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Robert Rose to address the marketing community in India
MUMBAI: One of the world's best known content marketing gurus, Robert Rose, will address the marketers, advertising professionals and digital publishers via a webinar presented by Scatter on 23 April. Robert has been at the forefront of content marketing and wears many hats. He's a keynote speaker par excellence, an author, an adviser to some of the globes best known organizations and one of the key people who have made Content Marketing World a magnum opus event.
Robert will dwell on the art and science of content marketing while spending some time on how technology enables marketers to meet the voracious appetite consumers have for content from brands. This webinar has been made possible after India's leading content marketing company, Scatter, connected with Robert last week and asked if he would address the marketing, advertising and publishing community in India. He immediately obliged and sounded excited about the opportunity to speak to an audience from a new geography outside the US.
In the past, Scatter has connected with thought leaders like Joe Pulizzi, Jeff Bullas, Guy Kawasaki etc. to help spread the word about the fundamentals and benefits of content marketing. Scatter has created over 50,000 pieces of content for over 200 brands since its inception. The webinar will be hosted by the CEO and Founder of Scatter, Rajan Srinivasan. Speaking on the opportunity to host this webinar, he said "Robert is a class act and his articulation of all things content marketing is very inspiring. I'm extremely excited about Robert sharing his experiences with the digital marketing community and can promise this will be one of the best marketing webinars of 2020."
Brands
Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI:Â 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.
