Packaged Starbucks coffee likely to hit stores after Nestle deal

The deal might have an effect on the partnership between Starbucks and Tata Global Beverages

Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, and Nestlé, the world’s largest food company, on Monday said they were getting into a global deal to sell Starbucks coffee products outside its cafes — in shops and supermarkets.

While the deal is likely to be concluded by the end of this year, analysts Business Standard spoke to say the possibility of Starbucks-branded coffee at Indian shops existed.

“I don’t rule that out,” Abneesh Roy, senior vice-president, research, institutional equities, Edelweiss, said. “While timelines have not been indicated for an India launch, the deal actually paves the way for Starbucks-branded coffee to be