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Siddhartha blamed lenders, tax authorities in letter to CCD board

I am very sorry to let down all the people that put their trust in me, he wrote in the letter

I-T Dept disputes Siddhartha's letter to CCD board alleging tax harassment

They said the businessman had admitted holding stash income after raids were conducted against him and his concerns

Life and times of V G Siddhartha: From coffee planter's son to CCD founder

Siddhartha, around 60, currently has 200 exclusive retail outlets selling his brand of Coffee Day powder all over South India

Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha missing in Mangaluru: Report

The news emerged after the Mangaluru City Police started a search

Income Tax dept rejects V G Siddhartha's allegation of harassment: Report

VG Siddhartha said in a letter two days ago he felt harassed when the department attached has shares.

We believe in VG Siddhartha, still own 6% in CCD: Global buyout major KKR

KKR in a statement on Tuesday said it had invested in the popular coffee chain nine years ago and part-exited the investment last year

With founder Siddhartha missing, will Cafe Coffee Day get sold to PE firms?

Experts say the counter will remain under pressure in the short-term till there is clarity on who runs the business

VG Siddhartha says failed as an entrepreneur, disappears two days later

Siddhartha, the son-in-law of former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna, was reported to have gone missing after he left from Bengaluru on Monday night

Curious case of CCD founder: V G Siddhartha was under heavy debt burden

The group diversified and forayed into real estate, hospitality, logistics in recent years

In last letter to CCD board, Siddhartha blamed lenders, tax authorities

Siddhartha said he had never intended to cheat or mislead anybody and that there were adequate assets to repay everybody

Coca-Cola in talks to pick stake in Cafe Coffee Day after pocketing Costa

Coca-Cola Atlanta office is leading the talks to acquire a substantial stake in the coffee chain

Cafe Coffee Day plans 50% ramp up in network, eyes 2,500 stores in 8 years

CCD to focus on 'affordability' and 'value-conscious customers'

I-T raids premises, offices of Cafe Coffee Day owner V G Siddhartha

Over 25 offices and plantations of Coffee Day Enterprises, India's largest coffee chain and its promoter V G Siddhartha were searched by Income Tax officials, which the department said was a routine search to look for unaccounted wealth.An entrepreneur who opened India's first cyber cafe in 1998 and launched the brand, Siddhartha, is among the country's top exporters of coffee from the country. As an investor in technology firms, he has also backed IT services firm MindTree and among the few people who bailed out Infosys when its initial public offer was under subscribed.Siddhartha is the son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna who had shifted allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party last year. As a back room in-charge, he helped Krishna and the Congress party win the 1999 assembly elections in Karnataka.A Income Tax spokesperson said that the search operations began on Thursday morning and was a routine exercise. Searches were conducted at its head quarters in ...

Customer being slapped video goes viral, CCD promises action

Local police said that no complaint was lodged in this connection so far