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Homegrown Pulse breaks out of the candy jar; mango-masala beverage on cards

Pulse looks to launch a range of beverages under its label

In its new campaign for candies, the company uses outlandish scenarios and humour to build greater recall for the brand among young audiences
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In its new campaign for candies, the company uses outlandish scenarios and humour to build greater recall for the brand among young audiences

T E Narasimhan Chennai
Pulse, the hard-boiled candy brand from the Noida-based D S Group that turned in sales worth Rs 300 crore in 2018, the third year since its launch, is expanding its label. The candy that sells for Rs 1 a piece will now also have a mango-flavoured line of beverages and it is adding more flavours to its candy portfolio. But as the brand that is commonly cited as a case study in word-of-mouth marketing, steps out its comfort zone; is it biting off more than it can chew? 

In its favour, Pulse has already taken the battle to the