CULTIVATING EXECUTION EXCELLENCE

We stay on top of evolving trends and preferences in the consumer landscape and consider stakeholder expectations while setting our goals. This enables us to respond proactively to opportunities, create sustainable profitable growth and deliver on our transformation agenda.

OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

S1

STRENGTHEN AND ACCELERATE CORE BUSINESS
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Key levers

  • India
    Invest behind brands, drive premiumisation, expand distribution and develop alternate channels
  • International
    Grow share in non-black tea and focus on three-brand strategy in the tea portfolio. Drive structural efficiencies to improve profitability

Key enablers

  • Fit for purpose marketing strategy and investment to improve brand strength
  • Significantly expanded direct and total distribution, including a robust rural distribution network
  • Integrated distribution network for all tea brands in the international markets
  • Dedicated teams for alternate channels – e-commerce, institutional, among others

S2

DRIVE DIGITAL AND INNOVATION
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Key levers

  • Embed digital across the organisation to increase operational efficiency
  • Increase focus on e-commerce
  • Accelerate innovation agenda

Key enablers

  • Channel partner digitalisation in the sales and distribution network
  • Embed digital across the value chain to drive insights and analytics
  • Drive faster decision-making and create efficiencies with analytics
  • Focus on e-commerce and invest in digital marketing
  • Build people capability and encourage entrepreneurial culture, with increased agility

S3

UNLOCK SYNERGIES
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Key levers

  • Common sales platform
  • Integrated back-end
  • Integration Management Office (IMO) to project manage integration of newly acquired businesses and track synergies
  • Simplified and efficient structure

Key enablers

  • De-layering of distributor network
  • Distributor rationalisation and scale through combined F&B portfolio
  • Efficiencies through scale in procurement and logistics
  • Replicable model for integration of new acquisitions
  • Consolidation of various legal entities

S4

EXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
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Key levers

  • Re-align portfolio based on growth potential and sustainable returns
  • Accelerate new launches
  • Explore inorganic opportunities

Key enablers

  • Agility in driving New Product Introductions (NPI) with clearly defined guardrails
  • Clarity on role of core vs new businesses in the portfolio
  • Inorganic opportunities that pass through strict strategic and financial filters

S5

CREATE A FUTURE- READY ORGANISATION
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Key levers

  • Purpose-led organisation
  • Integrated organisation structure
  • Harmonised systems and processes
  • Consistent capability building

Key enablers

  • People skill building framework
  • Strong L&D initiatives
  • Employer of choice
  • Open and transparent culture

S6

EMBED SUSTAINABILITY
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Key levers

  • Building a sustainable business for all our stakeholders
  • Making sustainability strategy an integral part of overall business strategy

Key enablers

  • Sustainable sourcing
  • Climate change management
  • Water conservation
  • Circular economy/Waste management
  • Community work