Brands
Cadbury Bournvita Biscuits introduces new tiffin pack
MUMBAI: Mondelez India Foods is set to launch a new tiffin pack of its highly successful Cadbury Bournvita Biscuits with an aim to encourage consumers to make it a habit in the morning to have the biscuit.
The company sees the morning snacking occasion as a big opportunity for a product that brings together taste and nutrition as Cadbury Bournvita Biscuits has been positioned as a purposive morning product that has the pro-health vitamins along with the goodness of Bournvita, a drink Indian consumers have loved for decades.
The new tiffin pack aims to offer convenience, freshness and portion-control in serve size packs of six cookies (27.8) gm each, according to a company statement. The pack will have nine such tiffin packs.
Cadbury Bournvita Biscuits is the company’s second brand in the biscuits category after Oreo, which was launched in 2011. Since its launch in April 2016, Cadbury Bournvita Biscuits has seen good response from consumers for its crunchy, chocolaty taste.
Reinforcing its positioning of ‘Taiyyari Jeet Ki’, the inner tiffin packs come with a ‘Today, I will….’ section that allows mothers to write the pledge of the day for their children when they carry the pack for an out-of-home snack. The inner pack serves as a way to initiate a dialogue between mothers and children and for mothers to prepare their children for the challenges that the day brings along.
Mondelez India Foods Biscuits India, marketing associate director Chella Pandyan said in a statement, “The morning consumption occasion is the single-largest consumption occasion for Biscuits in India. With the success of Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, the next step for us was to rollout the product in larger-pack sizes to further build on our play in the morning consumption occasion. We have also tried to build on a mother’s brand positioning of Taiyyari Jeet Ki (preparing for a win) through some interesting packaging innovation aimed at facilitating a fun interaction between mothers and children.”
The tiffin pack has been priced at Rs. 60 and will be rolled out across India.
Brands
Vodafone Idea elevates Vineeth Jayendranath as VP, marketing head Mumbai
Telecom marketer takes charge of Mumbai circle with growth and brand focus
MUMBAI: Vodafone Idea Limited has promoted Vineeth Jayendranath to vice president, marketing head for the Mumbai circle, marking a key milestone in his career as the telecom operator sharpens its regional strategy.
In his new role, Jayendranath will lead marketing efforts across prepaid and postpaid segments in one of the country’s most competitive telecom markets. His mandate includes driving revenue growth, strengthening brand positioning, and deepening customer engagement, while also managing profit and loss responsibilities for the circle.
Sharing the update, Vineeth Jayendranath said, “Excited to share, I am starting my new stint as Vice President, Marketing Head for Mumbai circle at Vodafone Idea Ltd. Would like to thank everyone who has supported me in this journey.”
Jayendranath brings over 12 years of experience spanning telecom and IT, with a strong focus on customer value management and data-led marketing. Since joining Vodafone Idea, he has held multiple leadership roles, most recently serving as general manager leading customer value management and prepaid business across Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa.
During this period, he handled large subscriber bases and multi-billion rupee revenue portfolios, while rolling out hyper-personalised campaigns and a “segment of one” strategy to improve customer retention and upgrades. He also championed a digital-first approach, pushing adoption of data services and unlimited plans through targeted, insight-driven initiatives.
Earlier, he worked with Idea Cellular Ltd in strategy and business intelligence roles, and began his career at Infosys as a systems engineer. A brief stint at Hyundai Motor India Ltd during his internship added early exposure to marketing strategy.
An alumnus of SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Jayendranath has steadily built a reputation for combining analytics with marketing execution.
His elevation comes as telecom players double down on circle-level strategies to stay competitive, and Vodafone Idea appears to be betting on data-backed marketing to keep Mumbai firmly in its corner.
