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Topps India awards media account to Vizeum
MUMBAI: Topps India Sports and Entertainment Company has appointed Aegis Groups‘ Vizeum as its media AoR.
The account will be handled by Vizeum‘s Mumbai office.
Topps India country head Sanjeev Katyal said, “When we were looking at reviewing our current arrangement, Vizeum was recommended to us by some of our media partners. What we saw, much more than convinced us that we have a right partner in them who would help us with our ambitions. We are quite excited about the future with the number of launches being planned. We look forward to working with Vizeum and wish them the very best”
Vizeum India Sub-continent MD S Yesudas added, “We are delighted with this win. What more can we ask for when we have clients and our media partners as our ambassadors? We sincerely thank the media partners who have recommended us to Topps and the Topps management for their faith in us. As with every win of ours, we are humbled and stay acutely aware of our responsibilities.”
Topps premiered in India during the last IPL season with its Cricketattack cards.
Founded in 1938, The Topps Company is the creator and brand marketer of sports cards, entertainment products, and distinctive confectionery, globally.
Brands
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.
