8th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day annually. Levista, a homegrown coffee brand from Coorg has joined hands with Radio City to celebrate this special day dedicated for women.
Mr. S. Shriram, Vice President, Levista Coffee said, “We are very excited to celebrate womanhood with this felicitation opportunity even as we try to identify the hidden names and souls who are doing yeoman work in their neighborhoods. Levista aims to recognize and felicitate “The Change Makers” who have contributed immensely in the fields of Education, Arts, Entertainment, Social Work and many other fields whose names are not even found on Google. We sought nominations from the general public through Radio Announcements to identify women whom listeners may know, who are worthy of being recognized in public and received a lot of feedback indeed.The Awardees were selected through a transparent process headed by an eminent panel of judges.”4
Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Kartik Kalla, Chief Creative Officer, Radio City, said “We are elated to associate with Levista Coffee for “Change Makers” a special women’s day initiative executed in Bangalore and Chennai. Radio City has always been at the forefront in executing initiatives that promote and salute women empowerment. We are certain that this initiative will motivate many women to take center stage and share their extraordinary stories, that will undoubtedly be an inspiration to our listeners.”
The “Change Makers” were identified from the two states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka where Levista offers Instant and Filter Coffee Powder and shares valuable shelf space with the likes of Internationally acclaimed brands such as HUL’s Bru and Nestle’s Nescafe & Sunrise while also brushing shoulders with local behemoths such as ITC’s Sunbean, Leo Coffee, Narasus, Coffee Day, Tata Coffee, Cothas, Vivekananda Coffee and several other hitherto unknown and no-name (freshly ground) Coffee powder names which are a perennial purchase for a number of households across cities. The Company plans to deeply penetrate the two Southern States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka which currently contribute to over two-thirds of the business.
“Levista is currently present across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana through a Distribution Network spanning over 500 Distributors servicing 25,000 and more General Trade stores, popularly known as Kirana shops or Mom & Pop Stores. On Modern Retail, Levista is present across India at select stores through Reliance Retail, Reliance Mart, Reliance Smart, More Hypermarkets and Supermarkets, Spencers Retail Stores among others as well as at Metro Cash & Carry, the German B2B Retail powerhouse that fuels small and medium retailers with lucrative offers and competitive pricing”, said Shriram adding that the company aims to onboard 1,500 more Distributors and reach a tally of 100,000 Points of Sales by the end of FY 2022.
