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Mamaearth unveils new campaign with Shilpa Shetty to promote baby care range
Mumbai: FMCG brand Mamaearth has launched a national television advertisement on Milky Soft Baby Care range featuring Shilpa Shetty Kundra. The TVC film conceptualised by Korra Worldwide highlights the goodness of natural ingredients and the proof of safety in Milky Soft range of baby care products.
The television commercial highlights the proof of safety of Mamaearth baby care range with no-toxins and safe proposition along with ‘Made Safe’ certification, the brand said in a statement.
The film starts with the Bollywood actor playing with her baby when her friend comes to visit carrying a big hamper for the baby. Visibly upset at her friend’s delay, Shilpa enquires the reason for being late, when the friend shows her the basket of goodies as the cause for the delay which also contains Mamaearth Milky Soft range products. Shilpa asks the reason for choosing Mamaearth goodies for the baby, when the friends says that the products have no-toxins and have proof for being safe. She then cheekily shows that she has already been using Mamaearth Milky soft range which has the goodness of oats and milk proteins that provide the required nourishment to the baby’s skin, along with Made Safe certification ensuring that the products are safe.
Commenting on the campaign, Mamaearth co-founder and CIO Ghazal Alagh said, “Millennial parents are increasingly become conscious and aware of the ingredients the products they use on their babies. They are looking for products that have claims and proof for being free of chemicals and safe. Hence, Mamaearth Milky Soft range has the goodness of natural ingredients and toxin-free proposition along with Made Safe Certification, ensuring that the products are safe for their little ones. With the film, we have highlighted this exact proposition. We hope this thought resonates with the millennials and they come forward and choose natures goodness with us and our products.”
The launch of the television commercial marks the launch of the Milky Soft range, reinstating the brands leadership with safe and toxin-free products for baby care.
Commenting on this, Korra CEO Gaurav Nabh said, “Only a mother knows what is best for her child and will ensure that the baby grows up in a toxin free world. Building on this insight we are delighted to showcase our latest work where Shilpa is seen as a mother using and endorsing Mamaearth baby care milky soft range. The film also showcases that Mamaearth products are also fast becoming the most recommended & gifted products when it comes to celebrating the arrival of a new member to a family. We are proud of this latest work by Korra as we continue to build the Mamaearth brand on the back of real consumer insights and stories, endorsed by Mamaearth’s biggest fan Shilpa.”
Korra chief creative officer Deepak Kumar said, “You don’t want anything bad ever to touch a baby. Even when you are buying or gifting one. So, we used the simple insight of thoughtful gifting for babies as a creative device in this light-hearted banter between two friends to showcase how choosing Mamaearth’s baby lotion is a no brainer for mothers as well as others. Mamaearth’s Made Safe certification helped reassure the no toxins promise.”
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
