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YiPPee! launches ‘Be A Star’ contest
Mumbai: Earlier this year, YiPPee! noodles, launched its new brand communication “Why Just Be Happy, When You Can Be YiPPee!” embodying the philosophy that YiPPee! Makes You Full of Life. As an extension to this, YiPPee! is thrilled to announce the unique “Be A Star” Contest. This initiative aims to fuel consumers’ creativity in making unique and engaging content on their brand association with YiPPee!, while giving them the chance to experience the thrill of being a star.
The trend of curating content is at an all-time high. As per industry reports, India will have the largest base of over 100 million content creators across social media platforms in 2023. This initiative thus, presents every consumer with an opportunity to create content and be featured on the brand’s platform.
Participants will have to create, shoot and share their most creative ‘Noodle slurping moment’ with YiPPee!. To take the contest a notch higher, the brand will aim to create a World Record for creating the “World’s Longest Noodle Slurp video”. Being part of this attempt to set a world record, participants will forever be associated with a remarkable achievement. YiPPee! will also giveaway premium content creator gear to selected entries to celebrate their imagination and creativity.
In conjunction with this contest, YiPPee! has also released a new television commercial (TVC) to drive participation. Conceptualised by Ogilvy India, the TVC captures the essence of the contest “Be A Star” by portraying individuals from diverse backgrounds enthusiastically showcasing their noodle-slurping skills and also showing the various content creator gear that is up for grabs.
Commenting on the new initiative, ITC Foods Division COO – Snacks, Noodles & Pasta Kavita Chaturvedi said, “With the ‘Be A Star’ Contest, we aim to celebrate the creativity and individuality of our consumers, while also attempting the World’s Longest Noodle Slurp Video. This innovative promotion perfectly aligns with YiPPee!’s brand ethos to inspire one and all to live life to the fullest and embrace a fun, energetic spirit”.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
