Who is VG Siddhartha, the Coffee King of India
CCD owner and founder VG Siddhartha became a full-time investor in the stock market and also owned 10,000 acres of coffee farms by 1985. As years go by, his wealth doubled with the liberalisation of coffee trading in the 1990s.
- Jul 30, 2019,
- Updated Jul 30, 2019 8:04 PM IST
VG Siddhartha, popularly known as the coffee king of India, is the owner and founder of popular coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day (CCD). Born to a family of coffee planters in Karnataka's Chikmagalur, Siddhartha set up India's first coffee chain CCD in Bengaluru in the year 1996.
His disappearance has left everyone baffled after he went missing from Mangaluru on Monday night. He was last seen near Ullal bridge over the Netravati river on Monday evening. He is married to former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna's first daughter Malavika. The couple have two sons.
Born in Malenadu region of Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district, Siddhartha got his master's degree in Economics from Mangalore University. He started investing in the stock market and went on to join JM Financial Limited in 1983-84 in Mumbai as a management trainee. He was 24 years old at that time.
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VG Siddhartha, popularly known as the coffee king of India, is the owner and founder of popular coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day (CCD). Born to a family of coffee planters in Karnataka's Chikmagalur, Siddhartha set up India's first coffee chain CCD in Bengaluru in the year 1996.
His disappearance has left everyone baffled after he went missing from Mangaluru on Monday night. He was last seen near Ullal bridge over the Netravati river on Monday evening. He is married to former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna's first daughter Malavika. The couple have two sons.
Born in Malenadu region of Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district, Siddhartha got his master's degree in Economics from Mangalore University. He started investing in the stock market and went on to join JM Financial Limited in 1983-84 in Mumbai as a management trainee. He was 24 years old at that time.
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