US coffee brand Starbucks bucks Covid-19, enters Lucknow with two outlets

With this, Starbucks has expanded its store network to 189 across 12 cities in India, which is one of its fastest growing markets globally

Bucking the covid-19 impact on businesses owing to the lockdown-induced restrictions, US coffee brand Starbucks today marked its entry into Lucknow with two new outlets.

With the Lucknow foray, Starbucks has expanded its store network to 189 across 12 cities in India, which is one of its fastest growing markets globally.

Starbucks entered the Indian market in October 2012 through a 50:50 Joint Venture with Tata Consumer Products. It currently has outlets in Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Lucknow through a network of 2,000 employees.

Starbucks stores are operated by the joint