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.
Despite rosy projections the fact remains that wine in India is not seen as an approachable beverage.
Andre Agassi says that he and Novak Djokovic need to learn to trust each other if their partnership is to deliver results for the world number four.
But Agassi, who began working with Djokovic at the French Open last month, says Djokovic is motivated to do the hard work required now, rather than later.
Rafael Nadal is chasing a historic 10th French Open title in Paris, but nothing will ever come close to trying to win his second.
Coffee Board of India has signed on P V Sindhu, P Gopichand and Prabhas and Rana Daggubatti from the Baahubali star cast as brand ambassadors
A consummate deal-maker, the former Aircel boss raked in the moolah in many, but lost a packet in several others.
Since debuting in India in October 2012, the company has opened 15 Starbucks stores across Mumbai and Delhi.
A look at the life and times of maverick businessman Chinnakannan Sivasankaran
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