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Dabur launches new packaged fruit juice
MUMBAI: Dabur India, the natural packaged foods company has announced the launch of a new sub-brand in its packaged fruit juice category – Réal SupaFruits.
This is for the first time that juices are being launched for Indian consumers. The range is being launched with two variants — Réal SupaFruits strawberry-plum and Réal SupaFruits goji berry-pink guava.
Dabur India, brand head – Réal, Harsh Takru said, “Réal enjoys great equity with consumers when it comes to Fruit Nutrition. At Réal we have always striven to provide our consumers with the most nutritious and delicious fruit experiences. The core range Réal Fruit Power addresses daily fruit nutrition needs while Réal Activ caters to functional health seeking young adults. Réal SupaFruits will provide Superfruit nutrition to consumers seeking exotic fruit experiences.”
The brand is promoting Réal with the latest Hollywood movie ‘Man of Steel‘, where consumers can SMS and stand to win Man of Steel‘s goodies.
“Through this tie-up, Réal aims to drive its association with goodness and the positive power of fruits. With Man of Steel appearing on Réal Fruit Juice packs, we aim to take this message to a whole generation of our younger consumers,” Takru added.
The brand will be launching a TVC, conceptualised by Lowe Lintas and Partners which will go on air in July, predominantly in niche channels as well as a few GECs.
An official confirmed that they have begun with the promotion and doing product placements in store visibility campaign across the major cities to be followed up with a robust sampling exercise. The brand is also running a trade activation to familiarise and educate the trade about super fruits.
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WPP to cut jobs in £500m restructuring drive as revenue drops 8.1 per cent
CEO outlines reset after 30.1 percent profit decline
LONDON: WPP has signalled further job cuts as it embarks on a multi-year restructuring aimed at simplifying its sprawl, hardwiring artificial intelligence into its services and hauling profitability back on course.
The UK-listed advertising group will fold itself into a single integrated company structured around four divisions: WPP Creative, WPP Media, WPP Production and WPP Enterprise Solutions, under a plan to deliver £500 million in gross annual cost savings by 2028.
On the fourth-quarter earnings call, chief financial officer Joanne Wilson said the arithmetic was unavoidable. “In a business where most of our cost savings are people, that will mean a reduction of certain heads,” she said, adding that the group would reinvest in newer capabilities such as commerce, influencer marketing and advanced analytics.
The shift reflects a deeper rewiring. As AI becomes embedded in client workflows, the skills mix across the company is changing. Some roles will go; others will be created. “We will be reallocating talent around the business,” Wilson said, noting fresh hiring in data, technology and performance marketing.
Chief executive officer Cindy Rose said WPP was expanding internal training, including AI coaching and creative-technology apprenticeships, and embedding engineers from technology partners into client teams. Continuous reskilling, she argued, is central to staying competitive.
The urgency is financial. Revenue fell 8.1 per cent to £13.55 billion in 2025, while profit after tax dropped 30.1 per cent to £738 million. Staff costs, including severance and incentives, declined by £576 million as permanent headcount shrank 8.7 per cent and freelance spending fell 14 per cent.
Wilson warned that net new business headwinds would likely persist into the first half of 2026, citing cautious client spending and volatile marketing budgets.
On Thursday, WPP formally launched ‘Elevate 28’ a strategic programme to integrate media, creative, production and enterprise services, lower the cost base and improve cash generation.
Rose said 2026 would be about stabilising net new business performance. By 2027, a revamped go-to-market model should be fully embedded, paving the way for a return to growth. From 2028 onwards, WPP hopes to operate as a leaner, AI-enabled outfit with fatter margins: smaller, sharper and more machine-driven.
