Starbucks Coffee International, the world's biggest coffee chain is finally entering India.
The group would start its India journey with stores in Mumbai and New Delhi.
India has been a tea sipping society. But the aromatic wave of coffee culture is wafting across it.
Clearing speculations on its entry into India, the world's biggest coffee chain Starbucks Coffee International said on Wednesday it will open its first store in India by the end of this year.
To involve local craftsmen in designing the outlets.
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.
Tata Starbucks Ltd, the 50/50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Co and Tata Global Beverages Ltd.
Starbucks opened its very first coffee shop in India, at 10 pm, at an stylish and historic address at Horniman Circle, south Mumbai, adding yet another outlet, and country, to its 18,000 store chain in 60 countries that serves 70 million customers a week.
Some analysts say it is too early to say anything about the prospects.
Starbucks faces two major challenges.
US-based coffee retail chain Starbucks on Friday said it was withdrawing its application to operate single-brand retail stores in India, thus delaying its entry into the country.
Starbucks plans to open its first store in India by December this year.
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