Havmor Ice Cream appoints Anindya Dutta as MD

In a recent announcement Havmor Ice Cream, a wholly owned subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate, Lotte Confectionery, has appointed Anindya Dutta as its new managing director. Dutta will be the first MD after Lotte acquired Havmor in Dec 2017.

Anindya Dutta

Dutta will be taking forward Lotte's vision of expanding its business footprint in India. His mission will be to leverage the legacy, the category expertise and brand equity that Havmor enjoys in the ice cream category. He will also aim to rapidly scale up the business towards a national leadership position and to evaluate and build synergistic expansion into adjacent categories.

Dutta brings 20+ years of leadership experience in the food industry across business verticals and categories including Bakery, Dairy and Confectionery. Prior to joining Havmor, he was with Britannia for the last 17 years in roles of increasing impact in sales, marketing, strategy, and P&L management. In his past assignments at Britannia he was heading the Dairy and Bread business and, more recently, he was leading the International expansion of Britannia as the vice president - international business.