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February 4: Everyone knows green tea means healthy. But how many could have imagined green tea could ever be tasty!

Aakash (26) and Jay Sotta (23),  hailing from a family history in tea trade for over a century now, set out on a mission to redefine how green tea is consumed in India. They innovated at two levels – firstly, they devised a simple yet effective system that sandwiches green tea leaves and natural ingredients between the base of the paper cup and a smartly fitted paper filter, making it convenient to brew. Secondly, they had a unique approach to green tea, by introducing them in Indian flavours like Paan and Chatkara, which made the green tea drinking experience seamless and pleasurable without compromising on the health benefits. With Cup-ji, all you need is hot water that you can pour into the cup, and voila! Your refreshing beverage is ready!

This combination of Indian flavours and goodness of Ayurveda, coupled with this simple and effective system that has nominated Cup-ji as one of the top 4 finalists in the Most Innovative Beverage category in Gulfood 2021, the largest International F&B event, seeing exhibitors from 85 countries and attendees from 156 countries, becoming the only brand to represent India on this global stage.

“Gulfood is the most important event of the year for food professionals looking to source the latest products, gauge market developments, and connect with global suppliers.”

As a representative of India in this International F&B event, Cup-ji has achieved a remarkable feat in its very 1st year of launch!

For a country that begins its day with “Ek garam chai ki pyaali”, where chai means a concoction of sugar, milk, and patti, where tea is boiled to make it “Kadak”, the concept of “brewing” green tea seems a long and hard road. So naturally, it will take a disruptive innovation to either educate the consumers or simply make it effortless. They chose to make it convenient and introduced Cup-ji which only requires customers to pour boiling water, without managing the messy strainers and risk of over brewing, leading to a bitter after taste.

The co-founders, Aakash and Jay Sotta, realized that the key to reaching its audience is to make the experience as familiar to the Indian diaspora as possible, and hence, Cup-ji has launched Paan and Chatkara variants, the scents that every Indian is not only familiar to, but also has nostalgic memories with. These flavours have stayed on the palate of those who have tasted Cup-ji.

So far, Cup-ji has received tremendously positive reviews from everyone who has tried the product. They’re steadily penetrating the streets of Mumbai, the hometown of its founders, and Cup-ji will soon be a household name in all parts of the country, and all corners of the world!

You can check them out on www.cupji.com

Pour, Swirl, and Pour!!

The consolidation includes takeover of Deep Plast to streamline the overall management of the company’s offerings

 February 3: Deep Polymers, a Specialty Chemicals manufacturing company listed on the BSE Main Board and headquartered in Ahmedabad aims at improving its organizational efficiency by consolidating different ventures under a single umbrella. This includestake-over of Deep Plast, a former independent venture dealing in masterbatches and plastic fillers.

The seed of the company that now manufactures over 12,000 MT of Color Masterbatches and over 25,000 MT of Filler Masterbatches was planted in 1992 by Mr. Rameshbhai Patel. Over the course of 25 years, Mr. Patel is focused on growing his business and in FY 2003-04 the production grew to 6,000 MT per annum. In 2005, Deep Polymers Pvt. Ltd. was established. By FY 2008-09, the company’s production quantity shot up to 16,000 MT per annum. After becoming a member of the Plastics Export Promotion Council in 2016, the company was finally listed on BSE SME in 2018 and shifted to the Main Board in 2021.

At present, the company deals with the manufacturing of white masterbatches, black masterbatches, colored masterbatches, UV masterbatches, plastic additives, and antifab fillers. The fillers produced by the company include white fillers, super brightener fillers, colored tinge fillers, and natural fillers.

The management at Deep Polymers is willing to simplify the group structure to focus on each unit effectively and in a centralized manner. Mr. Rameshbhai Patel, the founder and CEO of Deep Polymers believes that the takeover would help the company reach new heights. He says, “Efficient management is the key to thriving in a market as dynamic as India. By bringing multiple initiatives under centralized management, we aim at expanding our horizons and solidifying our offerings. We are also looking forward to diversifying and entering into new markets to leverage the expertise of our team.”

Along with manufacturing masterbatches, additives, and fillers, Deep Polymers aims at diversifying its venture by manufacturing and processing PET fibers. The company has reportedly ordered twin-screw compounding devices from Germany to start production soon. The advanced equipment would be used by Deep Polymers for producing PBT/PET optical fiber, polyester sheets, polyester automotive, and PBT/PET bottles.

February 3: Shruti Kaushik, Founder at Wise Mango, Inc joins Finance Blocks as a Branding and Marketing Advisor. She has been working in the Fintech Sector, both in public and private domain, for the last 6 years, and has contributed to various on-brand activities that have helped companies monetize on their growing recognition.

Given her accomplishments and diverse organic-growth hacking techniques, Shruti has been featured in top media publications like Economic Times, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Your Story, Times of India, and many more.

On her recent appointment with Finance Blocks, as a Branding and Marketing Advisor, Shruti quotes

“Finance Blocks is breaking the barriers of fintech revolution through its inspiring vision of offering financial inclusion to the unbanked population. Enabling the rural parts of the world with credit access is extremely essential in the present times, especially when the world has started to wake up to the realization that financial literacy, transparency, and independence is integral to securing one’s future.”

Shruti further adds “According to the World Bank report, out of 3.4 billion rural people, 1.7 billion people are unbanked. With 225 million financially unaware adults, China comprises 13% of the world’s unbanked population. India is second with 190 million unbanked adults. Pakistan and Indonesia, with 100 million and 95 million unbanked adults, all statistics if averaged together, make up 12% of the world’s population. Meaning,12% of the world population is officially “unbanked.” These figures direct us to only one realization that a large portion of the world is not financially literate and hence have no access to financial benefits and ease, which the government or companies are able to offer. The current focus of Finance Blocks is to provide credit access, and enable financial inclusion with transparency, the company is driven towards creating a trustless protocol for open and transparent rural banking.

Shruti, who is also a renowned global marketing consultant, adds “Finance Blocks is bridging the gaps of rural financial banking by eliminating challenges for RFIs (Rural Financial Institutions) and the general rural population as well.”

New Delhi (India), February 3: In business, experience and inspiration are two main pillars that lead to wisdom and success. For decades now, India has been home to some of the brilliant minds and influential leaders who have played a vital role in changing the economic and business landscape in the country. The Indian Alert, a growing digital media platform for news and marketing in association with Digisharks Communications honors the Top 10 CEOs of the year, who define business not through their suits or stocks but through their vision, failures, and courage.

1. Dr. Sukanta Kumar Jena – CEO of Inovaantage : Dr. Sukanta Kumar Jena, CEO of Inovaantage , who is passionate about delivering unmatched values to the customers in the form of tailor made, tech powered, and pioneering solutions, Inovaantage specializes in verticals including electricity, telecom, transportation, and logistics.
   Dr. Sukanta is a forward-looking visionary leader who is always prepared to deal with any crisis. Even a global crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, which has dampened the spirits of many industrial bigwigs, could not stop him from achieving his goal of global business expansion.

Dr. Sukanta believes in leading by example and promotes an action-oriented leadership culture. He is motivated by a strong sense of urgency, concentrating on the task at hand and ensuring its timely completion.

2. Dr. Sridhar Peddireddy – CEO of Renova Hospitals : Dr. Sridhar Peddireddy, a full-time Healthcare Administrator with a Master’s Degree in Hospital Management and a Doctorate in Healthcare, has built brands like IACI&RC and Omega Hospitals to tremendous heights over the course of his 22-year career. Dr. Sridhar has become an entrepreneur, establishing two companies: Renova Hospitals and Ziva Fertility Center. Besides that, Dr. Sridhar is a philanthropist who founded the Sri Dharani Foundation, an NGO that helps poor people in the fields of health, education, and the environment.
3. Dr. Karan Goel – CEO of KevaKaipo Industries : A multi-faceted personality, Dr. Karan Goel, CEO of KevaKaipo Industries is a connoisseur who has been conferred with numerous accolades and recognitions. With no exposure and without any family background, Dr. Goel started his maiden business venture from a small office with just 5 products in hand and operating with a team force of just 10. Having faced acute losses at the initial step, this rising star knew no boundaries and the dominant position of Kevakaipo Industries at present is a clear picture of the hardships that this iron man faced and built up a massive empire. Today KevaKaipo Industries is positioned as one of the most trusted brand name & a conglomerate in the Healthcare & FMCG sector in India with a product range of more than 600 in different segments catering to the needs of all age groups. Not only this, but the company is eyeing to expand the range with 1000 additions along with a diversified plan.

4. Rania Lampou – CEO of Greek Astronomy and Space Company (Annex Salamis) : Rania Lampou is the CEO of the Greek Astronomy and Space Company (Annex Salamis). She is also aGlobal Educator, STEM instructor, ICT teacher trainer, neuroeducation researcher, international keynote speaker, author of scientific books for kids and global peace ambassador in Greece. Furthermore, she is the founder and international coordinator of many innovative STEM international projects that focus on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals described in the 2030 Agenda and she has been awarded many international prizes (over 130) for her projects. 

5. Abhishek Gupta – CEO of Altos Enterprises Ltd : An adept personality, who has a long-term vision for the Indian Direct Selling Industry, Abhishek Gupta is clearly the next youthful business leader of our generation.

During Covid-19 Pandemic, he demonstrates inspirational leadership towards the Direct Sellers & encourages them participate in community programmes.
Under his dynamic leadership, Altos Enterprises has been remodelled, and business processes have been modernised to meet the demands of the country’s fast changing consumer demographic profile.With great ambitions to make India a prosperous nation, Mr. Abhishek Gupta has set a goal of making India, one of the top five direct selling markets in the world.

6. Dr. Huz – CEO of Wockhardt Foundation : Dr. Huz (Huzaifa Khorakiwala) is the CEO of Wockhardt Foundation that works across health, education and sanitation programmes making a difference in the lives of millions of people. He is also the Executive Director of Wockhardt Limited and is part of the promoter family of the Wockhardt Group which is a leading pharmaceutical and healthcare group in India. He has been recognised as a great humanitarian, who has received several prestigious awards and 13 Honorary Doctorates in his career spanning more than 25 years.

7. Sanjay Mandavia – CEO of FLY Big India Pvt. Ltd : Sanjay Mandavia, a risk-taking business leader with over two decades of experience as a pilot and entrepreneur, is always one step ahead of his peers in spotting business possibilities that can add incremental value to society.

His participation in a bid to buy Jet Airways demonstrated his leadership commitment in reviving one of the world’s most valued airlines.

With the launch of FlyBig in January 2021, it is apparent that he has great aspirations for the Indian aviation industry, and the country clearly needs experts and luminaries like him who can create innovative business models that benefit the entire economy.

8. Sumeet Soni Founder – CEO of Zapbuild : Sumeet Soni leads one of the most prolific and esteemed IT conglomerates in India, having its base in the US and Singapore as well.
   As the CEO of Zapbuild and the originator of practically countless innovations, Soni has been spearheading his team to success in numerous product development projects, mobile and web applications, business development initiatives, strategic planning, digital marketing, and much more.

The lessons learned in his early professional life when he served in many key leadership positions has shaped his visionary and compassionate persona.
Coming from a humble family, Sumeet holds his head high building a digital transformation conglomerate as a bootstrap venture. His mighty aspirations include global brand equity for Zapbuild, which already has multiple global clients.
His team basks in the glory of his inspiring and joyful leadership.

9. Dr. Shweta Singh Founder – CEO of Ennoble IP & SheReal : Dr. Shweta Singh, is a first-generation serial entrepreneur and a true epitome of diligence and poised lady. She is a rich amalgamation and affluence of technology, management and law. Without any business background and over the top challenging society she made it to herself by now. She has her hands-on field of Intellectual Property Rights, Business Ecosystem. While enlarging her parent company Ennoble IP, she has also established her NPO Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Foundation (WIEF) which dedicatedly working upon women-led start-ups and small businesses. She has also been blessed by our honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji for her continuous work towards women’s empowerment and upliftment. She is also creating a Blockchain platform SheReal for women and has also established her research firm Council of Industrial Innovation and Research (CIIR).

In her promising career, she has been honored with many prestigious awards such as Felicitated by Ministry of Finance in India for excellence in women entrepreneurship, Recipient of Times 40 under 40 and many more.

10. Mayur Nandan – CEO of Ellora Constructions: Mayur Nandan is professional in infrastructure industry, who found his passion in the field at a very young age. Inspired by his father, he pursued his studies in Civil engineering and started his own venture Ellora Constructions in 2016. Gradually he expanded his vision and founded Ellora Agro, Ellora Automotive, ELR Enterprises, and Ellora Foundation under the group. Awarded as the “Most Trusted Construction company in Maharashtra” in 2021, Ellora Constructions has been delivering quality projects and established itself as a well-known stalwart in the infrastructure industry. 

SOURCE LINK : THE INDIAN ALERT