the Book Launch of 'Dard Bhari Muskaan'

  

 the Book Launch of 'Dard Bhari Muskaan' penned by Nitin Mishra's mother Smt. Kamala Mishra. Also they did grand announcement of their BCL Team "Lucknow Nawabs" with all the players.

The 6th Edition of the India International Coffee Festival inaugurated in Mumbai

Mumbai, Jan 21st 2016: India’s flagship coffee summit, India International Coffee Festival, organized by India Coffee Trust and supported by the Coffee Board of India was inaugurated by Shri. Roberio Oliviera Silva, Executive Director, International Coffee Organization today in Mumbai. Playing perfect hosts to their guests were Ms. Leena Nair, Chairman Coffee Board of India and Chairman, IICF Steering Committee along with Mr. Anil Kumar Bhandari, President India Coffee Trust and Vice Chairman IICF Steering Committee were seen interacting with industry delegates and thought leaders from the Coffee fraternity amongst others at the event. Ms. Geetu Verma, Executive Director-Foods & Refreshment, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. addressed the audience and shared insights on the coffee industry.

The biennial festival began from January 19^th -23^rd, 2016 at The Lalit, Mumbai. Ms. Leena Nair, Chairman, Coffee Board of India and Chairman, IICF Steering Committee said “Coffee is a versatile beverage. Internationally, coffee has transcended beyond levels in the last few years. India for the last decade has recorded a robust consumption rate of 5-6%, it is yet to catch up with the refined consumption habits of the sophisticated coffee markets .It is heartening to note that about 35% of the Indian Coffee Exports in the year 2014-15 is due to value-added products. The 12^th plan has a comprehensive avenue through which subsidies can also be availed for export of high-value green coffee to far off destinations and value-added coffee as India brand”

Talking about the India International Coffee Festival, Mr. Anil Kumar Bhandari, President India Coffee Trust and Vice Chairman IICF Steering Committee said, “The primary focus of IICF 2016 is to create a gateway to India’s unsaturated market through this platform for Indian and International stakeholders. We aim at increasing coffee footprint across the country. The theme for this year’s festival is “Celebrating with Coffee”. We see a great future to retail coffee in the country. Through the workshops arranged as part of this festival, we are encouraging and training coffee enthusiasts by creating skilled resources in the industry as that is the need of the hour today!”

IICF 2016 is crafted to provide a glimpse into the current coffee developments & emerging opportunities and will connect the entire coffee industry through a series of educative, business, networking & festive events. Several eminent speakers, industry specialists and globally renowned experts will discuss & deliberate how coffee technology has evolved over the last 2 years.

The 5-day festival which is currently underway comprises of an International Conference Exhibition for all things coffee, Skill-building workshops, Product launches, Coffee Quiz, Coffee Awards, and a host of other exciting activities. The festival will also serve as a platform for many Coffee Growers, Roasters, Retailers, Equipment suppliers, Researchers and entrepreneurs. Visitors will get to enjoy coffee tastings, hands-on workshops, demonstrations from world-class baristas, a preview of the latest products and so much more.

This year the festival saw as many as 500 delegates for the conference and skill building workshops.  More than 60 companies are exhibiting at the Coffee Expo, drawing visitors from across the globe. Leading brands like Hindustan UniLever, Tata Coffee, Nestle, Leo Coffee, Buhler, Kaapi Machines MK Associates, Swiss Pack, Bunn-O-Matic, Diedrich, CMA, Probat, YARA India, Rabo Bank, Eltex marketing Services, Controlmatic, etc. are exhibiting at the event .Coffee Board will recognize and reward the Best Roasters, Curers, Exporters as well as Finest Coffees at the Awards Ceremony to be held at the event. Barista Championship awards will also be presented at the ceremony. For the first time, through online popular voting, India’s Best Café’s will also be recognized and rewarded.

IICF 2016 will also see the India premiere of the globally acclaimed film, “Caffeinated”. The maker of this documentary Mr Vishal Solanki is going to be a part of the premiere for an interactive talk with the audience.

Startups have completely transformed the way India consumes their Coffee be it Coffee delivery or E-commerce or Cafés or Roast & Ground Coffee sellers. IICF will also play a large focus on this Start-ups who are currently thriving on the Indian coffee scene.

IICF has also organized a Café Crawl in Mumbai during the event, where Coffee aficionados will be taken through some of the Best Coffee Spots in the city, right from the quaint little filter coffee joints to the downtown chic cafes, while tasting their signature coffees along the way.

Future Group & Jubilant Foodworks Sweep The Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards with Three Awards Each

~Aditya Birla Retail bags Two Key Food & Grocery Trophies~

~Godrej Nature’s Basket once again declared the IMAGES Food & Grocery Speciality Retailer for the 6^thConsecutive Year~

~Bigbasket.com emerges the IMAGES Most Admired Online Grocery Retailer of the Year~

Mumbai, 21^st January, 2016: The second day of the 9th annual mega congregation of the India Food Forum held in Mumbai culminated in the 9^th Annual Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards, which felicitated outstanding achievements of food service operators and food & grocery retailers for the calendar year 2015.

At a glittering ceremony attended by the who’s who of foodservice and food retail sectors in India, Future Group bagged the award for Retail Expansion – Increase in store count and retail space in the Food & Grocery Retail segment as well as for Effective Technology Application in the same segment. The Group’s supermarket chain Easyday, which it acquired in 2015, was adjudged the IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: National Supermarket.

Future Group’s technology deployments in 2015 included the launch of the Clubcard Mobile app, which gives customers a complete view of their shopping history and point balance. An advanced ERP system upgraded and made the POS easier for staff, while a Video-on-Shelf feature delivered better shopping experiences. The group’s MIS tool  MANTHAN analysed bill penetration data to design consumer-led offerings and optimise its assortments across all its retail formats. The Future Group SAP version was implemented across all Easyday stores and DC operations in just 30 days/time, while its successful SAP, WINCOR TP.net, and JDA-Intactics implementation was declared an achievement on its own in the Indian retail sector

Jubilant Foodworks’ QSR chain Domino’s won the prestigious category of IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Chain of the Year for Foreign Origin. Domino’s has 948 outlets located in 217 cities in India. The chain logged 19% growth in sales turnover over the previous year, 21% growth in retail space and same store sales grew by 5% over the previous year

The company’s other QSR format Dunkin’ Donuts won the award for IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Retailer of the Year: Effective Technology Adoption. Domino’s also bagged the award for Retail Expansion – Increase in store count and retail space in the foodservice segment. 

Aditya Birla Retail won twin awards with More Megastore winning the IMAGES Most Admired Large Format Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year, and Aditya Birla Retailbeing declared the IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year for Private Label Development. At Aditya Birla Retail, retail space for private labels increased 12% in 2015 over the previous year. Owing to the various initiatives taken in 2015, the FMCG private label delivered margin higher than manufacturers’ FMCG, for the first time ever. Due to More’s clear positioning of Quality 1^st and consistent delivery of its quality standards at all touch points, consumers showed immense trust in the More branded staples, making More brand the leading private label business in the portfolio.

In a showcase of its continuous excellence, Godrej Nature’s Basket was once again declared the IMAGES Food & Grocery Speciality Retailer yet again for the 6th consecutive year.

Also notably, young turk Chaayos’ experiments with chai bore fruit with the brand -- which was born in November 2012 -- bagging two awards: for IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Chain Of The Year: Cafes & Bars, and for IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Chain Of The Year: Human Resource Policies & Initiatives.

Haldiram’s bagged the prestigious award for of IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Chain of the Year: Indian Origin. Haldiram’s currently has 44 outlets located in 11 cities; the chain registered 11% growth in sales turnover in 2015 over the previous year, sales per square foot grew by 15% over the previous year, and same store sales grew by 13 %.

Other home-grown concepts in food service that were honored were Natural Ice Cream, Goli Vada Pav, Kebab Xpress, Heritage Fresh, and Berco’s. Convenience store chain Twenty Four Seven bagged the trophy for highest same store sales growth and Trent Hypermarket for supply chain management in the food & grocery retail segment.

Along the food tech companies, Bigbasket.com was adjudged the IMAGES Most Admired Online Grocery Retailer of the Year, while start-up Askmegrocery.com was declared the IMAGES Most Admired Online Grocery Hyperlocal Start-up of the Year.

Launched just over six months ago, on 15^th Jun 2015, Askmegrocery.com has over 1.5 lac SKUs with a visit to buy conversion ratio of 23%. The e-tailer follows an asset light model with zero inventory and no warehousing, and also provides cutting edge technology tools to sellers to boost their businesses with intelligent business analytics, demand forecast, marketing tools and easy inventory management.

Selection Process & Jury Members:

The Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2016 selection process involved inviting entries from the nation’s leading food service and food & grocery retailers across multiple categories. The Jury analyzed key performance metrics such as growth in top line sales and retail presence, sales per square foot, same store sale growth. The Jury also studied the impact of IT application, innovation, marketing, supplier relations and employee practices. The Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards (CCGSA) Jury - comprises distinguished personalities that spanned business media, research and consulting with vast experience and thorough insights into the business of foodservice/ food & grocery – goes through the presentation and gives scores based on parameters observed across the nominees. The jury for Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2016 included Seema Chandra (Food Editor, NDTV Lifestyle and Convergence), Bijou Kurien (Board Member, L Capital Asia), Harish Bijoor (CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc.), Rama Bijapurkar (Author & Marketing Expert), Sunil Alagh (Founder & Chairman, SKA Advisors) Amit Lohani (Convenor, Forum of Indian Food Importers), Debashish Mukherjee (Partner & Co Head, Consumer & Retail Industries, India & SEA, A. T. Kearney), Jyoti Bhasin (Regional Director, NFS International), Deepak Pillai (Director, Retail & Merchandising, Nielsen), Abheek Singhi (Senior Partner & Director, Boston Consulting Group), Anuj Puri (Chairman & Country Head, JLL India) and Amitabh Taneja (Chief Convenor, India Food Forum)

The ceremony honored retailers across 3 broad categories – Performance Awards, Jury Awards, and Excellence Awards.Performance Awards were based on 360 degree assessment, Jury Awards were basis qualitative parameters only, and Excellence Awards were based on quantitative achievements.

COCA COLA GOLDEN SPOON AWARDS 2016 - Awardees:

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Chain of the Year: QSR Indian Origin: Haldiram's

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Chain of the Year: QSR Foreign Origin: Domino’s

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Chain of the Year: Cafes & Bars: Chaayos

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Chain of the Year: Ice-cream & Dessert Parlours: Natural Ice Cream

·         IMAGES Most Admired Foodservice Retailer of the Year: Dine-in: Berco's

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Retailer of the Year: Effective Technology Adoption: Dunkin' Donuts

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Retailer of the Year: Supply Chain Management: Kebab Xpress

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Retailer of the Year: Human Resource Policies & Initiatives: Chaayos

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Retailer of the Year: F & B Quality, Safety & Menu Planning: KFC

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Retailer of the Year: Marketing, Promotions & Customer Service: Baskin Robbins

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Retailer of the Year: Retail Expansion – Increase in store count and retail space:Domino's

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food Service Retailer of the Year: Store Performance - Sales Per Sq. Ft. & Same Store Sales Growth:Goli Vada Pav

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: Regional Supermarket: Heritage Fresh

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: National Supermarket: Easyday

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: Speciality: Godrej Nature's Basket

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: Private Label Development: Aditya Birla Retail

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: Large Format: More Megastore

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: Effective Technology Application: Future Group

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: Supply Chain Management: Trent Hypermarket

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: Human Resource Policies & Initiatives: HyperCity

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: Merchandising, Marketing, Consumer Promotions & Customer Service: Spencer's Retail

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: Retail Expansion – Increase in store count and retail space:Future Group

·         IMAGES Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year: Store Performance - Sales Per Sq. Ft. & Same Store Sales Growth: Twenty Four Seven

·         IMAGES Most Admired Online Grocery Hyperlocal Start-up of the Year: AskMeGrocery.com

·         IMAGES Most Admired Online Grocery Retailer of the Year: Bigbasket.com

After a long day of high powered conferences, knowledge workshops, business networking and exhibitions… the evening was a time to sit back and get some wholesome entertainment as the industry celebrated excellence in the business of food. The glorious awards evening was hosted by Neha Sareen,  a well-known television / sports presenter and a film critic. Leading Comedian Sapan Verma left the audience in splits with his intelligent comedy.

The Trailer of much awaited Poshter Girl revealed

Viacom18 Motion Pictures next Marathi film ‘Poshter Girl’ is slated to release on 12th February, 2016

Mumbai: Poshter Girl dwells on the Social satire. This creation is first of its kind in the Marathi industry which would swiftly pass a nice social message in a hilarious way. The film floats in “Pargav Tekawde” a small village.

Ajit Andhare COO of Viacom18 motion pictures also addressed the media and he added “we have done many bollywood movies but now are vision is to explore in Marathi film industry and Poshter girl is an bold step for it.

Poshter Girl flashes light over a serious issue of female feticide in a very light hearted manner.

The name of the movie is very interesting and a positive message will pass automatically from this movie and surely audience will love it.

The New Year would have a refreshing and new concepts in this industry.

Actors Sonali Kulkarni, Hemant Dhome, Hrishikesh Joshi, Jeetendra Joshi, Aniket Vishwasrao, Sandeep Phatak, Akshay Tanksale, Siddharth Menon are playing important role.

Sonali Kulkarni said “ she is happy being the protagonist for the film but she feels proud that she is the new face of change in Marathi film industry for women centric cinema.

Music composed by Amitraj and Produced by Viacom 18 motions pictures and Chalo Film Banayein

A Viacom18 Motion Pictures Film - Poshter Girl is produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and 

Chalo Film Banaye 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRm0jeCl8js

Juhi's fitness secret revealed in Chalk N Duster

Veteran actress Juhi Chawla has managed to have a firm standing in Bollywood for over 30 years now & will be seen in an upcoming movie Chalk N Duster alongside actresses Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta based on the current flawed education system that has been commercialized. 

Juhi insisted the makers of the film to include a scene where she is seen practicing yoga as the Miss India title holder herself has been a staunch follower of yoga & wanted to give out a subliminal message to the audiences. 

Juhi Chawla manages to look flawless looking as fresh as she looked in QSQT & she only has her healthy lifestyle & fitness regime to thank for. 

Juhi shares, 'The movie also throws light on how teachers are in their regular lives. I strongly believe one needs to have a balanced mind to be at peace throughout the day. I personally practice yoga before commencing my day so why not show a teacher do it.' 

Juhi shares her fitness secret, ' I am glad I am an actress, as that way I realize I have to look good, feel good and remain healthy. For that, I eat in moderation,  drink a lot of water, do yoga, and what I miss right now is a nice long walk! An ideal day for me would be able to do some work, manage my family and life at home and also get some exercise like walking in fresh air or out in the greenery somewhere.' 

UMumba team is supporting Mumbai police and Mumbai traffic police for road safety awareness

UMumba team is supporting Mumbai police and Mumbai traffic police for road safety awareness, They are very keen to work with mumbai police on their campaign. 

"CITW IS AN INITIATIVE TOWARDS MAKING SWACHH BHARAT POSSIBLE" - INDUSTRIES MINISTER, SUBHASH DESAI AT THE INAUGURATION OF ASIA'S LARGEST CLEANLINESS EXPO

   Mumbai: “Clean India Technology Week is a great initiative aimed at bettering present cleaning systems and making Swachh Bharat possible,” announced Shri Subhash Desai, Minister of Industries, Govt of Maharashtra, at the inauguration of five concurrent expos, today. Part of Clean India Technology Week (CITW) 2016, the expos comprised of Clean India Pulire; Car Care Expo; IFS Expo; Waste Technology India Expo and Laundrex India. Organised by the VIS Group in partnership with Afidamp Servizi, Italy, the event will go on till January 23 at Bombay Exhibition and Convention Centre, Mumbai.

Speaking at the event, the Minister further elaborated that, “Mumbai is the economic capital of India and we have to make every effort at keeping our city clean and green. Our Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of Swachh Bharat is not only the responsibility of a few but of each and every one of us. Today, at CITW we are witnessing innovations and new technologies that will help us in making rapid strides towards achieving a cleaner India.”

A one of its kind activity, CITW brings together cleaning and waste management professionals from across the globe and showcases over 600 national and international cleaning products and systems have been showcased. “On one level, it gets together professionals and brands associated with the cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation industry, while on other levels it engages Government bodies through participation, takes up massive public awareness campaigns, awards achievers in the field and showcases the latest cleaning technologies of the world through expos and holds seminars to engage the industry, among others,” says Mangala Chandran, Director-VIS Group.

Cleaning industry professionals, service providers, FM managers, solution seekers from sectors like healthcare, pharma, industries, business houses, hotels and government department & bodies such as transport corporations, Municipal Corporations who are increasingly looking for cleaning & hygiene solutions formed part of the event.

The expos not only feature stalls by leading players like Alfred Karcher GmbH & Co. KG., Nilfisk, Roots Multiclean, Charnock, Electrolux Professionals, Wasmaatic, Manmachine Works, but are also playing host to an eclectic mix of events like International IFM summit on January 22 on the relevance of infrastructure and Facility management to a company’s business strategy in the current competitive environment at The Leela, Mumbai and 2^nd Clean India Awards gala night.

January22

Venue: Bombay Exhibition and Convention Centre, Mumbai

·         Hall VI: Clean India Pulire; Car Care Expo; IFS Expo; Waste Technology India Expo and Laundrex India, 10AM-5PM

·         Hall I, International Lounge: Laundrex Net – Presentations and Panel Discussions on Best Practices in laundry and Emerging Trends, 10am-1.30pm

·         Hall I, International Lounge: MEET THE EXPERT -- Presentations and Panel Discussions on Self Reliant Waste Management and Creating Clean Cities

January 23

·         Hall VI: Clean India Pulire; Car Care Expo; IFS Expo; Waste Technology India Expo and Laundrex India, 10AM-5PM

·         Hall I, International Lounge: Panel Discussion on Current Challenges with Today’s Housekeeping, and Debate on Creating Synergies, 10AM-2PM

Government bodies including Central Pollution Control Board; Maharashtra State Ministries - Water and Sanitation, Transport and Tourism; MCGM and Kolhapur Municipal Corporations have already extended their support to the event. Among the other supporting associations are CREDAI, Federation of Small Scale Industries, Maharashtra Societies Welfare Associations, Hospitality Purchasing Managers Forum, IPHA, VDMA and European Cleaning Machines Associations.

Clean India Technology Week yet again will showcase some of the latest technological advancements and innovations that have happened in the industry over the years. “In addition to this we will also be holding the 2^nd Clean India Awards that will reward accomplishments by individuals, corporations and Government bodies across categories,” concludes Mangala Chandran.

Event USPs

• Asia’s largest cleanliness event showcasing the latest solutions addressing the complete cleaning and hygiene requirements across a wide range of segments.
• 200 Exhibitors from 22 countries to showcase over 600 brands
• Over 100 new launches
• Over 17,000 Visitors have registered for the event

About the VIS Group

With decades of experience, VIS is an established organiser of specialized trade shows – Clean India Show; Clean India Pulire; TrafficInfraTech Expo; IFS Expo; Waste Technology India Expo; Laundrex India and Car Care. VIS’s vision is to provide researched information, business opportunities and common ground for knowledge dissemination and networking.