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Buffalo Wild Wings Launches Global Soccer-Themed Matchday Menu
The menu arrives on June 11. When the world comes together for soccer, there’s no better place for fans to gather to watch it all unfold than at Buffalo Wild Wings.
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Zappfresh FY26 PAT Surges 59% YoY To ₹14 Cr
Online meat delivery company Zappfresh saw its consolidated net profit for FY26 surge 59% to ₹14.3 Cr from ₹9 Cr in the previous year. The BSE SME-listed company also reported a profit of ₹7.3 in the second half (H2) of FY26, up a marginal 4.3% from ₹7 Cr in H1 FY26.
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Operations
MRM EXCLUSIVE: Food Quality Is the Strongest Loyalty Driver
Food quality is the strongest loyalty driver at 48 percent, far ahead of discounts or promotions at just six percent, according to the Summer 2026 Consumer Trends Report from Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine.
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Exponent Energy Cofounder Sanjay Jagannath Steps Down
Sanjay Byalal Jagannath has exited Exponent Energy, the EV rapid-charging startup he cofounded in 2020 with Arun Vinayak, amid a broader internal restructuring and leadership transition at the startup.
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Markets
Himalaya Wealth Managers Launches ₹500 Cr Fund To Back Growth Stage Deeptech SMEs
Himalaya Wealth Managers LLP has announced the launch of a new SEBI-registered Category I alternative investment fund (AIF), Himalaya SME Scheme-I, to invest in high-growth small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across India.
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D2C In Repricing Mode, Aequs Bleeds In Q4 & More
Indian D2C Brands Rethink Pricing, Margins The war in West Asia has triggered crude oil spikes, packaging shortages and squeezed margins, forcing brands to rework pricing and sourcing to stay relevant. So, can D2C brands survive this broken supply math?
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Ex-CARS24 Exec Himanshu Ratnoo Joins EMotorad As Cofounder
Mahendra Singh Dhoni-backed electric bicycle (ebike) startup EMotorad has roped in former CARS24 India CEO Himanshu Ratnoo as a cofounder.
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Kyuramen Unveils New Expansion Strategy Eying Premium Dining and Beverages
Kyuramen is broadening its growth ambitions.
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The High Price of Leadership Blind Spots—And How to Fix Them
Every leader has a blind spot, and most of the time it lives in the part of the shift they don’t work. If you always open, you have probably never seen what really happens during the last hour of the close.
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Technology
Wayback Burgers to Celebrate National Hamburger Day with $5 Classic Burger Deal
Wayback Burgers, America’s favorite hometown burger joint and one of the nation’s fastest-growing burger franchises, is celebrating National Hamburger Day with a juicy one-day-only offer for burger lovers nationwide.
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Inside Human Archive: The Y Combinator Startup Recording Indian Workers To Train The World’s Robots
Human Archive is making waves in India’s startup ecosystem this week amid reports of its work with home services startups like Snabbit.
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Boba Bhai FY26 Revenue Jumps 1.5X YoY To ₹70 Cr
Quick service restaurant (QSR) brand Boba Bhai saw its net revenue surge 145% to around ₹70 Cr in FY26 from ₹28 Cr in the previous fiscal year, founder Dhruv Kohli told Inc42.
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The D2C Math Is Breaking: West Asia War Forces Brands Into Repricing Mode
In the last few years, the world has adapted to new waves of uncertainty. From Covid to various economic slowdowns to the recent West Asia crisis, every time global supply chains were disrupted, a new reality had to set in. Same goes for the D2C and new-age retail brands today.
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Markets
‘Connect Your Data. Everything Else Should Follow.’
Restaurant operators must turn their aligned data into action in order to generate revenue and manage rising costs, according to PAR Technology’s 2026 QSR Operational Index.
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Beyond Instant: India’s Coffee Awakening
Every few years, the coffee market transitions towards a new trend or niche in the search of finding the next big thing.
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Pine Labs Posts ₹59 Cr Profit In Q4, Revenue Up 15% YoY
Fintech major Pine Labs turned profitable in the fourth quarter of FY26, posting a consolidated net profit of ₹59.4 Cr as against a loss of ₹28.9 Cr in the year-ago quarter. Sequentially, profit grew 40% from ₹42.4 Cr. Operating revenue rose 14.7% YoY to ₹700.5 Cr.
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How Fraganote Is Building A ₹100 Cr Accessible-Premium Perfume Brand
India is in the mood to splurge.
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