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Euro RSCG expands Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper Partners
NEW YORK: Integrated marketing communications agency Euro RSCG Worldwide has announced that Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper will merge with Partners BDDH. The combined agency Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper Partners, will serve as the advertising unit of Euro RSCG Partners, which was formed earlier this year by Euro RSCG Worldwide’s Power of One strategy. This brought together a single executive management team integrated under one financial reporting structure.
Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper is the UK agency of Euro RSCG Worldwide, and part of the Havas group. Its clients include Peugeot, Argos, and Cadbury, and the agency has recently won the Vision Express & Cap Gemini accounts. Partners BDDH is also part of the Havas group previously had been in the Arnold Worldwide network. The agency has clients like Citroen, BMI & Evening Standard. They recently added McDonald’s, Travelodge, and Anti-Smoking.
Partners BDDH’s chief executive Nigel Long will become Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper Partners chief executive. Euro RSCG’s Adam Leigh and Partners BDDH’s Simon Toaldo will become the agency’s joint MDs. Euro RSCG Worldwide chairman and CEO, Havas president and COO Bob Schmetterer said,”This merger applies Euro RSCG’s Power of One strategy on a new and exciting level. It shows true integration between both the Havas and Euro RSCG organisations, bringing together two of the UK’s strongest agencies with a complementary fit of people, skills, and clients.”
The merger correlates with Havas’ strategic reorganisation announced last month, where the organisation shared its plans to drive revenue growth and significantly improve profitability. The group is actively pursuing integration by applying Euro RSCG Worldwide’s Power of One strategy, which was launched in the US in May 2002 after a year of preparation and research. Since then it has been introduced in France, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, and in Euro RSCG’s healthcare markets.
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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.
