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Cadbury rolls out new TVC for Oreo
MUMBAI: Cadbury India has launched Oreo‘s second TVC, exploring the dynamics of a father and daughter relationship.
Conceptualised by Interface Communications, the TVC captures father-daughter bonding over Oreo. It is based on the insight that every girl wants to play her mother’s part while she is away. The TVC has interspersed this with the brand’s signature line ‘Twist, Lick and Dunk‘.
Kraft Foods director – snacking, India and strategy- South Asia Indo China Chandramouli Venkatesan said, “With Oreo, our constant endeavor is to promote family togetherness. Our first television campaign captured the important father-son relationship and received a very positive response from consumers. In our second television campaign, we have used an insight from a father-daughter’s relationship and used it to communicate the brand message. We believe that there will be an instant connect with the real life situation played out in the TVC and the consumers are going to love the new campaign.”
Interface Communications NCD Robby Mathew added, “The television campaign is built around the fondness that little girls have for playing their mother‘s role, the liberties they take with their dad and the dad‘s ‘compulsive need‘ to indulge and pamper his little princess. It explores the dynamics of a father and daughter relationship.”
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upGrad acquires Internshala in 90 per cent stock deal to own career funnel
Deal aims to scale Internshala’s revenue from Rs 45 crore to Rs 100 crore
MUMBAI: upGrad has acquired Internshala, the world’s largest internship and early-talent marketplace, in a bid to stitch education, skilling and employment into a single career pipeline.
The transaction, announced on 26 February, is structured as a 90 per cent stock-swap, with the financial terms undisclosed. The deal deepens upGrad’s push to control the full career lifecycle, from learning to hiring, at a time when India’s skilling economy is under pressure to deliver outcomes, not just credentials.
Founded in 2010, Internshala claims more than 34 million registered users and 450,000 employers, with roughly 3 million active applicants each year. Over 40 per cent of its users come from tier 2 and tier 3 cities, and most of the platform’s traffic is organic. The company currently reports an annual revenue base of Rs 45 crore.
Under upGrad’s ownership, Internshala is expected to scale aggressively. The company aims to grow the platform’s revenue to Rs 100 crore and beyond, backed by increased investment in product development, AI-led talent matching and enterprise hiring solutions.
Internshala will continue to operate as an independent brand, led by its founder and CEO Sarvesh Agrawal, while tapping into upGrad’s technology stack, distribution and learning ecosystem.
“Education and employment in India have operated in silos for too long,” said upGrad head of corporate strategy and growth Chirag Samdaria. He said the acquisition strengthens the earliest and most consequential stage of the career journey, where intent is high and outcomes can be shaped.
Agrawal described the deal as a natural convergence of learning and opportunity, adding that the partnership would allow Internshala to skill millions of candidates and supply pre-trained talent to employers at scale.
Investec acted as exclusive financial adviser to Internshala.
The acquisition marks a strategic milestone for upGrad as it seeks to position itself not merely as an education provider, but as an end-to-end workforce development platform aligned with India’s evolving labour market.
