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Better Nutrition bites big, picks Adgcraft to spice up brand visibility
MUMBAI: Ever wondered what happens when an Olympic medallist, a Masterchef winner, and Shark Tank India meet for lunch? Well, besides one heck of a meal, you get Better Nutrition—India’s first biofortified food brand that’s now seasoning its success with a new PR partner. Time to cook up something special, folks!
Better Nutrition, famed for championing healthier eating habits with nutrient-rich biofortified grains, has officially onboarded Adgcraft as its public relations partner. Adgcraft’s role involves masterminding all PR strategies and campaigns, ensuring Better Nutrition’s media presence shines brighter than a Michelin-star kitchen.
Better Nutrition co-founder Prateek Rastogi enthusiastically explained, “At Better Nutrition, our goal has always been to provide natural solutions to the prevalent nutrition deficiencies in everyday diets. Partnering with Adgcraft allows us to communicate our mission more effectively and reach a broader audience. We are confident that this collaboration will help us to reach our target audience more effectively.”
Adgcraft founder & MD Abhinay Kumar Singh eagerly echoed Rastogi’s sentiments, stating, “We are delighted to join hands with Better Nutrition, a company that aligns with our values of innovation and positive societal impact. Our team is committed to crafting communication strategies that not only enhance brand perception but also contribute to the greater good. Together, we aim to highlight the importance of natural, nutrient-rich diets and support Better Nutrition’s vision of a healthier India.”
Already endorsed by household names like Olympic sensation PV Sindhu and culinary wizard Masterchef Pankaj Bhadouria—and famously spotlighted on Shark Tank India season 4—Better Nutrition is clearly not your average pantry item. Their menu is packed with biofortified grains enriched with essential nutrients such as zinc, iron, protein, and calcium, all sustainably sourced from over 15,000 environmentally savvy farmers.
This partnership expands Adgcraft’s impressive client roster, leveraging their proven expertise within India’s FMCG sector and extensive media connections. Can they sprinkle enough PR magic to make nutrition go viral? Well, grab your popcorn (fortified, of course!) and stay tuned.
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Estée Lauder to shed 10,000 jobs as new boss bets on digital shift
The cosmetics giant raises its profit outlook but stays silent on a possible merger with Spain’s Puig, as job cuts deepen and a three-year sales slump weighs on the turnaround
NEW YORK: Stéphane de La Faverie is not done cutting. Estée Lauder announced on Friday that it plans to eliminate as many as 3,000 additional jobs, taking its total redundancy programme to as many as 10,000 roles, up from a previous target of 7,000 announced a year ago. The company, which owns La Mer, The Ordinary, Tom Ford, and Aveda, employs roughly 57,000 people worldwide. The mathematics of what is now being contemplated is stark.
The fresh round of cuts is expected to generate a further $200 million in savings, bringing the total annual savings from the programme to as much as $1.2 billion before taxes. That money, De La Faverie has made clear, will be ploughed back into the turnaround.
A CEO in a hurry
De La Faverie, who took the helm in January 2025, inherited a company that had endured three consecutive years of annual sales declines. His response has been to move fast and cut deep. A significant portion of the latest redundancies reflects his push to reduce headcount at US department stores, long a cornerstone of Estée Lauder’s distribution model but now a channel in structural decline. In their place, he is accelerating the shift toward faster-growing online platforms, including Amazon.com and TikTok Shop, a pivot that is reshaping not just where Estée Lauder sells but how it thinks about its customers.
The numbers are moving in the right direction
Despite the pain, there are signs the medicine is working. Estée Lauder raised its profit outlook for the remainder of the fiscal year, guiding for adjusted earnings per share in the range of $2.35 to $2.45, above analyst estimates and a notable step up from the $2.05 to $2.25 range it had guided for in February. Organic net sales growth is expected to come in at 3 per cent, the company said, at the high end of the range it set out in February.
The share price tells a mixed story. After De La Faverie took charge, the stock surged nearly 60 per cent, buoyed by investor optimism that a longtime company insider could finally arrest the decline. But 2026 has been rougher: the shares have fallen 27 per cent this year, weighed down by disappointing February results and the overhang of unresolved merger talks with Spanish beauty giant Puig Brands SA. The company gave no additional details about those discussions on Friday, leaving the market to guess.
Silence on Puig
The proposed tie-up with Puig remains the most consequential unknown hanging over Estée Lauder. A deal with the Barcelona-based group, which owns brands including Carolina Herrera and Rabanne, would reshape the global luxury beauty landscape. But with nothing new to say and a turnaround still very much in progress, De La Faverie is asking investors to trust the process.
Three years of sales declines, 10,000 job cuts, and a merger that may or may not happen. At Estée Lauder, the overhaul has barely started.
