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Time of India
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Agencies keep creative spark alive at Cannes
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Indian agencies won two Silver Lions and one Bronze on Day 2 of Cannes Festival of Creativity on Tuesday, adding to their rich haul of nine Lions, including two Gold Lions, on Day creative agency Talented won Silver in the Entertainment Lions for Sports category for 'Avani's Gold' - a tribute to Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara, created for Britannia Marie Gold. "A year ago in Paris, Avani scripted history, and today, her story is being celebrated a few miles away in Cannes." said Gautam Reghunath, cofounder and CEO of had on Monday earned a Silver in Outdoor for 'Nature Shapes Britannia' campaign for the biscuits India won a Bronze in the Design category for its 'Eye Test Menu' campaign for Titan Company , taking its total to three metals. On Monday, it picked up Bronze Lions for 'Guardian Beads' for Vodafone Idea and 'Chai Bansuri' for Brooke Bond Taj Mahal."It gladdens us to see the wins spread across brands and Ogilvy offices. This means all our teams are firing," Sukesh Nayak, Harshad Rajadhyaksha and Kainaz Karmakar, chief creative officers at Ogilvy India, said in a joint the Entertainment Lions for Music category, VML India won a Silver Lion for Coke Studio Bharat's 'The Girl Who Played the Tutari', a campaign that spotlighted Nilaksha Borade, the first woman to publicly play the tutari - a centuries-old Maharashtrian horn traditionally played by men."This campaign breaks an 800-year-old tradition through music, spotlighting women instrumentalists and shattering stereotypes," said Kalpesh Patankar, group CCO of VML Tuesday, India also saw 16 new shortlists across categories such as Creative Commerce, and Creative Effectiveness, Creative Business Transformation and Film, taking the total to 83 shortlists across 2 of Cannes Lions 2025 featured several prominent speakers, including Marc Pritchard, chief brand officer of P&G, tennis ace Serena Williams, and Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft Pritchard spoke on timeless creativity and building brands, Williams was part of a high-impact panel that discussed how investing in 'impact innovators' could enable building a cleaner, healthier world. She shared snippets from her own investment and Colleen DeCourcy, ex-CCO at Snap, discussed 'agentic AI' and its implications for our digital lives and digital industries.
Business Standard
09-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Britannia Inds Q4 PAT rises 4% YoY to Rs 560 cr; declares dividend of Rs 75/sh
Britannia Industries' consolidated net profit increased 4.02% to Rs 559.95 crore on 8.29% jump in revenue from operations to Rs 4,495.21 crore in Q4 FY25 over Q4 FY24. Profit before tax (PBT) increased 4.19% YoY to Rs 559.13 crore in Q4 FY25. Total expenses increased 10.34% to Rs 3,738.63 crore in Q4 FY25, compared with Rs 3,388.28 crore in Q4 FY24. The cost of material consumed stood at Rs 2,439.63 crore (up 18.66% YoY), employee benefit expenses was at Rs 164.51 crore (up 1.53% YoY) and finance cost stood at 30.65 crore (up 15.92%YoY) during the period under review. On a full year basis, the companys net profit rose 2.01% to Rs 2,184.58 crore on 6.98% rise in revenue from operations to Rs 18,196.76 crore in FY25 over FY24. Varun Berry, vice chairman & managing director, said: With a high single-digit value growth of 9% during the last quarter of the year amidst a tight consumption scenario, the performance underscores our resilience in a challenging operating environment marked by rising commodity prices, changing channel dynamics, and subdued demand across FMCG categories. Strategic Pricing actions, nimble approach in emerging channels, combined with robust cost efficiency initiatives delivering savings of approximately 3% of revenue, helped us sustain our growth and profitability as we navigated the year effectively. Our distribution footprint now directly caters to about 29 Lakh outlets across the country, with the rural distributors aiding towards strengthening our presence in the rural markets. New launches across the product categories, such as the E-comm first launch of our Premium range of Pure Magic Choco Frames, Winkin Cow Grow further reinforced our adjacent businesses while we continued to invest behind the legacy brands through distinctive promotions for Marie Gold and Good Day during the quarter. As we enter the new financial year, we will continue to closely monitor commodity prices and evaluate their impact, while staying focused on driving healthy, profitable growth and strengthening our market leadership. We reaffirm our commitment to our ESG framework of People, Growth, Governance and Resources and shall continue to focus on our initiatives to build a Sustainable and Profitable business. Meanwhile, the board of directors recommended a final dividend of Rs 75 per share of face value Re. 1/- each. Britannia Industries (BIL) is one of India's leading FMCG companies. The company's principal activity is the manufacture and sale of biscuits, bread, rusk, cakes and dairy products. The scrip rose 0.33% to currently trade at Rs 5,411.40 on the BSE.
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Business Standard
08-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Britannia Q4 results: Net profit rises 4% to Rs 560 crore, revenue up 9%
Biscuit major Britannia Industries reported a 4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the January–March quarter of FY25, compared to the same period last year. Net profit attributable to the owners of the company stood at Rs 559.95 crore in Q4FY25. Total revenue rose 8.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 4,432.19 crore during the quarter. For the full financial year FY25, consolidated sales stood at Rs 17,535 crore, up 6 per cent, while net profit was Rs 2,178 crore, reflecting a 2 per cent increase YoY. 'With a high single-digit value growth of 9 per cent during the last quarter of the year amidst a tight consumption scenario, the performance underscores our resilience in a challenging operating environment marked by rising commodity prices, changing channel dynamics, and subdued demand across FMCG categories,' said Varun Berry, vice chairman and managing director, Britannia Industries, in the company's earnings release. Berry added that strategic pricing actions, a nimble approach in emerging channels, and robust cost-efficiency initiatives—which delivered savings of approximately 3 per cent of revenue—helped the company sustain its growth and profitability through the year. He also noted that Britannia's distribution network now directly serves approximately 2.9 million retail outlets across India, with rural distributors playing a key role in expanding the company's reach in hinterland markets. New launches during the quarter, such as the e-commerce-first rollout of the Premium range of Pure Magic Choco Frames and Winkin Cow Grow, strengthened adjacent business segments. Meanwhile, the company continued investing in its legacy brands with distinctive promotions for Marie Gold and Good Day. 'As we enter the new financial year, we will continue to closely monitor commodity prices and evaluate their impact, while staying focused on driving healthy, profitable growth and strengthening our market leadership,' Berry said.
