Beijing: US cafe giant Starbucks' Chinese subsidiary has admitted that it used a bug-based red dye in a few food products in their cafes in China, days after announcing plans to stop using the insect extract following an online campaign. The world's largest coffee-shop chain had said earlier this week that it plans to stop using an extract made of dried insects to colour some Frappuccinos and pastries and the...
10:20 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Mumbai: Shares of Tata Global Beverages surged 6 per cent on Tuesday morning as investors gave a thumbs up to its joint venture with Starbucks Coffee Co to set up cafes in India. On Monday, the Tata group company, which owns Tetley Tea and Eight O'Clock Coffee among many other brands, had signed a 50-50 JV deal with Starbucks, the world's largest coffee retailer. The two companies will initially invest...
12:51 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Starbucks Corp said it will open its first outlets in India in August or September and plans to have 50 stores in operation by the end of the year in a joint venture deal with Tata Global Beverages. The formal launch of the company's retail foray into India comes a year after it signed a deal with Tata Global to buy coffee from India and open retail outlets in the...
06:25 PM, Jan 30, 2012
1. The New Brew in Town For those who take their cup of caffeine seriously, there's good news. Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee brand, is likely to make its Indian debut in the first half of 2012. A formal announcement of their retail JV with Tata Coffee is likely next month and those in the know say a search for the country head is underway and an appointment is imminent....
03:23 PM, Jan 04, 2012
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Thanks Ratan Tata! Starbucks in India is long, long, long overdue, I thought, while sipping my Starbucks and reading the morning paper. We were being ...
03:46 PM, Oct 11, 2011
New Delhi: American coffee retail giant Starbucks is lobbying hard with lawmakers and government officials in the US to facilitate its entry into the highly lucrative Indian market. Starbucks, which runs the world's largest coffee shop chain and enjoys cult status among coffee lovers, has been trying to enter India for many years, but has been unsuccessful in its efforts so far. The company has been very active in lobbying...
01:47 PM, Oct 10, 2011
Earlier we had reported that Starbucks is finally arriving in India. The Twitter handle which had sent the following tweet (Starbucks_India), "Its great to finally be in India! Looking forward to serving some good old #Starbucks coffee. You a fan?" has now been removed. We regret the error and apologise for the same. As of now there is no specific date as to when the coffee chain will serve up...
07:39 PM, May 12, 2011
Critics Choice Awards Music maestro AR Rahman won the Best Original Song award at the 16th Critics' Choice Movie awards. The 45-year-old music mogul won the award for the song "If I Rise" for Danny Boyle's film "127 Hours", a collaboration between Rahman and pop star Dido. The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) to honour the finest in cinematic achievement. Sabarimala...
12:40 PM, Jan 15, 2011
New Zodiac Ophiuchus If the star doctors are to be believed, there is a new Zodiac sign jostling for space with its 12 more popular brothers in the astrological chart. Say hello to Ophiuchus, Zodiac No. 13. Ophiuchus is a rarely used astrological sign that is not included in most versions of the Zodiac calendars. It is also known as 'Serpentarius' with its dates falling between November 29 and December...
11:30 AM, Jan 14, 2011
Mumbai: Starbucks Corp, the world's largest coffee chain, has signed a pact with India's Tata Coffee Ltd to explore the possibility of opening retail stores in India, the two companies said in a statement. The agreement, which also allows Starbucks to source beans from Tata's plant in southern India, will be Starbucks' first step to entering Asia's third-largest economy, Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz said in the statement. The two...
07:16 PM, Jan 13, 2011
Los Angeles: Starbucks Corp, the world's biggest coffee chain, dropped both its name and the word "coffee" from its 40-year old logo, prompting cries of outrage from people who said they were loyal customers. The new green logo amplifies the company's female siren symbol -- representing half-human mythical temptresses who led sailors to their deaths -- as Starbucks tries to build new billion-dollar brands sold outside its network of cafes....
03:36 PM, Jan 06, 2011
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Barista, which has over 140 stores in India has lost market share to Cafe Coffee Day that has 320 stores in the country. ...
09:55 PM, Aug 29, 2006
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