Brands
Mother’s Recipe brings Korean flavours to Indian kitchens
MUMBAI: Kimchi cravings are officially getting a homely twist. Mother’s Recipe, long synonymous with comfort cooking in Indian kitchens, is tapping into the Korean food wave with a new digital-first recipe video series that makes global flavours feel surprisingly local.
Built for busy homes and curious cooks, the series leans into simplicity. The idea is clear: Korean-inspired dishes that look exciting, taste familiar and don’t demand obscure ingredients or hours at the stove. As Korean flavours increasingly shape what people order, binge-watch and scroll past online, the brand is offering an easy entry point for those keen to try it at home without the intimidation factor.
Anchored in the playful thought “MOM-FU: Maa ka pyaar in a Korean avatar”, the campaign features five recipes designed to be quick, approachable and repeatable. The line-up includes Korean Spicy Paneer, Korean Spicy Noodles, Korean Bibimbap, Korean Fried Rice and Korean Veg Dakgalbi, each adapted for Indian kitchens using everyday produce and Mother’s Recipe sauces.
The recipes show how familiar condiments can do the heavy lifting. Korean Spicy Paneer uses soya bean, garlic chilli and red chilli sauces, while the noodle and bibimbap variants rely on combinations of desi Szechwan sauce, green chilli sauce, chilli vinegar and soya bean sauce. The idea is not authenticity at any cost, but flavour that feels rewarding and achievable.
The move also reflects a broader shift in how young adults cook. There is a growing appetite for experimenting with global cuisines, but only if they slot neatly into packed schedules. Clear steps, short videos and confidence-building instructions are central to the series, making Korean-style cooking feel less like a weekend project and more like a midweek win.
The campaign will live primarily on digital platforms, with short-form videos and social-first storytelling supported by high-quality visuals and recipe content. The focus of outreach remains on easy cooking, at-home Korean cravings and how sauces can elevate everyday meals without complicating them.
By blending curiosity with convenience, Mother’s Recipe is keeping its feet firmly in tradition while letting its flavours travel. The message is simple: global food doesn’t have to be intimidating, especially when it’s made with a little maa-style comfort.
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.
