Brands
Jubilant Foodworks Q3 revenue up 6 per cent year on year
Standalone revenue reaches Rs 18,015 million in December quarter
NOIDA: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited reported a steady rise in revenue for the December 2025 quarter, supported by its India operations, even as overseas exits and impairment charges weighed on consolidated performance.
Standalone revenue from operations rose to Rs 18,015.09 million for the quarter ended December 31, up from Rs 16,986.67 million in the September quarter and Rs 16,110.59 million a year earlier. For the nine months to December, revenue climbed to Rs 52,017.57 million, compared with Rs 45,174.94 million in the corresponding period last year.
Other income for the quarter stood at Rs 89.25 million, marginally higher than Rs 73.14 million in the preceding quarter. The Jubilant Foodworks Employees Welfare Trust, which is consolidated into the results, reported a net loss of Rs 66.97 million for the quarter and Rs 86.37 million for the nine-month period.
During the previous quarter, the company exited its Russian subsidiary, Pizza Restaurants LLC, derecognising net liabilities that had been classified as held for sale. In India, Jubilant Foodworks recorded an impairment charge of Rs 44.97 million on its investment in Hashtag Loyalty Private Limited, following the discontinuation of operations.
In a regulatory filing, the company said it continues to monitor the impact of the new labour codes and has provided incremental amounts as exceptional items in the consolidated results.
Chairman Shyam S Bhartia said the focus remains on strengthening core brands and navigating a volatile operating environment. Jubilant FoodWorks operates brands including Domino’s, Popeyes, Dunkin’ and Hong’s Kitchen in India.
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.
