Brands
Jubilant Foodworks Q3 revenue up 6 per cent year on year
Standalone revenue reaches Rs 18,015 million in December quarter
NOIDA: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited reported a steady rise in revenue for the December 2025 quarter, supported by its India operations, even as overseas exits and impairment charges weighed on consolidated performance.
Standalone revenue from operations rose to Rs 18,015.09 million for the quarter ended December 31, up from Rs 16,986.67 million in the September quarter and Rs 16,110.59 million a year earlier. For the nine months to December, revenue climbed to Rs 52,017.57 million, compared with Rs 45,174.94 million in the corresponding period last year.
Other income for the quarter stood at Rs 89.25 million, marginally higher than Rs 73.14 million in the preceding quarter. The Jubilant Foodworks Employees Welfare Trust, which is consolidated into the results, reported a net loss of Rs 66.97 million for the quarter and Rs 86.37 million for the nine-month period.
During the previous quarter, the company exited its Russian subsidiary, Pizza Restaurants LLC, derecognising net liabilities that had been classified as held for sale. In India, Jubilant Foodworks recorded an impairment charge of Rs 44.97 million on its investment in Hashtag Loyalty Private Limited, following the discontinuation of operations.
In a regulatory filing, the company said it continues to monitor the impact of the new labour codes and has provided incremental amounts as exceptional items in the consolidated results.
Chairman Shyam S Bhartia said the focus remains on strengthening core brands and navigating a volatile operating environment. Jubilant FoodWorks operates brands including Domino’s, Popeyes, Dunkin’ and Hong’s Kitchen in India.
Brands
Godrej clarifies ‘GI’ identifier after logo similarity debate
Says GI is not a logo, will not replace Godrej signature across products.
MUMBAI: In a branding storm where shapes did the talking, Godrej is now spelling things out. Godrej Industries Group (GIG) has issued a clarification on its newly introduced ‘GI’ identifier, addressing questions around its purpose and design following a wave of online criticism. At the centre of the debate were two concerns: whether the new mark replaces the long-standing Godrej logo, and whether its geometric design mirrors other corporate identities.
The company has drawn a clear line. The Godrej signature logo, it said, remains unchanged and continues to be the sole logo across all consumer-facing products and services. The ‘GI’ mark, by contrast, is not a logo but a corporate group identifier intended for use alongside the Godrej signature or company name, and aimed at stakeholders such as investors, media and talent rather than consumers.
The need for such a distinction stems from the 2024 restructuring of the broader Godrej Group into two separate business entities. With both continuing to operate under the same Godrej name and signature, the identifier is positioned as a way to differentiate the Godrej Industries Group at a corporate level.
The rollout, however, triggered a broader conversation on design originality. Critics pointed to similarities between the GI mark’s geometric composition and logos used by companies globally, raising questions about distinctiveness.
Responding to this, GIG said its intellectual property and legal review found that such overlaps are common in minimalist, geometry-led design systems. Basic forms such as circles and rectangles appear across dozens of brand identities worldwide, the company noted.
It added that the identifier emerged from an extensive design process and was chosen for its simplicity, allowing it to sit alongside the Godrej signature without competing visually. While acknowledging that elemental shapes may appear less distinctive in isolation, the group emphasised that the mark is part of a broader identity system that includes a custom typeface, sonic branding and other proprietary elements.
Following legal and ethical assessments, the company said it found no impediment to using the identifier, reiterating that the GI mark is a corporate tool not a consumer-facing symbol.
In short, the logo isn’t changing but the conversation around it certainly has.
