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EveryMedia wins agency of the year award at ACEF 2016
MUMBAI: EveryMedia Technologies bagged a Gold for the agency of the year for digital transformation at the Asian Customer Engagement Forum. The company received this title for its outstanding performance in the field of Digital Marketing. The ACEF mission is to elevate customer engagement initiatives and practices in the Asia Pacific & GCC region inviting some of the best customer engagement professionals to share their views on present and future of customer engagement practices. ACEF Awards helps promote the best brands/Organization/Agencies/Individuals for their outstanding achievements in customer engagement & brand excellence through various mediums of marketing.
“This is an exemplary moment for EveryMedia and we thank the Asian Customer Engagement Forum for acknowledging our work. We are grateful to our clients; not only for their trust but also for the tremendous support and creative freedom they give us. This honour encourages us to do even better,” said EveryMedia Technologies CEO Gautam B Thakker.
Digital marketing campaigns created by EveryMedia always focus on innovation, creativity, design and ROI. Initiatives and activities that are planned and executed by EveryMedia have won accolades for many clients. At the Asian Customer Engagement Forum, EveryMedia Technologies emerged victorious in other categories too. The company bagged the Marketing Capability Silver Award for Excellence in Brand Management for Zicom SaaS Pvt. Ltd, the Marketing Capability Gold Award for Excellence in Digital transformation for the film Neerja, the Marketing Capability Silver Award for Integrated Marketing Communications for the film Manjhi and the Marketing Capability Gold Award for Most effective use of branded content for Myntra’s All About You by Deepika Padukone.
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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.
