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Starbucks baristas, customers urge new CEO to bring changes in company

Baristas complain about what they say are chronic understaffing and poor pay and benefits, and their inability to easily ban aggressive customers from Starbucks stores

Starbucks baristas, customers urge new CEO to bring changes in company

Baristas complain about what they say are chronic understaffing and poor pay and benefits, and their inability to easily ban aggressive customers from Starbucks stores

Younger Indian consumers now prefer cafes over quick-service restaurants

Large chains like Tata Starbucks, Costa Coffee, and Barista have highlighted India as a top growth market, growing in double digits

Big catching up to do for new players, looking beyond metros: Barista CEO

Unfazed by the growing competition from new players as well as international chains, coffee house Barista is now looking beyond metro cities to expand its footprint and drive growth, according to its CEO Rajat Agrawal. From coffee giants Tim Hortons, Tata Starbucks, the recently opened 'Pret A Manger' to local coffee-related startups like Blue Tokai, Sleepy Owl and Rage Coffee, everyone seems to be betting big on the growing coffee culture in the traditionally tea-drinking nation. However, the Barista CEO says that there is a "large level of catch-up" that has to be done by new players as the country's second-largest integrated coffee house with a presence in over 100 cities is growing at a rapid pace. The homegrown coffee chain brand, which last month opened its 350th store in India in Udaipur (Rajasthan), also looks to reach the count of 500 stores in the coming two years. "Now that we are already 350th, we are much above or far in terms of our number of stores presence. We have

Big catching up for new players: Barista CEO Agarwal on growing competition

Unfazed by the growing competition from new players as well as international chains, coffee house Barista is now looking beyond metro cities for expanding its footprint and drive growth, according to its CEO Rajat Agarwal. From coffee giants Tim Hortons, Tata Starbucks, the recently opened 'Pret A Manger' to local coffee-related startups like Blue Tokai, Sleepy Owl and Rage Coffee, everyone seems to be betting big on the growing coffee culture in the traditionally tea-drinking nation. However, the Barista CEO says that there is a "large level of catch-up" that has to be done by new players as the country's second-largest integrated coffee house with a presence in over 100 cities is growing at a rapid pace. The homegrown coffee chain brand, which last month opened its 350th store in India in Udaipur (Rajasthan), also looks to reach the count of 500 stores in the coming two years. "Now that we are already 350th, we are much above or far in terms of our number of stores presence. We h

Cheers to coffee: How to pick up the best brew for your home pleasure

Instant, special, or traditional blends: Indians' choice for their daily cup keeps increasing

US Barista gets $32,000 in tips for not serving woman without face cover

A Barista that declined to serve a woman because she was not wearing a mask received praise from internet users and a whopping $32,000 in tips

Storm is brewing over renovating ministers' bungalows in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh government in has spent Rs 4 cr on repairing official bungalows of ministers when the state's anganwadi centres are on the verge of closing down

Barista plans expansion, stamps down rumours of winding down brand

The country's oldest coffee chain unveils a franchise-led expansion and diversification plan