National, 18th February, 2026: Salad Days, India’s pioneering brand in the healthy foods category, has partnered with Team Pumpkin, a full-service digital marketing agency, to drive its digital growth and performance marketing initiatives across India. This collaboration comes as the brand scales its operations of cloud kitchens across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bangalore, having already served over 1 million orders in 2025.

As part of the partnership, Team Pumpkin will spearhead Salad Days’ performance marketing mandate, focusing on scalable customer acquisition, conversion optimisation, and brand visibility across key digital platforms. The collaboration aims to strengthen Salad Days’ positioning as a go-to destination for fresh, flavour-packed, and nutritious meals for today’s urban consumers.

The mandate includes managing Salad Days’ paid media ecosystem, campaign planning and execution, funnel optimisation, audience segmentation, and ongoing performance analysis across high-impact online channels.

Founded by Varun Madan in 2014, Salad Days has established itself as a predominant player in India’s healthy foods category with a vision to revolutionise the country’s food landscape. Operating through a strategically positioned network of cloud kitchens, central kitchens, and organic farms, Salad Days ensures meticulous control over ingredient quality while offering an extensive menu that accommodates various dietary preferences, including keto-friendly, vegan, detox, gluten-free, and lactose-free options. The brand recently launched “Build Your Salad,” a customisable meal platform that reinforces its commitment to making nutritious eating both accessible and personalized.

Commenting on the partnership, Varun Madan, Founder & CEO, Salad Days, said:

“Over the past decade, we’ve built Salad Days with a singular mission — to make healthy eating enjoyable, accessible, and a mainstream choice for urban India. As we scale operations, strengthening our digital presence becomes crucial to reaching the millions of consumers actively seeking better food choices. Team Pumpkin’s expertise in performance-led growth aligns perfectly with this phase of our journey. This partnership will help us amplify our reach while staying true to our core values of quality, affordability, and making nutritious eating accessible to a broad customer base across the country.”

Swati Nathani, Co-founder of Team Pumpkin, added:

“Salad Days represents the new wave of food brands that combine wellness, convenience, and strong brand identity. We’re excited to collaborate with the team to drive meaningful growth through performance-led strategies while building a deeper connection with their audience.”

Team Pumpkin will lead Salad Days’ digital acceleration through data-driven media strategies, performance-led campaigns, and audience-first storytelling, helping the brand deepen engagement with health-conscious consumers while driving measurable business outcomes.

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Bengaluru, 15^th December 2025: Primus Partners unveiled its latest report, Empowering Small Businesses through Digital Advertising, a comprehensive study based on a survey of over 1,000 MSMEs and startups across India. The report underscores that digital advertising has become one of the most potent accelerators of small business growth, driving visibility, efficiency, and measurable returns at a scale previously inaccessible to smaller enterprises. The study shows that India’s SMB sector is undergoing a decisive shift embracing data-driven marketing, diversifying across platforms and formats, and increasingly adopting AI to optimise campaigns and reduce inefficiencies. Yet, even with this momentum, many small businesses continue to struggle with cost pressures, skill gaps, and the challenge of navigating an increasingly complex advertising ecosystem.

The findings reveal that SMBs are not only advertising more, they are advertising smarter. A majority use three to four platforms simultaneously, over 65% deploy multiple formats, and more than 90% actively monitor campaign performance using digital tools. As the digital marketplace grows more competitive, AI adoption has become nearly universal, with SMBs using intelligent tools for targeting, fraud detection, automation, and creative optimisation.

The study also highlights structural challenges that continue to restrain the full potential of SMBs. Limited budgets, absence of specialised talent, lack of IT infrastructure, and difficulty choosing the right mix of platforms and formats were cited as primary barriers. Over 70% of SMBs also expressed that the sheer variety of advertising options can be overwhelming, underscoring the need for simplified guidance and ecosystem support.

Commenting on the policy significance of the findings, Sunita Mohanty, Managing Director, Primus Partners, said, “India’s economy depends deeply on the vitality of its small businesses, and this report shows how digital advertising is becoming a key equaliser allowing them to compete with larger players and participate more meaningfully in national and global markets. What is remarkable is not just the high adoption rate, but the tangible impact: from doubling revenues to expanding across India and even reaching export markets. At the same time, small businesses are telling us clearly that they need simpler, more affordable, and more trustworthy digital pathways. This report is our effort to ensure their voices shape the next phase of India’s digital economy.”

The report concludes that India’s SMBs are transitioning from digital adopters to digital leaders, but need a more supportive ecosystem to unlock their full potential. It calls for strengthened public–private collaboration, targeted digital skilling initiatives, responsible AI frameworks, and broader access to affordable tools that can help small businesses grow with confidence, resilience, and transparency.

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