai-based Technology-First Cab Branding Startup Wrap2Earn Raises Funds

Mumbai-based AdTech startup Wrap2Earn Technologies has announced the conclusion of its recent funding round to support its ambitious expansion plans. Founded in 2017 by Elmer Dsilva & Manuel Fernandes, Wrap2Earn is a street-level “moving billboard” media platform which connects advertisers with cab drivers to create cost-effective and high-impact, on-vehicle advertising campaigns. Since its inception, the…

Eloelo
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Creator-led social gaming platform Eloelo raises $2.1M in pre-Series A from Waterbridge and Lumikai

Waterbridge Ventures and Lumikai Fund (India’s first gaming and interactive media fund) co-led a $2.1 million pre-Series A round for Bengaluru-based creator-led live social gaming platform EloElo on Tuesday. Better Capital and Exceed Entertainment, a talent management agency, also took part in the round. Eloelo was founded in August 2020 by Saurabh Pandey and Akshay…

Pernod Ricard
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Pernod Ricard India Partners With Altizon For IIoT Led Manufacturing Operations Digitization Journey

Altizon Inc. today announced that it is working with PRI to deliver their first-ever IIoT led Digital Factory project. “We believe the digitization of our manufacturing has the potential to accelerate sustainable and tangible benefits. These benefits include, improving the overall capacity utilization, manpower productivity and product quality by enabling end-to-end visibility of our manufacturing…

JLL and Havas
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JLL Names Havas Global Brand and Creative Agency of Record

JLL, a leading real estate professional services organization, has named Havas as its global partner for brand strategy and creative services. Havas is a global agency that makes a meaningful difference to brands and businesses. JLL chose Havas to lead its endeavor to create distinctive brand experiences that showcase JLL’s vast capabilities while also elevating…