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To The New raises Rs 750 mn from Four Cross Media
MUMBAI: To The New, the company which holds Ignitee Digital Services, Tangerine and Intelligrape, has raised Rs 750 million from Four Cross Media.
The investment will be made in the India operations of To The New over a period of three years.
To The New said it will employ the renewed investments in further cementing its position in the Indian digital marketing industry by investing in people, technology, brand and infrastructure.
With the fresh corpus of investment from Four Cross Media, To The New said it will target revenues of Rs 25 billion over the next three years.
Looking for strategic acquisitions for growth, To The New had acquired Ignitee Digital Services in 2011.
Four Cross Media co-founder Puneet Johar said, “There has been a burgeoning demand for digital services in India over the last couple of years and we see this market rapidly growing. As Indian consumers spend more time online, we are seeing many more businesses working this to their advantage. We aim to strengthen the ‘To The New’ brand so that it becomes the partner of choice for businesses which have the strategic intent of reinventing themselves for the digital consumer.”
Four Cross Media is known for its investments in the Indian and ASEAN region. Since its inception, Four Cross Media has invested Rs 350 million in building the Indian business operations of To The New from ground-up and growing the organisation organically and through various strategic acquisitions.
Ignitee Digital Services CEO Atul Hegde commented, “We are delighted to be a part of the TO THE NEW network. With a young and enthusiastic group of individuals and global domain experts, we are confident that we will be able provide world-class service delivery to our clients in India. We will focus on investing in developing the right skill-sets as we find innovative ways to develop and execute campaigns for our clients.”
Founded in 2010, To The New offers a comprehensive range of digital services across marketing, media, content and technology.
Through its various business units, To The New collectively manages the mandates for around 50 clients in India, across diverse sectors including BFSI, automobiles, e-commerce, FMCG/retail, hospitality and media and entertainment.
To The New currently employs 300 people in India across its business units. As the industry continues to flourish, it is expected to ramp up the talent pool to 600 professionals in the next two years.
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Bharat Vedica launches ‘From Beehives to Bottle’ campaign
Honey brand uses honeycomb-inspired hexagon bottle and reels to celebrate nature’s craft.
MUMBAI: Bharat Vedica just bottled nature’s buzz because when bees build the perfect shape, the smartest thing a brand can do is copy the homework. Bharat Vedica, the wellness-focused organic brand under A Patel Venture, has rolled out a digital-first campaign titled ‘From Beehives to Bottle’ that traces honey’s journey from blossom to breakfast table. The storytelling series of Instagram reels follows bees collecting nectar, the transformation inside the hive, and the final bottling turning a quiet natural process into engaging short-form content.
At the centre of the narrative is the brand’s new hexagon-shaped honey bottle, directly inspired by the honeycomb’s geometry widely regarded as one of nature’s most efficient designs. The shape serves as both packaging innovation and visual metaphor for precision, balance and harmony in every drop.
Nutritionist Kiran Kukreja (Nutty Over Nutrition) appears in the campaign content, explaining raw honey’s everyday benefits and its role in modern wellness routines.
The reels have driven strong performance on Instagram, with the brand recording a high double-digit month-on-month increase in follower acquisition and impressions reaching multiples of the existing base significantly boosting top-of-funnel visibility and discovery among premium consumers.
Bharat Vedica MD Arvind Patel said, “Bees build honeycombs with remarkable precision, creating a structure that represents efficiency, balance, and harmony. The hexagon bottle draws inspiration from that natural design, translating the beauty of the hive into something people can experience in their everyday kitchens.”
The refreshed raw honey range includes Ajwain Flower Honey, Rose Petal Honey, Forest Honey and Saffron (Kesar) Honey, available in 250 g and 500 g sizes. It is currently sold on the brand’s website and Amazon, with wider retail availability planned soon.
In a wellness world full of loud promises, Bharat Vedica quietly lets the bees do the talking proving that sometimes the sweetest story isn’t invented in a boardroom, it’s already humming away in a hive.
