Brands
Arjoon Bose joins Coach as VP marketing for Emea and India
LONDON: Coach has handed the keys to its marketing playbook across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India to Arjoon Bose, appointing him vice president marketing as the American fashion label sharpens its focus on a new era of growth.
Bose, who takes on the role from London, brings with him a formidable global résumé and a reputation for marrying brand craft with commercial momentum. His brief is clear. Reintroduce Coach, proudly known as America’s Original House of Leather, to a new generation of consumers through self expression, creativity and modern confidence, while staying true to its New York roots.
Announcing the move, Bose described the appointment as a leap into the world of fashion and retail after years at the helm of global consumer brands. He spoke of a renewed approach to brand building at Coach and the opportunity to work with international teams to fuel the label’s worldwide momentum.
Before joining Coach, Bose served as global chief marketing and digital officer at Bel in Paris, steering brand and digital strategy across markets. Prior to that, he spent nearly a decade at General Mills, where he led everything from premium ice cream to better for you snacking across Europe, Australia, Asia and Latin America. His tenure included senior leadership of Häagen Dazs and the founding of General Mills’ venture arm, 301 INC Europe.
Earlier in his career, Bose cut his teeth at L’Oréal, spending ten years across India and Europe and playing a pivotal role in the creation and global rollout of brands such as Garnier Men and Ultimate Blends. Along the way, he built a track record for launching products that travelled well, grew fast and spoke clearly to changing consumer tastes.
At Coach, Bose will report into the global leadership team at parent company Tapestry and work closely with regional and international partners to drive brand relevance across diverse markets.
For Coach, the appointment signals an intent to blend heritage with modern storytelling. For Bose, it marks a return to fashion with a marketer’s eye and a storyteller’s instinct, ready to take a storied label into its next chapter.
Brands
Dunkin’ Donuts to exit India as Jubilant FoodWorks ends 15-year franchise deal
The quick service restaurant giant is ending a 15-year franchise partnership with the American doughnut chain, even as it renews its Domino’s agreement for another 15 years
NOIDA: Dunkin’ is done in India. Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, the country’s leading quick service restaurant operator, has decided not to renew its franchise agreement with the American coffee and doughnut chain, and will wind down its Indian stores in a phased manner before December 31, 2026, bringing a 15-year partnership to a quiet, loss-laden close.
The decision, approved by JFL’s board on March 30, 2026, ends a relationship that began with a Multiple Unit Development Franchise Agreement signed on February 24, 2011. JFL will now evaluate and undertake what it described in a regulatory filing as the “rationalisation and/or cessation of certain operations and/or sale, transfer or disposal of assets and/or assignment or transfer of franchise rights,” all in consultation with Dunkin’s brand owners and strictly within the terms of the original agreement.
The numbers tell the story bluntly. In the financial year 2024-25, Dunkin’ India posted a revenue of Rs 37 crore against a loss of Rs 19 crore — a haemorrhage that was always going to test the patience of a parent company recording revenues of Rs 6,104 crore and a profit of Rs 194 crore in the same period. Doughnuts, it turns out, were never going to move the needle.
The contrast with JFL’s handling of its other marquee franchise could hardly be sharper. Even as it walks away from Dunkin’, the company has just doubled down on Domino’s, signing a fresh Master Franchise Agreement on March 31, 2026, granting it exclusive rights to develop and operate Domino’s Pizza stores in India for 15 years, with an option to renew for a further 10.
JFL, incorporated in 1995 and promoted by the Bharatia family, operates a network of more than 3,500 stores across six markets — India, Turkey, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Its portfolio includes Domino’s and Popeyes on the global side, and two home-grown brands: Hong’s Kitchen and COFFY, a café brand in Turkey.
For Dunkin’, India was always a stretch. The brand never quite cracked the cultural code in a market where filter coffee and chai command fierce loyalty and where the doughnut remains, at best, an occasional indulgence rather than a daily habit. Fifteen years, mounting losses and a parent with better things to spend its capital on was always going to be a difficult equation to solve.
The doughnut has had its last day. The pizza, however, is staying.
