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Toyota moves to fun & thrill in its ‘Waku Doki’ campaign
MUMBAI: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) launched its new Waku Doki Multi-Media campaign targeted at the youth in India.
The creatives of the campaign have been conceptualised by Percet/H. With this campaign, Toyota introduces the audiences to its new brand promise, ‘Toyota will make your heart go Waku Doki.’
The name of the campaign ‘Waku Doki‘ in Japanese means ‘Heightened anticipation and excited heart thumping’.
The focus of the campaign is to communicate that the product offers excitement to the youth through different activities. The campaign also aims to involve people from various walks of life to share their moments wherein they have felt ‘Waku Doki’. The feeling will then be linked to owing a Toyota and driving the vehicle.
The campaign provides racing heartbeats, adrenaline rush, thrilling excitement and exhilaration which can be felt by any individual in instances to connect the essence of the phrase Waku Doki with the Indian audience.
Percept H Pvt Ltd senior creative director NileshNaik said, “The task was to make Waku-Doki synonyms with exciting, heart thumping moments. We did this through an integrated campaign which shows people from various walks of life, young and old experiencing Waku-Doki moments in their everyday life. Moments that every Indian can relate to.”
The campaign has appeared in the newspapers and has hit the TV channels. It has also aired on You Tube and radio channels.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor MD Hiroshi Nakagawa said, “With this campaign we are trying to move to the next level and assume a new face – thrilling, exhilarating and fun. With this shift, we hope to build up the emotional quotient and endear our consumers to the brand .We are “very Waku Doki with this campaign” and hope this Waku Doki feeling can be widely spread in India. ”
In the year 2010, Toyota launched its ‘Quality Promise’ campaign which was supported and further enhanced by the ‘Toyota yani Bharosa’ campaign. It aimed at rewarding every consumer with a smile.
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Sapphire Foods FY26 revenue rises to Rs 3,125 crore, posts loss
Q4 revenue at Rs 792 crore, FY26 loss at Rs 32 crore amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: If growth is on the menu, profitability seems to have taken a brief detour. Sapphire Foods India reported a steady rise in topline for FY26, even as rising costs weighed on profitability. Revenue from operations grew to Rs 3,125 crore for the year ended March 31, 2026, up from Rs 2,882 crore in FY25. However, the company swung to a loss, reporting a net loss of Rs 32 crore for FY26, compared to a profit of Rs 17 crore in the previous year. Total income for the year stood at Rs 3,153 crore, while total expenses climbed to Rs 3,167 crore, reflecting pressure across key cost heads.
In the March quarter, revenue came in at Rs 792 crore, compared to Rs 711 crore in the same period last year. The company reported a quarterly net loss of Rs 13 crore, against a profit of Rs 2 crore a year earlier.
Cost pressures remained visible across operations. Material costs rose to Rs 995 crore for FY26, while employee expenses increased to Rs 428 crore. Other expenses, the largest component, stood at Rs 1,229 crore, underscoring the impact of store operations and expansion-related spends.
Depreciation and amortisation expenses also climbed to Rs 392 crore for the year, reflecting continued investments in store infrastructure and growth.
At the operating level, the company reported a loss before tax of Rs 37 crore for FY26, compared to a profit of Rs 23 crore in FY25. Exceptional items added Rs 24 crore to the cost burden during the year.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 3,256 crore as of March 31, 2026, up from Rs 3,041 crore a year earlier, indicating ongoing expansion. Net worth stood at Rs 1,389 crore.
Despite profitability pressures, operating cash flow remained resilient at Rs 507 crore, highlighting underlying business strength and demand stability.
The numbers paint a familiar picture in the quick-service restaurant space, growth continues to be served hot, but margins are still finding their footing.
