In 2010, there would be five new global brands entering India!

Viraj Bahl, former owner of Fun Foods

What potential do you see in the Indian convenience food market?
The potential is huge as convenience foods occupy the majority of the Indian retail market. This is what is motivating foreign players to enter into the Indian market. In 2010, there would be at least five new global brands.

Wouldn’t it be a threat for Indian cos?
Foreign players already existed in the Indian market and the competition for Indian players was always tough. But it’s necessary that either you enter into a category where no other players are present or you enter into a category where you create a proper positioning.

‘Create a proper positioning’? How?
It’s necessary that you have a USP, which is based on a proper utility function. We always wanted Fun Foods to be a one-stop-brand for food.

In the convenience food segment, which is the most lucrative space?
‘Ready to cook’ is the most lucrative space as the Indian market is not mature enough for the ‘ready to eat’ category. On the contrary, ‘ready to cook’ makes cooking much more convenient for today’s consumers; and hence it’s an easier way to attract consumers.

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The King was called BRAND.

I think that every brand today is waking up to the new realities in this fast-changing world. Today’s competitive world asks for desperate measures. Local knowledge and quick responses are the need of the day. Gone are the days when one would apply the same formula of communication everywhere. People today differ by fraction and change by second. Aspirations change. Loyalties change. The need is to adapt quickly, talk to them in their own language but never waste a second. Because every moment you waste is going to cost. And the cost is your future.

Multinationals have one advantage. They are big. But that is their disadvantage too. They are too big to be flexible, and too big to understand the need for it. They come with a set format and style of working and with a lot of red tape (although many would debate it). They take time to react.

And that is where we are making a difference! The need is there for a free-thinking, independent and flexible communication services provider who understands and adapts quickly to the fast changing needs of the brand. It’s the age of information technology and several new mediums are in the offing. We have been offering new age solutions targeting the audience of today, in their language and at their speed. And if I may say so, quite successfully.

The change is there in the attitude and approach of the clients today. They have realized the importance of independent thinking. The dynamism, the chaos and the spark needed in this otherwise product parity market can only come from breaking away from the obvious. It has to come from someone who is ready to take a challenge; someone who is ready to take a chance. And companies like us are doing our best to provide that free-spirited fervor, adapting ourselves for the consumers, and hence clients, of today.

The fight with the multinationals is actually not there. Because brands – both big and small – today have understood the benefits of dynamic, independent, quick and flexible communication agencies, who are ready to change and who are ready to adapt. It’s quite natural that Darwin’s theory of adaptation would work everywhere. Right?

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