As many as 50 locations could open by year's end
(NEWSER) - As promised , Starbucks is officially coming to India, and the first store will open by September. A senior executive at Tata Global Beverages, which is partnering with Starbucks for the venture, says that as many as 50 stores could open by the end of the year, and up to 3,000 stores could eventually pepper the country. It won't be the first foreign coffee chain: Lavazza of Italy and the US-based Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf have a presence in the country. But the dominant player is the Bangalore-based Café Coffee Day, which currently claims 1,200 stores, the New York Times reports. More»
