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Marico launches Saffola Cuppa Oats, revolutionising quick & nutritious snacking
MUMBAI: Marico, one of India’s leading FMCG giants, has shaken up the oats category with its latest innovation—Saffola Cuppa Oats. Designed for today’s fast-paced consumers, this ‘masaledaar’ yet nutritious snack delivers bold flavours with zero time waste.
Ready in just four minutes with boiling hot water, Saffola Cuppa Oats comes in two irresistible flavours—Magic Masala and Spicy Mexicana. The recipe combines oats, millets, and crunchy multigrain bites, offering not only a satisfying crunch but also high fibre and protein content.
True to Saffola’s ‘No Nasties’ promise, the product is made with no maida, artificial flavours, colours, preservatives, or palm oil, ensuring a better-for-you snack without compromising on taste.
Whether it’s a rushed morning, an afternoon slump, or a midnight craving, Saffola Cuppa Oats provides the perfect balance of taste, nutrition, and convenience. Designed for working professionals, young adults, and students, this mess-free solution fits seamlessly into busy schedules.
Currently available across leading retail stores and quick-commerce platforms, Saffola Cuppa Oats is the go-to snack for the modern consumer who craves bold flavours and quick, nutritious fixes.
Introducing the product, Marico Ltd business head – foods business Nilanjan Roy Choudhury shared insights on the launch, “At Marico, we are committed to continuous innovation that meets the evolving health needs of our consumers. We recognised that modern consumers crave a snack that delivers flavour and nutrition without compromising on the chores of their busy life. To bridge this gap, we curated Saffola Cuppa Oats, a category-redefining easy-cook oats offering a quick, tasty, and nutritious mess-free snack that fuels their ambitions and effortlessly fits into their dynamic lifestyles. This unique product represents a fusion of modern convenience and wholegrain goodness, designed for today’s fast-moving world.”
With Marico’s legacy of innovation and Saffola’s commitment to better-for-you products, Cuppa Oats is poised to become a game-changer in the instant snack category.
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Practo names Cijo George as vice president of artificial intelligence
New vice president of artificial intelligence to mine healthcare data and sharpen care delivery
BENGALURU: India’s healthtech race just picked up speed. Practo has appointed Cijo George as vice president of artificial intelligence, tasking him with wiring AI deep into the company’s sprawling healthcare platform.
George will steer AI strategy and execution, embedding machine intelligence across care navigation, doctor-facing tools and overall platform intelligence. He will work across product, engineering and clinical teams to rewire how patients search for and access care — and how doctors deliver treatment with greater consistency and precision.
He reports directly to Shashank ND, co-founder and chief executive officer.
Shashank ND said years of building healthcare data across patients, providers and treatment outcomes had laid the foundation for more advanced AI applications. Artificial intelligence, he added, can unlock the value of that data to improve patient outcomes and equip doctors with actionable insights. He described George’s experience in building production-grade AI systems as closely aligned with Practo’s long-term vision.
George brings nearly two decades of experience spanning machine learning, AI platforms and product engineering. Most recently at Observe.AI, he led work on large-scale AI systems deployed by global enterprises. Before that, at Belong.co, he drove platform and AI initiatives focused on search and personalisation in the HR technology space. He also worked with the Advanced Technology Group at NetApp, contributing to machine-learning and data-science projects for distributed systems.
An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science with a master’s degree in high performance computing, George said the chance to apply AI to directly improve patient experience and clinical delivery drew him to the role. Practo’s scale and its extensive longitudinal healthcare data, he added, offer significant room for innovation.
The move comes as digital health platforms double down on artificial intelligence to boost patient engagement, streamline provider workflows and sharpen decision-making. For Practo, the prescription is clear: turn data into diagnosis, and algorithms into advantage.
