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Jharkhand consumers can savor ITC’s innovative Aashirvaad dairy products
Mumbai: ITC Ltd’s Aashirvaad Svasti, a leading dairy brand in East India, today announced the extension of its fresh dairy portfolio to the state of Jharkhand. The brand enjoys strong consumer franchise across Bihar and West Bengal and with its launch in the state, Aashirvaad Svasti is set to delight consumers of Jharkhand with a slew of dairy offerings which includes select milk, creamy milk, toned milk, as well as curd, paneer, lassi, mishti doi and peda. Through this portfolio launch in Ranchi and beyond, the brand aims to bring the goodness of fresh dairy products to consumers across the state.
Aashirvaad Select Milk – the flagship pouch milk variant will be made available to consumers of Jharkhand from today. This milk is homogenised which ensures milk cream is evenly distributed throughout the milk thus making it thicker and tastier, hence standing true to its brand proposition of “Doodh Ki Malai Doodh Mein”. Further, to maintain complete transparency, for the first time, consumers can check quality quotient of their milk packet everyday through “Doodh ka Report Card”, an industry-first unique feature.
The ‘Doodh ka Report Card’ consists of 28 quality parameters which are checked at five stages including some of those most relevant for milk like adulterants (urea, starch, vegetable oil, detergents), preservatives etc. thereby assuring consumers of superior quality, thick, tasty, nutritious milk every day. Consumers can access the report by just sending the code number of their milk pack on WhatsApp number 810-583-5222.
Commenting on the launch of the dairy portfolio in Jharkhand, ITC Ltd chief operating officer – dairy and beverage Sanjay Singal said, “We are excited to embark on this journey of expansion into Jharkhand, introducing Aashirvaad Svasti’s differentiated and innovative dairy offerings to consumers in the region. Aashirvaad Svasti’s success story in Eastern India stems from our unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest benchmarks of quality and consumer delight through product differentiation. Our consumers have embraced our products, making Aashirvaad Svasti a leading dairy brand in Eastern India in a short span of five years. With this launch, we aim to redefine the dairy experience for the people of Jharkhand, similar to what we have done in Bihar and West Bengal”.
Aashirvaad Svasti fresh dairy products will be available across over 2000 general trade and modern trade outlets across the state.
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Boeing appoints Barun as head of FP&A for global engineering function
Seasoned finance leader to steer budgets and strategy across global centres
BENGALURU: Boeing’s finance cockpit has a new pilot, and he is no stranger to turbulence or transformation. Boeing has appointed Barun as head of FP&A for global engineering, placing him at the centre of financial strategy for its worldwide engineering and technology operations.
Based in Bengaluru, Barun steps into a role that is as expansive as it is critical. He will serve as the primary finance lead for Boeing’s Engineering and Technology Centers globally, working closely with executive leadership to shape financial decisions, manage complex budgets, and design scalable finance processes that support the company’s growing engineering footprint.
In a note announcing his move Barun said, “I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Boeing Global Engineering. This opportunity is incredibly meaningful to me not just from a professional standpoint, but also for what Boeing represents globally.” He added that he looks forward to contributing to an organisation that continues to shape the future of aerospace and innovation.
Barun’s mandate spans strategic financial leadership, operational oversight, and stakeholder engagement. From directing large-scale budgets and schedules to influencing long-term organisational goals, the role blends financial discipline with business foresight. He will also lead cross-functional teams and partner with finance colleagues worldwide to support engineering programmes across geographies, including India.
The appointment caps a long stint at Juniper Networks, where Barun spent over a decade, most recently as finance senior manager. There, he led FP&A for global product business units and G&A functions, driving budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. He also played a key role in enterprise-wide transformation, including spearheading an Oracle to SAP ERP migration and building advanced analytics capabilities using tools such as Tableau and SAP Analytics Cloud.
His earlier career includes finance leadership roles at Sony India Software Centre, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Mphasis, where he focused on financial planning, governance frameworks, and operational efficiency across global delivery centres.
A chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Barun brings nearly two decades of experience across financial planning, digital transformation, and analytics-led decision making.
His appointment comes at a time when global engineering operations are becoming increasingly complex and distributed, requiring sharper financial oversight and agile planning. With Barun at the helm of FP&A for engineering, Boeing appears to be tightening its financial playbook as it looks to scale innovation with discipline.
