Tag: Akshali Shah

  • M/Six bags digital media mandate for Parag Milk Foods

    By Our Staff

     

    M/Six, GroupM’s outcome-based agency, has bagged the digital media mandate for Parag Milk Foods. The account will be handled out of m/SIX’s Mumbai office.

     

    Saket Sinha
    Saket Sinha

    Said Saket Sinha, Senior Vice President and Head of M/Six India: “We are delighted to partner with Parag Milk Foods. This win showcases m/SIX’s digital expertise and the client’s belief in us. With our proficiency and our DNA “Xcellerator”, our teams will further drive the brand’s success. The dairy FMCG space has seen phenomenal growth and evolution and with our business growth and consumer-centric approach, we will ensure to deliver successful brand and business results for Parag Milk Foods. We look forward to partnering with the brand in this exciting journey.”

     

    Akshali Shah
    Akshali Shah

    Talking about the collaboration, Akshali Shah, Sr. VP – Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Parag Milk Foods added: “The Indian dairy industry is growing consistently and is transforming at a great pace. Keeping in mind the evolving consumer preferences, Parag Milk Foods is not only keeping up with this acceleration but emerging as a pioneer through its various product offerings. In the new normal, every brand needs to adopt a different approach to brand building and innovation, which is why we see M/Six as a strategic partner that understands our brand and our vision to further meet our marketing goals. We are confident that the m/SIX team will continue to drive our brand to newer heights.”

     

  • WatConsult wins e-com mandate for Avvatar Sports Nutrition

    By A Correspondent

     

    WatConsult has bagged the e-commerce planning and management duties for Avvatar Sports Nutrition, a brand owned by Parag Milk Foods.

     

    Said Rajiv Dingra, Founder and CEO, WatConsult: “It is our pleasure to have Avvatar Sports Nutrition on board. With so many fitness apps and brands making a foray, the sports nutrition market is witnessing an encouraging surge and is indeed expected to grow in the coming future. With our ecommencify consult suite, we ensure that our clients have the right mix of strategy, technology and organisational construct to persevere, compete and scale in commerce solutions. Thus, we look forward to helping the brand strengthen its digital journey.”

     

    Added Akshali Shah, Senior VP – Sales and Marketing, Parag Foods: “We are delighted to announce that we have selected WatConsult ecommencify as our e-commerce partner after a meticulous selection process. We believe their expertise will take the brand to the next level through a more performance-driven approach. Through this partnership, we are sure we will be able to strengthen our brand’s outreach on e-commerce platforms multifold.”

     

     

  • Parag Milk Foods unfolds cheese story in latest ad film

    By A Correspondent

     

    Parag Milk Foods announced the launch of a new GO Cheese campaign, #HarTastyCheezMeinGOCheese. The TVC narrates a story of cheese lovers enjoying the delightful and happy moments with the type of cheese that suits their palate.

     

    Commenting on the launch of the new campaign, Akshali Shah, Senior VP, Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Parag Milk Foods said: “Go Cheese is India’s second-largest cheese brand. We understand our consumers’ taste preference and therefore we have innovated over 60+ cheese variants. We are the largest suppliers of cheese to major QSR (Quick Service Restaurants) and through this TVC, we are just starting to create conversations on Go Cheese being the common ingredient in all your favourite tasty snacks. We are confident that the campaign will resonate well with all food lovers.”

     

    Commenting on this, Samarth Srivastava, Senior VP & EBD and Hanoz Mogrelia, Senior VP & ECD, Wunderman Thompson Mumbai said: “We deliberately chose three different generations consuming delicious food in three different scenarios… so that the main idea landed better when it was revealed that all three were consuming Go Cheese. We had a super clear brief and we have tried to make the film interesting. If there is one thing we want people to relate to after being exposed to this TVC, it is to know that there is #HarTastyCheezMeinGOCheese.”

     

     

  • Parag Milk Foods unveils latest ad film for Go Cheese

    By A Correspondent

     

    Parag Milk Foods launched its latest ad film for Go Cheese titled, #HarTastyCheezMeinGOCheese. The TVC narrates a story of cheese lovers enjoying the delightful and happy moments with the type of cheese that suits their palate.

     

    Commenting on the launch of the new campaign, Akshali Shah, Senior VP, Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Parag Milk Foods Ltd. said:  “Go Cheese is India’s 2nd largest cheese brand. We understand our consumers’ taste preference and therefore we have innovated over 60+ cheese variants. We are the largest suppliers of cheese to major QSR (Quick Service Restaurants) and through this TVC, we are just starting to create conversations on Go Cheese being the common ingredient in all your favourite tasty snacks. We are confident that the campaign will resonate well with all food lovers.”

     

    Said Samarth Srivastava, Senior VP & EBD and Hanoz Mogrelia, Senior VP & ECD, Wunderman Thompson Mumbai: “We deliberately chose three different generations consuming delicious food in three different scenarios… so that the main idea landed better when it was revealed that all three were consuming Go Cheese. We had a super clear brief and we have tried to make the film interesting. If there is one thing we want people to relate to after being exposed to this TVC, it is to know that there is #HarTastyCheezMeinGOCheese.”

     

     

  • Parag Milk Foods salutes womanhood; unveils #CookForHer campaign

    By A Correspondent

    Gowardhan Ghee from the house of Parag Milk Foods Ltd has launched a campaign #cookforher to salute womanhood by expressing gratitude towards women by cooking a special recipe for their loved ones to celebrate International Women’s Day 2017.

    Crafted by JWT, the commercial talks about men realising and appreciating the multi-tasking women who take care of their family members keeping in mind their needs and liking.

    Commenting on this campaign, Akshali Shah, VP-Sales & Marketing, Parag Milk Foods Ltd. Said: “Women in every relation be it mom, sister, friend, wife plays a pivotal role in our lives. Yet, we have all at least once taken them for granted, forgetting their contributions in our lives. To break this attitude, Parag Milk Foods has launched its #CookForHer initiative. Through this, we want men to not just better understand but appreciate the contribution of women in their lives. Through this campaign, we appeal to all men to express their gratitude and reciprocate this love by cooking her favourite recipe for the ‘special’ women in their life and make them feel loved and appreciated on this Women’s Day. We at Parag Milk Foods salute all women, and hope this initiative will make them feel special.”

    Said Hanoz Mogrelia – VP and ECD, J Walter Thompson, Mumbai: “#CookForHer is a very finely balanced film, and we had to take a lot of care in getting the execution just right. We wanted men to realise what women do for them every day, but at the same time, we did not want to make men feel guilty about how they have behaved so far. We also wanted to make sure that women do feel special while ensuring that we do not come across as patronising in our approach to them. This is all about a sweet realization and the ensuing appreciation for the role that women play in men’s lives.”

     

  • Parag Milk Foods unveils #CookForHer campaign

     

     

    Gowardhan Ghee from the house of Parag Milk Foods Ltd has launched a campaign #cookforher to salute womanhood by expressing gratitude towards women by cooking a special recipe for their loved ones to celebrate the International Women’s Day on March 8, 2017.

    The company plans to release its new commercial across social media platforms on this occasion. Crafted by JWT, the commercial talks about men realising and appreciating the multi-tasking women who take care of their family members keeping in mind their needs and liking.

    Commenting on this campaign, Akshali Shah, VP-Sales & Marketing, Parag Milk Foods Ltd said: “Women in every relation be it mom, sister, friend, wife plays a pivotal role in our lives. Yet, we have all at least once taken them for granted, forgetting their contributions in our lives. To break this attitude, Parag Milk Foods has launched its #CookForHer initiative. Through this, we want men to not just better understand but appreciate the contribution of women in their lives. Through this campaign, we appeal to all men to express their gratitude and reciprocate this love by cooking her favourite recipe for the ‘special’ women in their life and make them feel loved and appreciated on this Women’s Day. We at Parag Milk Foods salute all women, and hope this initiative will make them feel special.”

    Said Hanoz Mogrelia – VP & ECD, J.Walter Thompson, Mumbai: “#CookForHer is a very finely balanced film, and we had to take a lot of care in getting the execution just right. We wanted men to realise what women do for them every day, but at the same time, we did not want to make men feel guilty about how they have behaved so far. We also wanted to make sure that women do feel special while ensuring that we do not come across as patronising in our approach to them. This is all about a sweet realisation and the ensuing appreciation for the role that women play in men’s lives.”

     

  • JWT wins mandate for Gowardhan Ghee & Go Cheese

    By A Correspondent

     

    Parag Milk Foods Ltd has awarded its creative mandate for Gowardhan Ghee and Go Cheese to J Walter Thompson India following a multi-agency pitch. The account will be handled by the Mumbai office. JWT won this account purely on the back of high quality strategic and creative presentation and due to the strength demonstrated in expanding the ideation to a 360 degree horizon.

     

    Mahesh Israni, Chief Marketing Officer, Parag Milk Foods Ltd asserted, “JWT works with a Think Global, Act Local, mindset with deep rooted understanding of the Indian market. The agency has in depth knowledge and understanding of consumer behaviour that will help as a catalyst not only in creating effective advertising but the entire holistic communication campaign around both the brands. The categories will get the desired impetus with a fresh perspective and new thinking.”

     

    Adding on the new partnership, Akshali Shah, VP- Strategy-Sales & Marketing said, “With the kind of pitch that JWT made and strategic roadmap they presented, I am confident this partnership will help create path breaking impactful communication and help us expand to next horizon categories in the consumer space of dairy business. Product innovation is our foundation and we thrive on the same, similarly out of box thinking is JWT’s uniqueness.”

     

    The mandate is to provide strategic and creative for their two flagship brands – Gowardhan Ghee & Go Cheese.  The agency will handle all mainline advertising and services for the brands. In addition to this, JWT Design also bagged the packaging design duties for Gowardhan Ghee and Go Cheese.

     

    Speaking on the wins, Samarth Shrivastava, Vice-President and Executive Business Director, J. Walter Thompson, Mumbai, said, “Gowardhan and Go are well established brands with a rich heritage in the Indian market. Our ambition will be to ensure that both brands become market leaders in their respective categories and continue to leverage the strong values of trust and purity that come with Parag. We look forward to partner them and create unique ideas and communication that is relevant to the category and thus more impactful.”