Tata Gluco Plus: Gas minus, energy plus

This case study describes how Tata Gluco Plus, a challenger brand in the South Indian energy drinks market, overcame its carbonated beverage competitors by emphasising its non-carbonisation.

Tata Gluco Plus: Gas minus, energy plus

Radhika Burman

Campaign details

Brand Owner: NourishcoLead agency: JWTBrand: Tata Gluco PlusCountry: IndiaIndustry: Non-alcoholic, soft drinksMedia: TelevisionBudget: 500k – 1 million

Market background and cultural context

A new kind of glucose based drinks

Tata Gluco Plus (TGP) was launched in Chennai, the capital city of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, in November 2011. By February 2012, it had rolled out in the rest of the state of Tamil Nadu, followed by the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh by June...

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