- Barista Coffee (India)
Barista Coffee is a chain of
espresso bars inIndia . Headquartered inDelhi , Barista currently has espresso bars across India,Sri Lanka and theMiddle East . It was founded in 1997 by Amit Judge and was part of his group of companies. He sold part of the equity to first Tata Coffee. [cite news |title=Tata Coffee joins hands with Barista |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/26/stories/06260007.htm |work=The Hindu |date=2001-07-26 |accessdate=2008-09-01 ] Then after he and Tata Coffee fell apart, Sterling then bought over the firm. In 2007, Sterling divested all their stake to Lavazza. Barista Coffee Company is currently owned by Lavazza,Italy ’s largest coffee company. [cite news |title=Coffee majors adopt brand extension |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Companies/Coffee_majors_adopt_brand_extension/articleshow/2435874.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=2007-10-07 |accessdate=2008-09-01 ]Barista was the fastest brand to make it to the list of super brand's and is ranked among the top 50 phenomenons that changed India.Fact|date=March 2008
References
External links
* [http://www.barista.co.in Official site of India Barista]
* [http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/mar/09barista.htm Barista being acquired by Italy's Lavazza]
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