Before becoming one of Bollywood's most recognisable faces, Shraddha Kapoor once worked as a sandwich maker and barista in the United States - a revelation that has left fans stunned and even momentarily fooled LinkedIn.
'You need the drishti, the experience. I am beginning to see things differently.'
Starting this month, Baristas everywhere will sport a fresh appearance. As part of its exercise to refresh its image, the coffee chain will reveal a conceptual shift from cafe to lounge.
Sources close to the development said Lavazza would acquire the majority stake in Barista from ace investor C Sivasankaran
The company has a production facility in Sri City in Andhra Pradesh.
Revamped menus and menu-cards, uniforms and store interiors have been readied in tieup with designer Rina Dhaka for the 12-year-old Barista, which was taken over by Italian coffee major Turin-based Lavazza in 2007.
As part of its expansion plans, Barista Coffee Company on Thursday launched Barista Creme, an exclusive sub brand of premium cafes, costing Rs 50 lakh.
Coffee chain Barista has joined hands with Corner Bookstore, a company promoted by one of India's largest publisher D C Books, to open a chain of bookstores at select Barista outlets all over India.
Sterling Group-controlled coffee chain Barista Coffee Company Ltd on Wednesday announced plans to open 60-70 outlets across the country in the next 10-12 months, as part of its expansion plans.
Ravi S Deol, Barista's managing director, mixes religion with management to stir up a heady brew, says Sunil Jain.
Barista Coffee Company Ltd is planning to open about 50 cafes in India this year, and is aiming to position itself as a global player.
Tata Coffee said on Wednesday that it would continue with its entire 34.1 per cent stake in Barista Coffee Company
Thousands of athletes and staff roamed the Olympic village freely, mingling at cafes and swapping souvenir pins.
"The company has identified a place near Channapatna, close to the 'Janapada Loka' on the highway. This will be a 6,000 square feet cafe with a kidsplay area and parking space," said Rini Dutta, Vice-President (marketing and product development), Barista Coffee Company.
Fast-growing espresso chain Barista, in which Tata Coffee Ltd holds a stake of about 34 per cent, said on Monday it planned to double the number of its coffee bars to 320 in the fiscal year to March 2004.
Sterling Group is believed to have paid Rs 30 crore (Rs 300 million) for acquiring the entire 65.45 per cent stake of Turner Morrison in Barista Coffee outlet chain.
The coffee chains plan to stick to their pricing and present business strategy.
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Starbucks' new Indian-origin CEO Laxman Narasimhan has said he will work as a barista once a month in stores to stay close to the company's culture, customers, challenges and opportunities.
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
The 31-year-old also led Australia to a Commonwealth Games gold medal last year and is the country's leading run getter across formats
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Producer, actor, director Aditya Bhattacharya shares his perspectives on Bollywood feudalism, piracy, Italian filmmaking and the need for youth-based niche markets in cinema.
From being rejected at the audition to walking the ramp at LFW, one of the biggest fashion weeks in the country, Chhattisgarh beauty Renee Kujur shares her inspiring journey to the top.
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As Indians take to the roads like never before, restaurants are fanning out to the highways.
Now you can order a drink with your face on it.
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'We were taking the Starbucks experience from the store to the home.'
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