Brands
Senco’s Aham puts the groom back in the wedding spotlight
MUMBAI: For decades, Indian weddings have sparkled to a familiar script. The bride dazzles, the groom applauds. Senco Gold and Diamonds is now flipping that narrative with Aham, a wedding jewellery brand created exclusively for men.
Designed for the modern Indian groom, Aham brings masculine elegance to the forefront, offering jewellery that is confident, expressive and unapologetically personal. It is a quiet shift with a bold shine, one that recognises that weddings today are about equal presence, not borrowed spotlight.
The collection spans bold gold chains, sculpted kadas, refined platinum wristwear, diamond-studded rings, sleek cufflinks and contemporary two-tone pieces. Each creation is meticulously handcrafted by Senco’s master kaarigars, balancing tradition with modern design sensibilities.
Aham is built for versatility. Whether worn at pre-wedding festivities, during the ceremony or long after the celebrations fade, the pieces are designed to move effortlessly across occasions. They complement structured sherwanis, tailored bandhgalas, Indo-western silhouettes and even classic evening suits, enhancing the look without overpowering it.
Senco Gold and Diamonds director and head of marketing and designs Joita Sen, says the idea was born from changing relationships and changing tastes. “Today, the groom’s style matters as much as the bride’s. With Aham, we wanted both to shine equally. The collection gives grooms the freedom to express who they are, naturally and effortlessly.”
With Aham, Senco is not just launching jewellery. It is making a statement. In the new-age Indian wedding, the groom is no longer a supporting act. He is centre stage, polished, confident and finally dressed for the part.
Brands
Dunkin’ Donuts to exit India as Jubilant FoodWorks ends 15-year franchise deal
The quick service restaurant giant is ending a 15-year franchise partnership with the American doughnut chain, even as it renews its Domino’s agreement for another 15 years
NOIDA: Dunkin’ is done in India. Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, the country’s leading quick service restaurant operator, has decided not to renew its franchise agreement with the American coffee and doughnut chain, and will wind down its Indian stores in a phased manner before December 31, 2026, bringing a 15-year partnership to a quiet, loss-laden close.
The decision, approved by JFL’s board on March 30, 2026, ends a relationship that began with a Multiple Unit Development Franchise Agreement signed on February 24, 2011. JFL will now evaluate and undertake what it described in a regulatory filing as the “rationalisation and/or cessation of certain operations and/or sale, transfer or disposal of assets and/or assignment or transfer of franchise rights,” all in consultation with Dunkin’s brand owners and strictly within the terms of the original agreement.
The numbers tell the story bluntly. In the financial year 2024-25, Dunkin’ India posted a revenue of Rs 37 crore against a loss of Rs 19 crore — a haemorrhage that was always going to test the patience of a parent company recording revenues of Rs 6,104 crore and a profit of Rs 194 crore in the same period. Doughnuts, it turns out, were never going to move the needle.
The contrast with JFL’s handling of its other marquee franchise could hardly be sharper. Even as it walks away from Dunkin’, the company has just doubled down on Domino’s, signing a fresh Master Franchise Agreement on March 31, 2026, granting it exclusive rights to develop and operate Domino’s Pizza stores in India for 15 years, with an option to renew for a further 10.
JFL, incorporated in 1995 and promoted by the Bharatia family, operates a network of more than 3,500 stores across six markets — India, Turkey, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Its portfolio includes Domino’s and Popeyes on the global side, and two home-grown brands: Hong’s Kitchen and COFFY, a café brand in Turkey.
For Dunkin’, India was always a stretch. The brand never quite cracked the cultural code in a market where filter coffee and chai command fierce loyalty and where the doughnut remains, at best, an occasional indulgence rather than a daily habit. Fifteen years, mounting losses and a parent with better things to spend its capital on was always going to be a difficult equation to solve.
The doughnut has had its last day. The pizza, however, is staying.
