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Lintas Media Services to offer PGD in media management
MUMBAI: The Northpoint Centre of Learning established by the Lintas Employees’ Welfare Trusts to further the cause of holistic learning and development of practicing managers and professionals, recently announced it’s full time post graduate programme in advertising and media management which is aimed at developing ready made managers in media through a combination of intensive theory and on the job working experience, on live assignments.
An official release informs that the sessions will be conducted at the state-of-the-art facilities at the Northpoint Campus in Khandala. The practical modules that will follow each theory session will take the form of continuing live projects on blue chip clients, within the offices of the media services divisions of the Lintas Group of Companies.
Announcing the program, Lintas Media Services director Lynn de Souza said, “The faculty team is drawn from the country’s best practitioners of marketing and media management. Field visits and secondment to entertainment, media and marketing companies will form an intrinsic part of the course.”
Structured as a one year full time programme, the course will commence on 4 July, 2004. The programme is open to all first class graduates (over 60 per cent marks) from the humanities, commerce, economics, mathematics, statistics, communications or management streams. People interested can obtain more details on www.northpoinindia.com.
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Sapphire Foods FY26 revenue rises to Rs 3,125 crore, posts loss
Q4 revenue at Rs 792 crore, FY26 loss at Rs 32 crore amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: If growth is on the menu, profitability seems to have taken a brief detour. Sapphire Foods India reported a steady rise in topline for FY26, even as rising costs weighed on profitability. Revenue from operations grew to Rs 3,125 crore for the year ended March 31, 2026, up from Rs 2,882 crore in FY25. However, the company swung to a loss, reporting a net loss of Rs 32 crore for FY26, compared to a profit of Rs 17 crore in the previous year. Total income for the year stood at Rs 3,153 crore, while total expenses climbed to Rs 3,167 crore, reflecting pressure across key cost heads.
In the March quarter, revenue came in at Rs 792 crore, compared to Rs 711 crore in the same period last year. The company reported a quarterly net loss of Rs 13 crore, against a profit of Rs 2 crore a year earlier.
Cost pressures remained visible across operations. Material costs rose to Rs 995 crore for FY26, while employee expenses increased to Rs 428 crore. Other expenses, the largest component, stood at Rs 1,229 crore, underscoring the impact of store operations and expansion-related spends.
Depreciation and amortisation expenses also climbed to Rs 392 crore for the year, reflecting continued investments in store infrastructure and growth.
At the operating level, the company reported a loss before tax of Rs 37 crore for FY26, compared to a profit of Rs 23 crore in FY25. Exceptional items added Rs 24 crore to the cost burden during the year.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 3,256 crore as of March 31, 2026, up from Rs 3,041 crore a year earlier, indicating ongoing expansion. Net worth stood at Rs 1,389 crore.
Despite profitability pressures, operating cash flow remained resilient at Rs 507 crore, highlighting underlying business strength and demand stability.
The numbers paint a familiar picture in the quick-service restaurant space, growth continues to be served hot, but margins are still finding their footing.
