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UC launches UC X Amazon.in gift fest campaign along with Mission Mangal promotions
MUMBAI: UC Browser – world’s No.1 third-party mobile browser and a content platform, has partnered with e-commerce giant Amazon.in to launch a UC X Amazon.in Gift Fest for users from August 07 to August 16.The main purpose of this collaboration is to distribute coupons from Amazon.in on the UC browser, which has 130 million active users in India. UC launched this campaign along with the promotion of the upcoming movie Mission Mangal, which is jointly produced by Fox Star Studios, Hope Productions and Cape of Good Films.
According to Mr. Huaiyuan Yang, Vice President, UC Web Global Business, UC believes that this campaign can achieve a win-win result. “UC always focuses on user's benefits and needs. Launching this campaign with Amazon.in and Fox Star Studios is one of UC’s efforts to provide its 130 million Indian users with various benefits.”
UC Browser has introduced a new creative feature to distribute prizes and popularize Mission Mangal in India. Users have to find the variance between 2 very similar versions of the movie poster, on the lines of a popular game “Spot the Difference”. By participating in this simple yet fun game, users on UC Browser stand a chance to win cashback coupons from Amazon.in for prepaid recharges, paying utility bills and booking movie tickets for Mission Mangal on bookmyshow.com. UC distributes coupons from Aug 7 to Aug 11.
UC Browser also launches multiple in-app activities to promote Mission Mangal, including various vote cards and comment cards for its users. There are a vast array of short videos, including trailers and bloopers of the film, for UC’s vast user base of 130 million. According to the latest data, Entertainment is the most consumed content category on UC News Feed Platform. UC Browser has been cooperating with top Indian production houses for video licenses related to movies with an aim to offer diverse and localised content to its vast user base.
For the popular Indian festival of Raksha Bandhan, UC Browser will also encourage users to join the "Spot the Difference" game to find the difference between two very similar Raksha Bandhan related images, which will stand a chance to win cash from Amazon.in from Aug 12 toAug16. Users can directly use the cash they win when paying various bills through Amazon.in, including prepaid-recharge, electricity bills, DTH recharges, etc.
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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.
