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Coolberg brews ‘jugaaro’ with Prime Video’s ‘Do You Wanna Partner’
MUMBAI: When life gives you lemons, Coolberg adds ginger and calls it jugaaro! Prime Video and Coolberg have teamed up for a first-of-its-kind collaboration, bringing fiction off the screen and into people’s hands with a limited-edition drink inspired by Amazon Original series Do You Wanna Partner. Ahead of the show’s launch on 12 September, the duo unveiled the Coolberg ‘jugaaro’ lemon-ginger non-alcoholic malt beverage, designed to bottle up the show’s quirky, entrepreneurial spirit.
The parallel is uncanny. Just as the series follows two women who hustle their way through the male-dominated world of craft beer, Coolberg itself is led by three trailblazing women: Ghodawat Consumer Limited, ceo, Salloni Ghodawat, co-founder Yashika Keswani, and brand lead Ritika Agrawal. Together, they have carved out Coolberg as India’s number one non-alcoholic beer brand and a flag-bearer for mindful drinking among Gen Z and millennials.
“This collaboration isn’t just about a product, it is about a story,” said Ghodawat. “Coolberg’s journey mirrors the series about breaking barriers, challenging conventions, and showing that the future of FMCG belongs to diverse voices and fearless ideas.”
The special-edition Jugaaro will be stocked across 3,500 plus general trade stores, 50 modern trade outlets including Nature’s Basket and Walmart, 800 plus Horeca destinations like Absolute BBQ and Wow Momo, and leading quick commerce apps including Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy.
Produced by Dharmatic Entertainment, Do You Wanna Partner stars Tamannaah Bhatia and Diana Penty as best friends chasing their dream of a beer start-up, alongside Jaaved Jaafery, Nakuul Mehta, Shweta Tiwari and Rannvijay Singha. The series promises a fizzy mix of comedy, heart, and jugaad, while Coolberg Jugaaro serves as the perfect real-world chaser.
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Lululemon picks former Nike executive to be its next chief
Heidi O’Neill, who helped grow Nike into a $45 billion giant, will take the top job in September
CANADA: Lululemon has found its next chief executive, and she comes with serious credentials. The athleisure giant named Heidi O’Neill as its new CEO on Wednesday, ending a search that has left the company running on interim leadership since earlier this year. O’Neill will take charge on September 8, 2026, based out of Vancouver, and will join the board on the same day.
O’Neill brings more than three decades of experience across performance apparel, footwear and sport. The bulk of that time was spent at Nike, where she was a central figure in one of corporate sport’s great growth stories, helping take the company from a $9 billion business to a $45 billion global powerhouse. She oversaw product pipelines, brand strategy and consumer connections, and played a significant role in shaping how Nike spoke to athletes around the world. Earlier in her career, she worked in marketing for the Dockers brand at Levi Strauss. She also brings boardroom experience from Spotify Technology, Hyatt Hotels and Lithia and Driveway.
The board was unequivocal in its enthusiasm. “We selected Heidi because of the breadth of her experience, her demonstrated success delivering breakthrough ideas and initiatives at scale, and her ability to be a knowledgeable change and growth agent,” said Marti Morfitt, executive chair of Lululemon’s board.
O’Neill, for her part, was bullish. “Lululemon is an iconic brand with something rare: genuine guest love, a product ethos rooted in innovation, and a global platform still in the early stages of its potential,” she said. “My job will be to accelerate product breakthroughs, deepen the brand’s cultural relevance, and unlock growth in markets around the world.”
Until she arrives, Meghan Frank and André Maestrini will continue as interim co-CEOs, before returning to their previous senior leadership roles once O’Neill steps in.
Lululemon is betting that a Nike veteran who helped build one of the world’s most powerful sports brands can do something similar for an athleisure label that has genuine love from its customers but is still chasing its full global potential. O’Neill has done it before at scale. The question now is whether she can do it again.
