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India’s Noomi Mehta joins FEPE International board
MUMBAI: Noomi Mehta has been elected to the board of international out of home association FEPE International. He is the first representative from India’s out of home industry to sit on the FEPE board.
Mehta is currently chairman of Selvel One Group, a group of companies owning and managing the largest share of out of home advertising in India.
FEPE president Matthew Dearden says: “We’re delighted to welcome Noomi to the FEPE International board, for his own entrepreneurial abilities and also as a representative of one of the fastest growing and most important out of home industries worldwide.”
FEPE International (established in 1959) is the only global Out of Home Association, working to promote and improve the OOH industry on behalf of our members. Board members include JCDecaux, Clear Channel, Exterion, Ströer, OUTFRONT Media from the US and oOh!Media from Australia.
In a long and distinguished career he has negotiated the first private equity placement in an out of home company in India, via Citicorp Finance, founded Laser Advertising, a joint venture with MMT USA, and pioneered large format digital printing for what is now MMT (India) Pvt.
Mehta says: “FEPE International is now a truly global organisation and I’m delighted to be able to bring an increased Asian perspective to the important work FEPE is doing developing and marketing the industry worldwide.”
He is also the director and joint owner of Professional Management Group, India’s first sports management company founded by Sumedh Shah and cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar.
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Bharat Vedica launches ‘From Beehives to Bottle’ campaign
Honey brand uses honeycomb-inspired hexagon bottle and reels to celebrate nature’s craft.
MUMBAI: Bharat Vedica just bottled nature’s buzz because when bees build the perfect shape, the smartest thing a brand can do is copy the homework. Bharat Vedica, the wellness-focused organic brand under A Patel Venture, has rolled out a digital-first campaign titled ‘From Beehives to Bottle’ that traces honey’s journey from blossom to breakfast table. The storytelling series of Instagram reels follows bees collecting nectar, the transformation inside the hive, and the final bottling turning a quiet natural process into engaging short-form content.
At the centre of the narrative is the brand’s new hexagon-shaped honey bottle, directly inspired by the honeycomb’s geometry widely regarded as one of nature’s most efficient designs. The shape serves as both packaging innovation and visual metaphor for precision, balance and harmony in every drop.
Nutritionist Kiran Kukreja (Nutty Over Nutrition) appears in the campaign content, explaining raw honey’s everyday benefits and its role in modern wellness routines.
The reels have driven strong performance on Instagram, with the brand recording a high double-digit month-on-month increase in follower acquisition and impressions reaching multiples of the existing base significantly boosting top-of-funnel visibility and discovery among premium consumers.
Bharat Vedica MD Arvind Patel said, “Bees build honeycombs with remarkable precision, creating a structure that represents efficiency, balance, and harmony. The hexagon bottle draws inspiration from that natural design, translating the beauty of the hive into something people can experience in their everyday kitchens.”
The refreshed raw honey range includes Ajwain Flower Honey, Rose Petal Honey, Forest Honey and Saffron (Kesar) Honey, available in 250 g and 500 g sizes. It is currently sold on the brand’s website and Amazon, with wider retail availability planned soon.
In a wellness world full of loud promises, Bharat Vedica quietly lets the bees do the talking proving that sometimes the sweetest story isn’t invented in a boardroom, it’s already humming away in a hive.
