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Godrej Hit ties-up with Mumbai dabbawallas to sensitize 100,000 homes
MUMBAI: Godrej Hit has joined hands with the Mumbai dabbawallas to sensitize 100,000 homes. The aim is to educate consumers that cockroaches spread diseases hence the need to eliminate them with Lal Hit.
To achieve this objective, Hit will be present across key media touch points like TV, print and digital media on World Health Day (7 April).
Each dabba will carry a message tag and consumers of dabbas will get an opportunity to participate in a contest by sending name of disease spread by cockroaches to 9902099020 and win prizes.
Godrej Consumer Products Home Care EVP marketing Ajay Dang said, “GCPL has always focused on making the lives of their consumers brighter and better. Through Godrej Hit, the leading household-insecticide spray, GCPL has been creating awareness that cockroaches invade our homes from dirty drains and sewer pipes and hide in the corners and crevices of the kitchen, which are out of our reach and spread diseases by contaminating food, water, utensils etc.”
Supporting the WHO campaign, Hit has taken a step forward to spread awareness that cockroaches spread diseases by contaminating the food therefore to protect children and family’s health we need to eliminate the cockroaches from our home and kitchen.
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI: 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.
