Outlook Business

Outlook Business is a monthly magazine catering to readership that includes bureaucrats, politicians and C-Suite class of India Inc

LEGACY OF FREE THOUGHT

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Advanta Seeds: Pioneering Sustainability and Innovation in Agriculture • At Advanta we believe in OpenAg, or ‘Open Agriculture’ which fosters innovation and collaboration between food value chain partners to innovate and produce more food.

A CENTURY & Counting • Building a company is difficult anywhere in the world. Nurturing it for 100 years takes a combination of philosophy of growth, astute understanding of headwinds and the determination to survive the deadliest of down cycles. What makes this survival story in India more interesting is the cross-currents of everyday politics and ideology

17 COMPANIES THAT DEFINE the Indian Century of Business • Be they iconic Tatas, influential Birlas or a commoner Dharampal Gulati, India's business history is the success story of people of grit and vision whose motives went beyond profit and encompassed enterprises established all over the country

17th ANNIVERSARY

TATA STEEL IS ORIGINAL MAKE IN INDIA STORY, SAYS GLOBAL CEO • Tata Steel has become one of the leading steel manufacturers across the globe in the last 116 years. The company is hopeful of lasting another 100 years on the back of its multi-generational employees and a people-centric work culture. With clear focus and targets in sight, T.V. Narendran, chief executive officer and managing director of Tata Steel, tells Suchetana Ray and Rajat Mishra how a large part of its future growth will take place in India due to the infra push of the government and its investment in future and sustainable technology

Energising Industry Collaborations for a Net-Zero Future • Co- author- Bipin Shrimali, Chairman and Managing Director, MAHAPREIT & Saurabh Kumar, Vice President-India, GEAPP

ITC NEXT IS OUR ANSWER TO GLOBAL UNCERTAINTIES: SANJIV PURI • From making tobacco products to becoming a multi-sector corporation, ITC has come a long way since its inception in 1910. This year, it became the seventh listed company in India to cross Rs 6 trillion market cap. It is now deploying sustainable solutions and Industry 4.0 measures to create seamless networks with retailers and customers. Sanjiv Puri, company MD and chairman, tells Suchetana Ray and Rajat Mishra about ITC's planned growth trajectory

‘ORGANISATIONS THAT CAN QUICKLY ADAPT TO CHANGE WILL FLOURISH’ • Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the king of the erstwhile princely state of Baroda, set up several institutions to modernise the state. One of them was Bank of Baroda, which completed 115 years of operations last month. It is India's second largest public-sector bank as per total business as of March 31, 2023. In an interview with Rajat Mishra, its MD and CEO Debadatta Chand talks about its glorious past and the transformational changes that continue to keep it relevant

BRITANNIA IS LOOKING AT THE FUTURE OF FOOD: VARUN BERRY • Since inception, Britannia has changed hands several times. Amid the challenges that come with changes in ownership, the brand remains steadfast in its focus on consumer preferences and is currently a leading FMCG brand in India. Varun Berry, managing director and vice chairman of Britannia, talks to Suchetana Ray and Rajat Mishra about the company's thrust areas, strategies and plans to add more food categories to its portfolio in the coming years

Rammohan Sundaram, Leading DDB MudraMax to Newer Heights • Ram's mantra of success has always been building great teams with a purpose and vision, which is reflective even at DDB Mudra Group

GIVING BACK TO SOCIETY IS WHAT KEEPS HAMDARD RELEVANT: HAMID AHMED • Hamdard, meaning a companion in pain, made a humble beginning in 1906 as a small affordable Unani clinic. Less than half a...