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Country Delight says ‘Good Morning India’ with new catchy anthem
Mumbai: Country Delight, a direct-to-consumer daily essentials brand, has released a lively music video to mark the 75th Independence Day. The “Good Morning India” anthem celebrates the freedom to choose pure every single day.
Catchy and fresh, the video carries a hummable tune that invokes energetic morning vibes for the listeners. Starring kids from different ethnicities across India acing its hook step and raising a glass of purity full of Country Delight milk, the brand’s video pulls attention to the unity in the humble daily habit shared across India – choosing nutritious milk for families every morning.
Sharing his thoughts on the anthem, Country Delight co-founder Chakradhar Gade, said, “Country Delight is now present across most of the key cities in India. We continued to be humbled by the customer love we have. We wanted to use the occasion of this Independence Day to present the Good Morning India Anthem, which expresses the essence of the small and beautiful part we play in making customers’ lives better.”
The #GoodMorningIndia audio release across Social Media platforms also saw exciting participation from influencers matching the hook step.
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Domino’s Q1 profit falls 6.6 per cent, announces $1 billion buyback
Sales rise 3.4 per cent as pizza giant balances growth and shareholder returns
NEW YORK: Domino’s reported a mixed start to 2026, with first-quarter net income slipping even as global sales and store expansion held steady. The company also announced a fresh $1 billion share buyback, underlining its continued focus on shareholder returns.
Global retail sales rose 3.4 per cent on a constant-currency basis to $4.74 billion. The US remained a key growth engine, with same-store sales inching up 0.9 per cent, supported by a 1.5 per cent rise at company-owned outlets.
International markets, however, painted a more uneven picture. While Domino’s added 161 net new stores overseas during the quarter, international same-store sales declined 0.4 per cent. Overall revenues still climbed 3.5 per cent to $1.15 billion, driven by higher supply chain revenues and a 2.6 per cent increase in food basket pricing for franchisees.
On the profitability front, net income fell 6.6 per cent to $139.8 million, compared to $149.7 million a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share dropped to $4.13 from $4.33. The decline was largely attributed to a $30 million unfavourable swing in unrealised gains linked to its investment in DPC Dash Ltd.
Despite this, operational performance showed resilience. Income from operations rose 9.6 per cent to $230.4 million, supported in part by a $7.8 million pre-tax gain from the sale of a corporate aircraft.
Domino’s footprint continued to expand, with the company ending the quarter at 22,322 stores across more than 90 markets. In the US, digital orders remained dominant, accounting for over 85 per cent of retail sales in 2025.
The company also maintained its dividend payout, declaring $1.99 per share, payable on 30 June 2026. After repurchasing $75.1 million worth of stock during the quarter, the new authorisation lifts the total available for buybacks to $1.29 billion.
Domino’s chief executive officer Russell Weiner said the company’s scale and store-level economics position it well to capture further market share in 2026, even as competition intensifies.
As Domino’s leans into expansion and capital returns, the latest results show a business managing short-term pressures while keeping its long-term growth strategy firmly in play.
