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This Valentine’s Season, SOCIAL unveils the #AllWeNeedIsLove Campaign
February 2020: This Valentine’s Day, SOCIAL goes all out with a #AllWeNeedIsLove campaign, an inclusive 360-degree campaign introduced at a crucial time for the hospitality industry. With a substantial experience in curating events & programming, the popular café/bar hosted 12 dance parties and 10 community events across all the cities it is operational in, with a special focus on gigs that bring people closer.
Led by culture and inspired by the power of love over hate, SOCIAL decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day with all kinds of art, music, and food – anything that brings communities together. Some of the key performances featured Visual Art Pop-up by SynthsBack x AztecTableSound at Church Street SOCIAL, Photo Art Exhibit by Iseo & Dodosound + Daisho at Koramangala SOCIAL, Bachata Workshop & Party at Sector 7 SOCIAL to name a few.
Explaining the thought behind the new campaign, Divya Aggarwal, Head – Marketing, Impresario Handmade Restaurants, says “Binding the community together– it’s what we at SOCIAL know how to do best. The idea for our campaign was pretty simple. With hate being used a currency in today’s day and age, what was needed to bring back togetherness? The answer was how the campaign was named. Instagram is a significant medium for us, through which we curated User Generated Content using our community’s artwork/soundtracks/performances etc. Our zine-styled menu was a customer favourite too!”
The brand is known to use a heavy dose of quirk to name their equally quirky dishes. Some of thedishes included Not Cupid’s Chaat (with Puffed wild rice, strawberries, asparagus tempura, strawberry chili chutney, papdi, spinach & Bhalla), Roses For Revolutionaries (Rose lachha with mushroom ghee roast) and a special Bae-ryani. The drinks menu featured Self Love Club, Raspberry Fields Forever, Kill 'Em With Kindness and Sip of Solidarity to name a few.
Over the years, SOCIAL has become synonymous with a community space that effectively employs great design, food, drinks, and more in a interesting way. Through various ATL and BTL efforts, SOCIAL’s unique identity has been solidified over the last six years as not just a place to eat and chill, but rather a space that thrives on community participation and collaboration.
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
