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SCoolMeal & Lil’Goodness partners with Swiggy’s ‘Hope, not Hunger’ campaign
MUMBAI: sCoolMeal & Lil'Goodness, a Bangalore-based kids’ food and nutrition start-up, is partnering with Swiggy's "Hope, not Hunger" campaign to provide nutritious, hygienic meals to the less privileged children in Bangalore. With public life and businesses coming to a standstill amid the nation-wide lockdown, there are people who depend on the daily wages to put a meal on the table for themselves and their families. As a socially responsible corporate, sCoolMeal & Lil'Goodness is committed towards extending its support to the nation’s fight against Covid19. The the company served 25,000 meals in the past week to underprivileged kids in Bangalore.
Lil’Goodness and sCoolMeal co-founder and CEO Harshvardhan said, "These are unprecedented times and we have a larger humanitarian responsibility to address the needs of the less privileged and less fortunate sections of the society. We are delighted to partner with Swiggy's ‘Hope, Not Hunger’ initiative to provide much-needed help to the needy. We are an early-stage start-up ourselves but we will continue to participate and collaborate in whatever way we could to overcome this COVID 19 pandemic soon and contribute to the wellbeing of our nation.”
Also, sCoolMeal ensures thermal screening of its entire staff regularly and maintains the highest standards of hygiene and food safety to ensure that only the best food reaches our kids. The menu is designed scientifically to provide the right boost of essential nutrients to strengthen the immunity of the kids during these times. Safety being of paramount importance, SCoolMeal has ensured that its operations staff is taken care of in these tough times. SCoolMeal recently got re-certified for ISO-22000 (2018), a testimony to the high standards of hygiene and food safety is followed.
sCoolMeal has a differentiated model for providing fresh online subscription-based meals to kids in schools and daycare centres across Bangalore. Currently, we are serving 55 schools in Bangalore; sCoolMeal is rapidly scaling up its reach across the city- increasing the coverage of schools, daycare centres, sports training centres, and kids activity centres. While the current pandemic episode has severely affected business for a start-up like sCoolMeal, the founders are optimistic that once things come back to normal, the promise of safety, hygiene and nutrition that sCoolMeal follows will strengthen its value proposition to parents.
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Axis Bank named Official Banking Partner of DP World PGTI
Partnership supports all tournaments this season to grow professional golf in India.
MUMBAI: Axis Bank just teed up a hole-in-one partnership because when a bank sponsors golf’s biggest swing in India, even the fairways feel more financially secure. Axis Bank has been appointed Official Banking Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI), strengthening its commitment to sporting excellence and community engagement while backing the growth of professional golf across the country.
Under the partnership, Axis Bank will support all DP World PGTI tournaments this season, contributing to talent development, enhanced tournament experiences and wider fan engagement. The collaboration aligns the bank’s values of precision, discipline and trust with the Tour’s focus on performance and opportunity.
Axis Bank executive director Munish Sharda said, “We are pleased to partner with DP World PGTI as its Official Banking Partner. Golf embodies precision, discipline, and a pursuit of excellence qualities that strongly reflect who we are at Axis Bank. This association also strengthens our engagement with India’s growing premium customer segments, where the sport has a deep and enduring connect.”
Professional Golf Tour of India president Kapil Dev said, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Axis Bank as a Tour Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India. Partnerships of this stature play a vital role in strengthening the foundation of the Tour, enhancing opportunities for our players, and expanding the sport’s reach across the country.”
Professional Golf Tour of India CEO Amandeep Johl added, “Axis Bank’s strong legacy of excellence, innovation, and nationwide reach aligns perfectly with DP World PGTI’s goal to elevate professional golf in India and provide greater opportunities for our players.”
In a sport where every stroke counts and every partnership drives distance, Axis Bank isn’t just backing golfers, it’s investing in the fairway to future, turning India’s greens into a stage where precision meets passion and every drive has the power to inspire.
