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Wellbeing Nutrition highlights everyday pill struggles in new campaign
The campaign uses exaggerated everyday situations to position its Melts® oral thin strip range as an alternative to conventional pills and capsules
afaqs! news bureau17 Jul 2026
12:29IST
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Wellbeing Nutrition has launched a digital campaign titled ‘A Hard Pill to Swallow’ for its Melts® oral thin strip range
The campaign went live across social and digital platforms on 16 July. Using humour, the films depict exaggerated everyday situations before introducing Melts® as an alternative to conventional pills and capsules. The company said additional films highlighting different products in the Melts® range will be released as part of the campaign
The campaign marks a broader marketing push for the Melts® portfolio as Wellbeing Nutrition increases investment in brand-building and expands awareness of the oral thin strip format among consumers aged 26 to 40 in metro and Tier I cities
Commenting on the campaign, Varun Kandhari, chief marketing & growth officer, Wellbeing Nutrition, said: “At Wellbeing Nutrition, we have always believed that how India takes its nutrition is due for a rethink, not just what goes into it. ‘A Hard Pill to Swallow’ is our way of saying that out loud
For most people, nutrition still means pills and capsules, something you tolerate rather than look forward to. We want to change that experience at its core. The Melts® range is where that thinking becomes real: a format designed to be effortless to take and more effective in how it works. But the bigger idea is simple: nutrition should fit into people’s lives, not ask them to adjust around it. That is the shift we are building toward, and this campaign is a statement of intent.”
According to the company, the Melts® range recorded around 140% year-on-year growth on quick commerce between FY25 and FY26. The portfolio currently includes more than 25 variants across categories such as sleep, focus, immunity, throat care, energy and gut health
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