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MSLGROUP India wins mandates of six new clients
MUMBAI: MSLGROUP, Publicis Groupe’s flagship strategic communications and engagement company, has announced the partnerships with six new clients across a range of industries, which includes, Tata Motors, Changi Airport Group (CAG), Monster Energy Drink, Videocon D2H, Sobha Developers, and Kinetic Group, for strategic brand communications and integrated engagement campaigns.
MSLGROUP India CEO Jaideep Shergill said: “The industry is evolving and clients are looking for strategic and integrated communications that will differentiate them in the marketplace. At MSLGROUP, we have the pulse of the communications space and are constantly evolving to cater to clients’ changing requirements. We are pleased to partner well-known and established players like these.”
Tata Motors Ltd
Tata Motors has entrusted MSLGROUP in India to create and implement an integrated social and digital media strategy with a comprehensive, creative and content-driven solution for the corporate mandate.
Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd (CAG)
Changi Airport, the world’s most awarded airport with more than 450 accolades to its credit since it opened in 1981, has chosen MSLGROUP as its partner for strategic advisory and engagement solutions in India. The programme objective is mainly strategic guidance in creating and building brand awareness in India.
Monster Energy Drink
MSLGROUP joins forces with the Narang Group to launch Monster Energy Drink (the second-largest maker of energy drinks in the world) in India. MSLGROUP has been tasked to provide targeted integrated communication strategies based on experiential, along with communications counsel.
Videocon d2h
MSLGROUP will provide strategic counsel for the brand across India as well as advise and execute communication around unique product innovations, creating several ‘firsts’ in the category.
Sobha Developers
MSLGROUP will provide strategic corporate communications advisory to Sobha Developers, a leading real estate player. MSLGROUP will develop a comprehensive communication strategy that will accentuate the brand value in the media and build on brand credentials. The communication plan will include thought leadership initiatives highlighting the firm’s backward integration model, while showcasing its key differentiators.
Kinetic Group
The group has entrusted MSLGROUP with strategic advisory for corporate reputation management as well as counsel around the introduction of business verticals in 2014.
MSLGROUP will provide strategic communications consultancy programmes to help all these clients in the areas of brand building, corporate reputation management, corporate responsibility and crisis and issues management.
Brands
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.
