Brands
Eveready powers up with mobile accessories, from chargers to power banks
MUMBAI: From batteries to bandwidth, Eveready is charging into new territory. The iconic Indian brand, best known for lighting up homes with its flashlights and batteries, has now stepped into the fast-paced world of mobile accessories.
Eveready Industries India Ltd. has unveiled a full range of power banks, chargers, and cables designed to keep India’s smartphone generation connected on the move. The line-up includes power banks from 5,000 mah to 20,000 mah, sleek built-in cable models, and a range of chargers spanning 12W to high-powered 65W GAN options. Nylon-braided cables with fast-charging support up to 5A and universal compatibility round off the offering.
“Eveready’s foray into the mobile accessories segment represents a significant step forward in our mission to power everyday life in India,” said Eveready, CEO, Anirban Banerjee. “With high-quality power banks and chargers, we aim to provide millions with consistent, on-the-go power.”
The products are designed to blend Eveready’s century-old reputation for reliability with modern convenience, offering features such as wireless charging pads and travel-friendly designs. The move also reflects the brand’s ambition to be synonymous with “power” in every sense: beyond just batteries and flashlights.
Eveready, senior general manager, Insiyah Chawala added, “Fast charging isn’t just about the charger, it’s about the whole system. Our range ensures compatibility across cables, chargers, and power banks to give consumers truly seamless performance.”
With this launch, Eveready positions itself as a one-stop destination for mobile power essentials, underscoring its evolution from a household staple to a digital-age companion.
Brands
Dunkin’ Donuts to exit India as Jubilant FoodWorks ends 15-year franchise deal
The quick service restaurant giant is ending a 15-year franchise partnership with the American doughnut chain, even as it renews its Domino’s agreement for another 15 years
NOIDA: Dunkin’ is done in India. Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, the country’s leading quick service restaurant operator, has decided not to renew its franchise agreement with the American coffee and doughnut chain, and will wind down its Indian stores in a phased manner before December 31, 2026, bringing a 15-year partnership to a quiet, loss-laden close.
The decision, approved by JFL’s board on March 30, 2026, ends a relationship that began with a Multiple Unit Development Franchise Agreement signed on February 24, 2011. JFL will now evaluate and undertake what it described in a regulatory filing as the “rationalisation and/or cessation of certain operations and/or sale, transfer or disposal of assets and/or assignment or transfer of franchise rights,” all in consultation with Dunkin’s brand owners and strictly within the terms of the original agreement.
The numbers tell the story bluntly. In the financial year 2024-25, Dunkin’ India posted a revenue of Rs 37 crore against a loss of Rs 19 crore — a haemorrhage that was always going to test the patience of a parent company recording revenues of Rs 6,104 crore and a profit of Rs 194 crore in the same period. Doughnuts, it turns out, were never going to move the needle.
The contrast with JFL’s handling of its other marquee franchise could hardly be sharper. Even as it walks away from Dunkin’, the company has just doubled down on Domino’s, signing a fresh Master Franchise Agreement on March 31, 2026, granting it exclusive rights to develop and operate Domino’s Pizza stores in India for 15 years, with an option to renew for a further 10.
JFL, incorporated in 1995 and promoted by the Bharatia family, operates a network of more than 3,500 stores across six markets — India, Turkey, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Its portfolio includes Domino’s and Popeyes on the global side, and two home-grown brands: Hong’s Kitchen and COFFY, a café brand in Turkey.
For Dunkin’, India was always a stretch. The brand never quite cracked the cultural code in a market where filter coffee and chai command fierce loyalty and where the doughnut remains, at best, an occasional indulgence rather than a daily habit. Fifteen years, mounting losses and a parent with better things to spend its capital on was always going to be a difficult equation to solve.
The doughnut has had its last day. The pizza, however, is staying.
