MAM
Data & analytics company Ugam completes 20 successful years
NEW DELHI: Ugam, a Merkle data and analytics company, is celebrating the completion of 20 successful years this month. Over two decades, Ugam has helped global corporations make superior data-driven business decisions. Today, Ugam has long-tenured relationships with 85+ Fortune 500 companies, has over 2,100 employees worldwide and presence in more than 10 locations across North America, EMEA and APAC.
This month also marks a year since Ugam became part of the $10 billion Dentsu group. In July 2019, Ugam joined Merkle, a leading data-driven global performance marketing company and part of Dentsu. Ugam represents the largest acquisition in Merkle’s history.
Ugam co-founder and CEO Sunil Mirani said, “It has been an incredible 20-year journey and we are proud to have made a mark as a next-gen analytics company. I am grateful to my Ugam family who play a key role in the company’s growth. Over 20 years, we have stayed true to our values and, we continue to nurture and strengthen our culture which we cherish deeply. I am also grateful to our clients, partners and other stakeholders who have been a part of our journey. We are filled with renewed vigour as we move onward, as part of the Merkle and Dentsu family.”
In the last 20 years, Ugam has won many accolades and received recognition from independent industry bodies. In 2020, Ugam was featured as a Great Place to Work for Data Scientists by Analytics India Magazine. Ugam enjoys a very high employee boomerang rate. Hundreds of its employees have been with the company for over a decade, and for whom their stint with Ugam has been the longest in their career.
Celebrations kickstarted at Ugam this week with the theme ‘20 years and onward’. The occasion virtually brings together Ugam employees from around the world for various engagement initiatives related to the milestone. The celebrations will culminate with a company-wide townhall which will be attended by senior leaders from Ugam, Merkle and Dentsu.
Brands
Big Bowl appoints Lyxel & Flamingo as social and media partner
QSR brand eyes next growth phase after crossing Rs 100 crore ARR milestone
MUMBAI: Big Bowl, one of India’s largest bowl-format quick service restaurant brands from Lenexis Foodworks, has appointed Lyxel & Flamingo (L&F) as its social and media partner as it prepares for its next phase of growth.
The partnership comes after the brand crossed the Rs 100 crore annual recurring revenue milestone in 2025 and aims to help accelerate its journey towards Rs 150 crore ARR in its fifth year since launch.
Big Bowl currently operates more than 250 kitchens across 50 cities and has emerged as a major player in India’s organised bowl-format food segment. Built around hearty portions and delivery-first convenience, the brand offers a wide mix of Indian, Chinese and fusion bowls designed for quick, affordable and portable consumption.
As urban consumers increasingly gravitate towards easy-to-carry and value-driven meal formats, the company sees the bowl category as a scalable format aligned with modern eating habits.
With the appointment of Lyxel & Flamingo, Big Bowl plans to consolidate its social media and digital media operations under a single partner. The move is intended to sharpen its digital reach, strengthen youth-focused storytelling and improve performance marketing outcomes.
Lyxel & Flamingo, one of India’s largest independent digital-first agencies, manages more than 350 brands and oversees advertising spends exceeding $100 million across its network.
Under the mandate, the agency will handle Big Bowl’s social media strategy, content development, digital performance marketing, media planning and buying, as well as campaign amplification across platforms.
Commenting on the partnership, Lenexis Foodworks founder and director Aayush Madhusudan Agrawal said, “Big Bowl has scaled rapidly to cross Rs 100 crore ARR and established itself as one of the largest bowl-format brands in the country. As a delivery-first, digitally native brand, our next phase of growth will be driven by sharper performance systems and stronger brand storytelling. Consolidating social and media with Lyxel & Flamingo allows us to integrate data, creativity and media precision as we scale towards our next revenue milestone.”
Lenexis Foodworks marketing head Vikas Iyer, added that the delivery-led category requires content, media and performance marketing to work closely together.
“With Lyxel & Flamingo, we aim to build a sharper social voice, stronger acquisition systems and measurable impact, ensuring the brand scales not just in presence but also in precision,” he said.
Lyxel & Flamingo chief executive officer Dev Batra, said the agency will combine data-driven marketing with creative storytelling to support Big Bowl’s growth. “Big Bowl brings the flavour, and L&F brings the fire. Our strategy combines data-led performance with engaging storytelling to help build a strong digital brand presence while delivering measurable business results,” he said.
With this partnership, Big Bowl is looking to strengthen its position as a digitally driven QSR brand, blending brand-building with performance marketing as it scales within India’s rapidly growing organised food delivery market.
