Cafe Coffee Day Owner

Corporate India remembers VG Siddhartha as a humble man; asks entrepreneurs not to be discouraged by failures

Industry captains on Wednesday paid rich tributes to VG Siddhartha, founder of India's biggest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, remembering his entrepreneurial spirit and humble nature but also cautioned entrepreneurs not to let failures destroy their self-esteem

CCD founder VG Siddhartha dead; latest updates: Businessman cremated in Chethanahalli coffee estate

CCD founder VG Siddhartha found dead; LATEST updates: VG Siddhartha’s mortal remains are being taken to his native place, Chethanahalli. The final rites will be conducted at 6.30 pm at his estate.

VG Siddhartha dead: Politicians, business leaders condole CCD founder's death; netizens reminisce about their go-to cafe

India's biggest coffee chain founder VG Siddhartha's body was found on Wednesday morning after being reported missing mysteriously since Monday night

CCD founder VG Siddhartha's body will be taken to Mangaluru's Wenlock Hospital for post mortem

Siddhartha had left from Bengaluru to Sakleshpur in Hassan district in a car on Monday afternoon, but on the way had asked his driver to go towards Mangaluru, the police said.

VG Siddhartha found dead: CCD founder reimagined idea of coffee in India, always sought to strike out on his own

V G Siddhartha was listed as the 75th richest man in India in the Forbes billionaire in 2015

VG Siddhartha found dead in Mangaluru: No one was harassed, claims Income Tax dept; CCD founder had tax liability of Rs 447.47 crore

"The investigation had started after a search in September 2017 and VG Siddhartha himself had admitted the income of Rs 362.11 crore and Rs 11.62 crore. Thereafter, income tax investigation wing in appraisal report had estimated undisclosed income of Rs 364.46 crore in case of VG Siddhartha and Rs 118.02 Crore for Coffee Day Enterprises Limited," sources said, adding that tax liability of Siddhartha was around Rs 447.47 crore and for Coffee Day Enterprises Limited it was around Rs 188.69 crore.

VG Siddhartha's suicide and perils of entrepreneurship: CCD founder among biz leaders who fell prey to high-pressure job

To the outside world, things weren't as bad for VG Siddhartha, founder of India's largest Coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day. But beneath the surface, there were signs of distress.

CCD share price: Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha missing since Monday evening; shares tank 20%

Shares of Coffee Day Enterprises tanked 20 percent and hit the lower circuit limit as well as 52-week low of Rs 154.05 apiece on BSE

VG Siddhartha missing: CCD founder's 'letter' blames his 'failure' on 'pressure' from equity partner, 'harassment' from ex-DG, Income Tax

VG Siddhartha, the founder of India's largest Coffee chain Café Coffee Day, who also owns Asia's single-largest coffee estate, is missing since Monday evening. In a letter, reportedly written by Siddhartha, he blames “serious liquidity crunch”, “harassment from the previous DG income tax” and “pressure from one of the private equity partners forcing me to buy back shares” for his situation.

Full text: Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha goes missing; leaves letter to management, staff saying 'I failed as an entrepreneur'

"I am very sorry to let down all the people that put their trust in me," writes Caffe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha in letter to board of directors and employees.