Barista is a chain of

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s and

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that operates in the

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. It is headquartered in

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, India, and maintains outlets across India, and in other regional countries such as Sri Lanka, and

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. It is the oldest coffee house chain in India and is currently India's second-largest coffee chain with over 350 outlets as of May 2022. It also sells a number of FMCG products through Modern & General Retail stores across multiple locations. In Sri Lanka, Barista has been named the most popular service provider under

and

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category for 2021 in the exclusive customer experience ranking announced by LMD.

History

Early years

The chain was established in February 2000 by the Barista Coffee Company Limited under the name Barista.

Tata Group

A 34.3% equity stake was sold to

Tata Coffee Tata Coffee is an Indian company that produces coffee, tea, pepper and related products. It is a subsidiary of Tata Consumer Products, and is part of the Tata Group. Tata Coffee owns 19 coffee estates in South India, spread across the districts ...

in 2001.

Sterling Infotech Group

C Sivasankaran bought the remaining 65 per cent in Barista from the Amit Judge-controlled Turner Morrison in 2004, and his Sterling Group also bought out

's stake later. The coffee was supplied by the Indian roaster Fresh and Honest, headquartered in

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, which was also owned by the Sterling Infotech Group.

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and Barista Coffee Company had jointly launched a credit card, "ABN AMRO Barista Credit Card", by which customers can avail discounts at its outlets.

Lavazza

In 2007, the Sterling Group sold Barista, along with the Chennai-based Fresh and Honest roaster, to

Lavazza Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. (), shortened and stylized as LAVAZZA, is an Italian manufacturer of coffee products. Founded in Turin in 1895 by Luigi Lavazza, it was initially run from a small grocery store at Via San Tommaso 10. The business (Italian: ...

. , the chain had 200 stores in

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, with an estimated annual revenue of 200 crore. Lavazza sold Barista to Boutonniere Hospitality Private Limited in 2014 (formerly “Carnation Hospitality Private Limited”).

Boutonniere Hospitality Private Limited

In 2014, Lavazza sold the coffee shop chain to Boutonniere Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., formerly known as Carnation Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. Lavazza however continues to supply the coffee to Barista through the Chennai-based Fresh and Honest roaster retained by the company. Boutonniere Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. targets to increase the footprint of Barista by increasing the number of cafes to 1000, and the number of stores selling its consumer products to 1000, by 2025.

and abroad, Coffee Day Holdings, the parent company of CCD, has secured investments totalling million from UK based firm Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited and US based private equity and venture capital firm New Silk Route Partners. CCD is expanding their market reach through brand extension by launching mineral water, cookies, and chips under their brand name. Barista has added a variety of cookies, chocolates and ice creams to their offerings under the same principle. While CCD's competitors like Barista Lavazza and Costa Coffee focus on the top 20 percent of the Indian consumers, who are able to afford over per espresso drink, CCD caters to all except the lowest 25 percent. *

Costa Coffee Costa Coffee is a British coffeehouse chain with headquarters in Dunstable, England. Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by Sergio Costa as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. I ...

– Despite Costa Coffee having only 40 outlets operational across the country as of 2010, Barista Lavazza is facing stiff competition from

. Costa Coffee is an urban chain and location plays a crucial role in its business plan. Although it made a few mistakes such as replicating the UK model in

and opening stores at expensive locations when it came to

in 2005, it has managed to bounce back. Their most profitable venture is from off premises business wherein they set up kiosks at marriages, seminars, and meetings. In the last quarter of 2009, Costa saw a profitable 24 percent growth.

References

External links

*{{url, www.barista.co.in, Official Site Coffeehouses and cafés in India Companies based in New Delhi Drink companies of India Indian companies established in 2000