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Arvind Advanced Materials gets new CEO in Gurpreet Singh Bhatia
MUMBAI: From oil when he started his career to heading a company making technologically advanced fabrics as its president & CEO is the transition that Gupreet Singh Bhatia has made.
The BE in mechanical engineering joined Shell Lubricants just as 2000 was approaching as regional sales manager -eastern region. Over 11 years he rose to becoming the global marketing – OEM & dealer marketing manager Asia Pacific when he decided to shift to Castrol as its vice-president B2B, a position he held for nearly four years.
Good fortune knocked on his doors and he was called to become the managing director &CEO of Livguard Energy Technology where he stayed for nine years when he received a call to join Arvind Advanced Materials based in Ahmedabad as its president & CEO – an assignment he took up earlier in December 2024.
Arvind Advanced Materials has several verticals. Among them figure: human protection for eg: (flame retardant wear and high visibility industrial wear), advanced composites (glass fabrics for wind energy), filtration (fabric for wet filtration and hot gas filtration), technical yarns (speciality threads for protective garments), reinforcement fabrics (fabrics for diaphragms, bellows and automotive hoses, for eg) and coated products (for eg, textile print media and for interior décor).
Bhatia is known for his dynamism and leaning toward diversity and inclusive outlook is looking forward to a journey of transformation and growth at Arvind Advanced Materials.
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Jubilant Foodworks to end Dunkin’ franchise in India
Pizza chain operator will not renew agreement when it expires at end of 2026.
MUMBAI: When the doughnuts stop turning and the coffee goes cold, even a global giant like Dunkin’ can find the Indian market a tough brew to crack. Jubilant Foodworks has decided not to renew its franchise agreement with Dunkin’ when the pact expires on 31 December 2026, according to a Reuters report. The operator, best known for running Domino’s outlets in India, said it would evaluate options for its existing Dunkin’ stores, including a potential sale or transfer of franchise rights, in consultation with the US-based brand.
The decision follows years of underperformance in a market where local tastes and intense competition have made it difficult for international coffee-and-doughnut formats to gain traction. Jubilant, which has increasingly focused on its core pizza business and newer bets like Popeyes, indicated that the exit would not materially affect its financial or operational position.
Dunkin’ accounted for just 0.61 per cent of Jubilant’s revenue in the fiscal year ending 2025 and recorded a loss of approximately Rs 191 million, according to a regulatory filing. The company operated 27 outlets as of December 2025, having shuttered seven stores over the preceding year.
The retreat comes even as Jubilant’s broader business shows signs of momentum. The company reported a 65 per cent rise in quarterly profit for the October to December period, reaching Rs 70.9 crore, up from Rs 42.91 crore a year earlier.
For Jubilant, the exit reflects a sharpening strategic focus. For Dunkin’, it marks another setback in a market that has proven resistant to imported café concepts without significant localisation.
In the cut-throat world of Indian quick-service restaurants, sometimes the sweetest deals are the ones you quietly walk away from leaving more room for the brands that truly rise to the occasion.
