GD Prasad, founder of VS Mani & Co.— a Bengaluru-based filter coffee brand— took to X(formerly Twitter) to urge Indian Railways to support more South Indian brands on Vande Bharat trains operating in the region. The entrepreneur had appeared on Shark Tank India’s season 2 and bagged an investment from Emcure Pharmaceuticals’s Namita Thapar while Shaadi.com’s Anupam Mittal is already an investor.
VS Mani & Co.’s Founder Urges Railways To Support South Indian Brands
. @RailMinIndia @AshwiniVaishnaw @PMOIndia
We’re delighted by the world class Vande Bharat in the South. Request your support w/ more brands from our region represented in the snack tray. We’d be honoured to serve filter coffee & South Indian snacks if you give us an opportunity pic.twitter.com/W4rGMZowFE— GD Prasad (@gd_vsmani) March 18, 2024
Taking to X, VS Mani & Co’s founder, GD Prasad shared a picture of the snacks served on a Vande Bharat train. Some of the products served include Haldiram’s peanut chikki, Bikaji’s bhujia and Girnar’s tea. The Bengaluru-based entrepreneur tagged Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and the Railways. He urged the government and Indian Railways to support more South Indian brands in the snack trays served on Vande Bharat.
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Supplementing the picture with a caption, GD Prasad writes that they’re delighted by the world-class Vande Bharat trains operating in South India. However, he requests the support of Indian Railways to represent more brands from South India in the snack tray. Moreover, he adds that VS Mani & Co would be honoured to serve filter coffee and South Indian snacks on Vande Bharat trains if given an opportunity.
Currently, Bengaluru has Vande Bharat train services to Mysuru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Belagavi, Hyderabad, Dharwad and Hubballi. South India launched its first Vande Bharat Express train in 2022 between Bengaluru, Mysuru and Chennai. South Indians, particularly people from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have an affinity for filter coffee. So, it would be a welcoming addition to serve filter coffee on Vande Bharat trains as it’s a staple in many South Indian households.
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VS Mani & Co. delivers authentic filter coffee powder and decoction to the doorsteps of coffee lovers from across India. The Bengaluru-based company is also known for its delicious South Indian snacks like banana chips, pepper murukku, garlic ribbon murukku and more.
As a South Indian who can’t imagine a day without filter coffee, it would be wonderful to sip filter coffee while I soak in the scenic views on a Vande Bharat train!
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