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Myprotein and Keventers blend health and taste with coffee protein fix
MUMBAI: If your morning fix is stuck between a scoop of protein and a shot of espresso, here’s a newsflash you’ll actually want to digest. Myprotein has teamed up with Keventers, the dessert kingpin known for milkshake mayhem, to launch Coffee Impact Whey Protein—a collab that hits the sweet spot between fitness fuel and frothy indulgence.
The announcement dropped in Mumbai on 3 April 2025, and true to its spirit, the launch wasn’t just a product drop—it was a flex. Myprotein brought its fitfam to Keventers’ Powai store on 26 March, calling on gym rats, shake chuggers and coffee lovers alike to spill the beans on what makes a ‘perfect match’.
Naturally, the answer was caffeine plus protein. Duh.
Myprotein ambassador Chetan Tambe, the kind of guy who can probably deadlift your insecurities, showed up to share his routine, chat with fans and introduce the blend that might just caffeinate your cardio.
“This special campaign celebrates unique matches in the everyday life of our consumers, be it with a person, experience, or health,” said Myprotein India regional manager Sudeshna Saha. “Through this collaboration, we are bringing a health-conscious offering to the coffee lovers who want to indulge whilst sticking to their fitness regime. With the introduction of Keventers Coffee, we have two Keventers flavours, including the popular chocolate hazelnut, especially curated for the Indian audience.”
For those who treat cheat days like urban legends, this collab lets you indulge with purpose. The new flavour joins Myprotein’s premium lineup on its website, and you’ll find it at select Keventers outlets, making this the rare milkshake that doesn’t wreck your macros.
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Estée Lauder to shed 10,000 jobs as new boss bets on digital shift
The cosmetics giant raises its profit outlook but stays silent on a possible merger with Spain’s Puig, as job cuts deepen and a three-year sales slump weighs on the turnaround
NEW YORK: Stéphane de La Faverie is not done cutting. Estée Lauder announced on Friday that it plans to eliminate as many as 3,000 additional jobs, taking its total redundancy programme to as many as 10,000 roles, up from a previous target of 7,000 announced a year ago. The company, which owns La Mer, The Ordinary, Tom Ford, and Aveda, employs roughly 57,000 people worldwide. The mathematics of what is now being contemplated is stark.
The fresh round of cuts is expected to generate a further $200 million in savings, bringing the total annual savings from the programme to as much as $1.2 billion before taxes. That money, De La Faverie has made clear, will be ploughed back into the turnaround.
A CEO in a hurry
De La Faverie, who took the helm in January 2025, inherited a company that had endured three consecutive years of annual sales declines. His response has been to move fast and cut deep. A significant portion of the latest redundancies reflects his push to reduce headcount at US department stores, long a cornerstone of Estée Lauder’s distribution model but now a channel in structural decline. In their place, he is accelerating the shift toward faster-growing online platforms, including Amazon.com and TikTok Shop, a pivot that is reshaping not just where Estée Lauder sells but how it thinks about its customers.
The numbers are moving in the right direction
Despite the pain, there are signs the medicine is working. Estée Lauder raised its profit outlook for the remainder of the fiscal year, guiding for adjusted earnings per share in the range of $2.35 to $2.45, above analyst estimates and a notable step up from the $2.05 to $2.25 range it had guided for in February. Organic net sales growth is expected to come in at 3 per cent, the company said, at the high end of the range it set out in February.
The share price tells a mixed story. After De La Faverie took charge, the stock surged nearly 60 per cent, buoyed by investor optimism that a longtime company insider could finally arrest the decline. But 2026 has been rougher: the shares have fallen 27 per cent this year, weighed down by disappointing February results and the overhang of unresolved merger talks with Spanish beauty giant Puig Brands SA. The company gave no additional details about those discussions on Friday, leaving the market to guess.
Silence on Puig
The proposed tie-up with Puig remains the most consequential unknown hanging over Estée Lauder. A deal with the Barcelona-based group, which owns brands including Carolina Herrera and Rabanne, would reshape the global luxury beauty landscape. But with nothing new to say and a turnaround still very much in progress, De La Faverie is asking investors to trust the process.
Three years of sales declines, 10,000 job cuts, and a merger that may or may not happen. At Estée Lauder, the overhaul has barely started.
