Priyanka Chandak has been promoted to Director – Strategy & Growth at Swiggy, after over four years with the company. During her tenure, she has held multiple leadership roles across strategy, investments and GTM & growth. Prior to Swiggy, she worked with Kalaari Capital and Hindustan Unilever, building experience across finance, investments and business strategy.
Better Nutrition, billed as India’s first biofortified food brand, has brought biofortified farming to the Pataudi family farms in Haryana in partnership with actor and author Soha Ali Khan. In the first phase, Soha and several farming families linked to the farms have sown iron- and zinc-rich wheat across nearly 45 acres this rabi season. … Read more
Dish TV India has cut back sharply on promotion, with marketing and promotional fees falling 8.9% to ₹30.2 crore in the second quarter of FY27. The tighter purse comes as the DTH operator reported a consolidated net loss of ₹295.7 crore for the quarter ended September 2026, more than double the ₹132.7 crore loss recorded … Read more
Spotify has launched audiobooks in India, widening its offering beyond music and podcasts. Through a new plan called Audiobooks+, priced at ₹199 a month, listeners on both Free and Premium tiers get 15 hours of listening across the full catalogue. They can also top up their hours or buy individual titles outright. At launch, the … Read more
Vartika Bansal has joined Anthropic as Head of Startup Partnerships, India. She will focus on strengthening the company’s engagement with India’s startup ecosystem, working closely with founders and investors, and helping startups explore opportunities in AI through Anthropic’s offerings, including Claude.
Chennai-based South Indian food brand Adyar Ananda Bhavan (A2B) has entered a strategic partnership with Bodhi Tree Systems, which will acquire a majority stake in the company in a deal valued at $180 million. Bodhi Tree Systems, co-founded by James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, will help A2B accelerate growth in India and overseas across both … Read more
Organic Tattva has released a new digital film, ‘Home Coming’, featuring brand ambassador Kareena Kapoor Khan. The film centres on the comforting taste of home and the everyday purity that goes into the meals families share, positioning the brand as an extension of the kitchen rather than just another name on the shelf. The film … Read more
Two prominent production houses are reportedly stepping into the microdrama space together. According to media reports, Aamir Khan Productions and Excel Entertainment, co-founded by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, are joining hands to launch a new platform built around bite-sized, mobile-first storytelling. The venture is being positioned as a large-scale content ecosystem. It will tap … Read more