Barista Coffee (India)
| Public | |
| Industry | Espresso bars |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founders | Pratha Duttagupta (CEO) Ravi Deol (Managing Director) Brotin Banerjee (COO) |
| Headquarters | F1/9, First floor, Okhla Industrial area, New Delhi, India |
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Area served
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India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan & Middle East. |
| Products | |
| Total assets |
 US$ 1 billion |
| Website | barista |
Barista is an Indian chain of espresso bars that operates in South Asia and the Middle East. Established in February 2000 under the name Barista, it was taken over by Lavazza in 2007.
Headquartered in New Delhi, Barista currently has espresso bars across India, Pakistan,Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and the Middle East.
It was established in February 2000 by the Barista Coffee Company Limited.
A 34.3% equity stake was sold to Tata Coffee in 2001.
C Sivasankaran bought the remaining 65 per cent in Barista from the Amit Judge-controlled Turner Morrison in 2004, and his Sterling Group also bought out Tata Coffee's stake later.
In 2007, the Sterling Group sold Barista to Lavazza.
Barista Lavazza was owned by Lavazza.
The coffee is supplied by the Indian roaster Fresh and Honest, headquartered in Chennai, which is also owned by Lavazza.
As of 2009[update], the chain has 200 stores in India, with an estimated annual revenue of ₹2 billion.
In 2014, Lavazza sold the coffee shop chain to Carnation Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. for an undisclosed sum.
Barista was the fastest brand to make it on the list of super brands and is ranked among the top 50 phenomena that changed India.
Barista is the first coffee retailer in India to start a loyalty programme, Bean-o-holic, to attract and retain customers.
Barista Lavazza received the Times Group and Business Standard 'Brand of the year' award in 2002 Super Brand 2006-2007 Super Brands India is a part of the globally recognized Super Brands UK, which promotes the discipline of brand management and pays tribute to exceptional brands. Barista Coffee has been awarded Super bands for the second consecutive year. And we're even more chuffed about it this time because the new survey also included the opinion of our consumers, along with the panel of judges. And it's always great to know our patrons appreciate our efforts to delight them.
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