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Paper Boat forays into shareable 500ml packs with Tetra Pak
Mumbai, 8th August 2016: What could be more joyful than packing a lunch basket on a breezy summer noon for a family picnic? Or, meticulously helping mummy pack aloo-poori and achaar for a two-day train journey with cousins. Through these timeless journeys and get-togethers, one feeling that lingered for generations is the joy of sharing. Sharing stories, laughter and treats which only glued the relationships together.
With countless requests pouring in since our inception, Paper Boat, today launches its two most successful variants; Aamras and Anar in Tetra Pak’s distinctive Tetra Prisma Aseptic (TPA) 500 ml cartons with the re-sealable StreamCap. Priced at 55 rupees and 75 rupees respectively, these variants will be available across the country at modern trade stores.
Neeraj Kakkar, Co-Founder, CEO, Hector Beverages commented on the launch, “Since our inception, the Doy pack has been the biggest contributor of our identity. Our 500 ml pack is a result of innumerous feedback from our consumers for a bigger volume pack. After chasing this project for about a year, we have finally launched our 500ml pack with a lot of help from the entire team at Tetra Pak. We are extremely happy to give our consumers more reasons to share our drinks.”
Tetra Pak South Asia Markets Managing Director Kandarp Singh said, “The TPA 500ml package with the re-sealable screwcap will give consumers not just a superior drinking experience from a modern and distinctive pack but also many opportunities to share Paper Boat’s delicious ethnic flavours with special people in their lives. We are happy that this pack will help further strengthen Paper Boat’s brand appeal and offer differentiation on the shelves.”
The Tetra Prisma Aseptic carton offers an easy ‘gulp-from’ and ‘pour-from’ experience, and the fully re-sealable screwcap provides hassle-free and convenient consumption. The octagonal shape of the pack fits perfectly in all hands for a comfortable grip. Moreover, being paper-based and fully-recyclable, the cartons are good for the environment.
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
