V G Siddhartha Coffee King
V G Siddhartha Coffee King of Karnataka‚Chairman of ABCTCL
Name V. G. Siddhartha Hegde
Company ABCTCL
Education Msc( Economics)
Head quarters Bangalore
Industry Agriculture, Distribution, Retail
Country India
Some facts
Coffee Market in India » Non Traditional coffee Market » Grows 4 % of world coffee » Consumes 30% of coffee produced » Coffee culture unknown until late 1990 » V G Siddhartha’s family has been in the coffee business for more than 130 years » The group owns 7‚000 + acres and manages another 3000 acres » ABCTCL are the largest producers of Arabica coffee in Asia » Cafe Coffee Day has 760 cafes in 115 cities in India
Current responsibilities: Strategise value creation for shareholders and propel growth of return on investment, maintain investor relations and is a core member of GTV's Investor Committee Board Seats: GTV, Mindtree; Liqwid Krystal; Way2Wealth; Ittiam Success mantra : Have the willpower to persist and simply refuse to give up. Object of admiration : Infosys and its team’s success which achieved its target of $1 billion sales. Biggest obstacle : Spiralling real estate prices which have made it difficult to get retail locations.
Awards
The Economic Times – Brand Equity survey 2008
India’s most trusted brands – ranked No. 2 in the ‘Food Services‘+ segment
CCD ranked as No. 31 in the top 50 service brands
"Best Coffee Bar" award from Times Food Guide 2007 – New Delhi
"Best Coffee Shop" award Times Food Guide 2007 – Mumbai
Awaaz Consumer Awards 2006 – Best Coffee Shop Brand
V G Siddhartha was voted as the "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Economic Times in 2003 – for crafting a successful pan Indian brand from a commodity business and giving Indian consumers a new life style experience that is within the reach of the common man.
The Beginning "When I was a young man just out of college in Mangalore‚I decided that I wanted to get into business and make a lot
Name V. G. Siddhartha Hegde
Company ABCTCL
Education Msc( Economics)
Head quarters Bangalore
Industry Agriculture, Distribution, Retail
Country India
Some facts
Coffee Market in India » Non Traditional coffee Market » Grows 4 % of world coffee » Consumes 30% of coffee produced » Coffee culture unknown until late 1990 » V G Siddhartha’s family has been in the coffee business for more than 130 years » The group owns 7‚000 + acres and manages another 3000 acres » ABCTCL are the largest producers of Arabica coffee in Asia » Cafe Coffee Day has 760 cafes in 115 cities in India
Current responsibilities: Strategise value creation for shareholders and propel growth of return on investment, maintain investor relations and is a core member of GTV's Investor Committee Board Seats: GTV, Mindtree; Liqwid Krystal; Way2Wealth; Ittiam Success mantra : Have the willpower to persist and simply refuse to give up. Object of admiration : Infosys and its team’s success which achieved its target of $1 billion sales. Biggest obstacle : Spiralling real estate prices which have made it difficult to get retail locations.
Awards
The Economic Times – Brand Equity survey 2008
India’s most trusted brands – ranked No. 2 in the ‘Food Services‘+ segment
CCD ranked as No. 31 in the top 50 service brands
"Best Coffee Bar" award from Times Food Guide 2007 – New Delhi
"Best Coffee Shop" award Times Food Guide 2007 – Mumbai
Awaaz Consumer Awards 2006 – Best Coffee Shop Brand
V G Siddhartha was voted as the "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Economic Times in 2003 – for crafting a successful pan Indian brand from a commodity business and giving Indian consumers a new life style experience that is within the reach of the common man.
The Beginning "When I was a young man just out of college in Mangalore‚I decided that I wanted to get into business and make a lot