Cafe Coffee Day: Revolutionizing India’s Cafe Culture | 1

Brand Excavations

1996, Bengaluru: An inspired VG Siddhartha revolutionizes India’s cafe culture by capitalizing on his family’s coffee background and opening India’s first Cafe Coffee Day. Through ambitious business decisions and a vibrant advertising strategy, CCD establishes itself as a global coffee giant. But after witnessing such a meteoric rise, a major setback was long overdue.

Brand Excavations is a podcast where we unearth the dramatic and real stories behind India’s most iconic brands. Find out how these companies have revolutionized what you buy and how you live!

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In collaboration with Shruti Taneja, a marketing professional and an entrepreneur who is building Stumble, India’s first search engine to discover modern consumer brands and Paired, a matchmaking platform to optimize partnership marketing. Follow her on LinkedIn.

Produced by Aishwarya Javalgekar

Editing and soundtrack by Aditya Arya

Narration by Tavish Bhattacharya

Artwork by Artisto Designz

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