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Sansui gets Rahul Dravid to endorse its product range
MUMBAI: Television company, Sansui has roped in Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid as brand ambassador for its range of television and home theater systems.
Promising to carry forward this association, the company states that an aggressive multi media campaign will be launched across all media platforms with the cricketer endorsing the Sansui range of products.
Sansui director and CEO Anil Khera says, “It has always been Sansui’s vision to bring the best in entertainment technology to the country. With this campaign we are charting a new path of sustained precision, quality and constant innovation.”
According to an official release, the endorsement deal synergizes the characteristics of Sansui Television with Rahul Dravid manily precision, performance, reliability and constant development.
Khera added, “We wanted someone who embodied the qualities of Sansui. In Dravid we found just that. He is a role model for most young Indians and being among India’s most admired sportspersons, he is the right brand ambassador for a company that is spread across a pan India level and is one of the fastest growing electronics major in the country.”
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Jubilant Foodworks to end Dunkin’ franchise in India
Pizza chain operator will not renew agreement when it expires at end of 2026.
MUMBAI: When the doughnuts stop turning and the coffee goes cold, even a global giant like Dunkin’ can find the Indian market a tough brew to crack. Jubilant Foodworks has decided not to renew its franchise agreement with Dunkin’ when the pact expires on 31 December 2026, according to a Reuters report. The operator, best known for running Domino’s outlets in India, said it would evaluate options for its existing Dunkin’ stores, including a potential sale or transfer of franchise rights, in consultation with the US-based brand.
The decision follows years of underperformance in a market where local tastes and intense competition have made it difficult for international coffee-and-doughnut formats to gain traction. Jubilant, which has increasingly focused on its core pizza business and newer bets like Popeyes, indicated that the exit would not materially affect its financial or operational position.
Dunkin’ accounted for just 0.61 per cent of Jubilant’s revenue in the fiscal year ending 2025 and recorded a loss of approximately Rs 191 million, according to a regulatory filing. The company operated 27 outlets as of December 2025, having shuttered seven stores over the preceding year.
The retreat comes even as Jubilant’s broader business shows signs of momentum. The company reported a 65 per cent rise in quarterly profit for the October to December period, reaching Rs 70.9 crore, up from Rs 42.91 crore a year earlier.
For Jubilant, the exit reflects a sharpening strategic focus. For Dunkin’, it marks another setback in a market that has proven resistant to imported café concepts without significant localisation.
In the cut-throat world of Indian quick-service restaurants, sometimes the sweetest deals are the ones you quietly walk away from leaving more room for the brands that truly rise to the occasion.
