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DHL wins gold at the Effies Singapore 2005 awards
MUMBAI: DHL has been awarded the Gold Effie in the ‘Delivery Systems and Products’ category at the Effie Singapore 2005 Awards for their ad campaign ‘No One Knows Asia Pacific Like We Do’.
Effies is an internationally recognised annual award ceremony that honors significant achievements in advertisement.
In 2004, DHL won the Media Magazine’s Marketer of the Year award and was also acknowledged as the International Print Campaign of the Year at the Sixth Annual Singapore Advertising Hall of Fame Awards.
The advertising campaign – incorporating the tagline ‘No One Knows Asia Pacific Like We Do’ -was rolled out across DHL markets from May last year. The advertisements highlight DHL’s intimate knowledge of local markets in the region and underlines the growing importance of Asia Pacific in DHL’s global business portfolio. The region is DHL’s fastest growing market to date, registering strong double-digit growth over the last few years.
“We are extremely thrilled to be awarded a Gold Effie. This ad campaign encapsulates all our hard work and investments in Asia Pacific over the past years, and presents to our customers a new standard in express and logistics,” said DHL Express Asia Pacific senior vice president – commercial Daniel McHugh.
The award organised by the Institute of Advertising Singapore, which in its second year, received 70 entries from more than 30 creative and media agencies from Singapore, and were judged by 62 senior advertising practitioners. Out of the 70 entries 26 were short listed for the finals, from which 11 were named as Effie Award Winners.
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI:Â Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
