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Salt Brand Solutions adds Sidharth Singh to its team
MUMBAI: Salt Brand Solutions, known for offering holistic brand solutions, has added Sidharth Singh to its team. Since the company does not believe in assigning designationS, his addition is being termed as ‘a new addition to its society of members‘.
At Salt brand solutions, Singh will take charge of shaping the design capabilities of the company. He will work along with co-founder Mahesh Chauhan to manage business and build client portfolio.
Salt Brand Solutions co-founder Mahesh Chauhan said, “In line with the holistic approach of the company, we understand the need for design to be a key element of any communication offering. Sidharth brings with him not only extensive experience in managing client businesses, but a
keen insight into product and communication design. He is also a perfect fit into our culture, with his incredible people skills and relationship with clients.”
Singh said, “For any organisation to succeed, clarity of intent and action are vital. At Salt, there are diverse people coming together, but each member of its team is anchored by a common, distinctive belief and work ethic. To be a part of a set-up and a team that is so completely in unison about what it is driven towards is a dream for any professional.”
Singh, who has 15 years of experience, was earlier the national head of WHO!, Rediffusion- Y&R‘s design arm. Besides, he has worked with agencies like Leo Burnett and Publicis. He has worked on brands like Rasna, Union, Nerolac Paints and DHFC Mutual Funds.
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Dabur buys minority stake in Ras Beauty for Rs 60 crore
Dabur Ventures deal backs fast-growing luxury skincare brand
MUMBAI: Dabur India Limited has dipped into the world of luxury skincare, signing a definitive agreement to acquire a minority stake in Ras Beauty Private Limited for Rs 60 crore. The investment marks the first bet from Dabur Ventures, the FMCG major’s Rs 500 crore platform set up in October 2025 to back high-potential, new-age direct-to-consumer brands.
Founded in Raipur by Shubhika Jain, her sister Suramya Jain and their mother Sangeeta Jain, Ras Beauty has grown from a family-led passion project into a fast-scaling “Farm-to-Face” skincare label. Its range of face elixirs, serums and moisturisers blends essential oils with nature-derived actives, striking a balance between botanical purity and laboratory precision.
The numbers tell their own story. Ras has clocked a three-year Cagr of around 75 per cent and an annual run rate of approximately Rs 100 crore, all while maintaining strong gross margins. That growth has been fuelled by a digital-first approach, in-house R&D and manufacturing, and a sharp focus on clean, sustainable sourcing.
Dabur India executive director and group head corporate strategy Abhinav Dhall, said the company was drawn to Ras’s distinct positioning at the intersection of nature, science and luxury. He added that the premium beauty segment is poised for robust expansion over the coming decade, and that Ras is well placed to capture that opportunity.
For Ras, the partnership is as much about scale as it is about shared philosophy. Co-founder and CEO Shubhika Jain said Dabur’s 141-year legacy of building trusted, purpose-led brands makes it a natural ally. The capital infusion, she noted, will help accelerate the brand’s omnichannel footprint, deepen research capabilities and invest in team and brand building, with an eye on establishing Ras as a leading Indian luxury skincare name both domestically and overseas.
With this move, Dabur is not just investing in a skincare label. It is placing an early wager on India’s growing appetite for premium, conscious beauty, and signalling that heritage FMCG players are ready to play in the new-age D2C arena.
