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Peanut butter meets smart bytes as Nutrica lets AI crunch the nutrition code
MUMBAI: Call it food for thought with a tech twist. Nutrica is tapping artificial intelligence to unpack a daily dilemma in Indian homes: what children want to eat versus what parents want them to eat.
The lifestyle and wellness brand under BN Agritech Limited has rolled out an AI-generated digital film for Nutrica Pro Fitness Peanut Butter, using technology-led storytelling to mirror how children see food and how parents, particularly mothers, assess nutrition. Instead of lofty health claims, the campaign zooms in on familiar, school-day moments where small choices quietly shape lifelong eating habits.
At the heart of the film are two boys, each bringing a different perspective to the table. Taste does the talking, nutrition does the thinking. The story builds towards a shared decision, positioning peanut butter as a rare middle ground that satisfies young palates while ticking parental boxes. The message is clear without being preachy: better nutrition does not have to feel forced or complicated.
Nutrica Pro Fitness Peanut Butter is framed as an easy fit into everyday routines, reinforcing the idea that consistency, not grand gestures, drives healthier habits. According to Nutrica director and business head for FMCG Vertical Sparsh Sachar parents tend to trust products that strike a balance between familiarity and nourishment. The campaign, he noted, reflects the brand’s belief that meaningful lifestyle shifts often begin with small, repeatable steps.
The product is available in two variants, Crunchy and Creamy, and is positioned as a protein-rich snacking option that keeps taste front and centre. Nutrica Peanut Butter is currently available through general trade stores across 14 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Chandigarh, signalling a steady push into urban markets.
The AI-led film is now live across Nutrica’s social media ecosystem, spanning Youtube, Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin. By blending everyday insight with emerging technology, the brand is betting that when nutrition speaks the language of both kids and parents, it is more likely to stick.
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Abhay Duggal joins JioStar as director of Hindi GEC ad sales
The streaming giant brings in a seasoned revenue hand as the battle for Hindi television advertising heats up
MUMBAI: Abhay Duggal has a new desk, and JioStar has a new weapon. The media and entertainment veteran has joined JioStar as director of entertainment ad sales for Hindi general entertainment channels, adding 17 years of hard-won revenue experience to one of India’s most powerful broadcasting operations.
Duggal is no stranger to big portfolios or bruising markets. Before joining JioStar, he spent a brief stint at Republic World as deputy general manager and north regional head for ad sales. Before that, he put in three years at Enterr10 Television, where he ran the north region for Dangal TV and Dangal 2, two of India’s leading free-to-air Hindi channels. The north alone accounted for more than 50 per cent of total channel revenue on his watch, a number that tends to get attention in any sales meeting.
His longest stint was at Zee Entertainment Enterprises, where he spent over six years rising to associate director of sales. There he commanded the Hindi movies cluster across seven channels, owned more than half of north India’s revenue across flagship properties including Zee TV and &TV, and closed marquee sponsorships across the Indian Premier League, Zee Rishtey Awards and Dance India Dance. He also handled monetisation for the English movies and entertainment cluster and the global news channel WION, a portfolio that would stretch most sales teams twice his size.
Earlier in his career Duggal closed what was then a Rs 3 crore single deal at Reliance Broadcast Network, one of the largest in Indian radio at the time, before that he helped launch and monetise JAINHITS, India’s first HITS-based cable and satellite platform.
His edge, by his own account, lies in marrying data and instinct: translating audience trends, inventory signals and client demands into long-term partnerships built on cost-per-rating-point discipline rather than short-term deal chasing. In a media landscape being reshaped by streaming, fragmented attention and AI-driven advertising, that kind of rigour is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable.
JioStar, which blends the scale of Reliance’s Jio platform with the content firepower of Star, is doubling down on its advertising business at precisely the moment the Hindi GEC market is getting more competitive. Bringing in someone who has spent nearly two decades doing exactly this, across some of India’s most watched channels, is a pointed statement of intent. Duggal has spent his career turning audiences into revenue. JioStar is clearly betting he can do it again, and bigger.
