Starbucks foresees India cracking into top 5 markets

Group president for international operations said company committed to investing for the long term

Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, on Tuesday launched its 100th store in India in central Mumbai, announcing it would step into Kolkata next year, its seventh city in the country. 

The coffee retailer’s group president of international operations and channel development, John Culver, said he saw India as one of its top five markets in the future. “We are committed to long-term investment in India and will focus on scaling up operations here,” Culver said, declining to specify when he saw the country breaking into the top five league.

The coffee retailer’s five biggest markets are the US, Canada, China, Japan