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  • Gourmet Investments brings Ministry Of Crab to India

    Gourmet Investments brings Ministry Of Crab to India

    Gourmet Investments Pvt. Ltd brings Mumbai’s most awaited launch of the year with the unveiling of Ministry Of Crab’s first-ever outlet in India. The grand launch of Sri- Lanka’s beloved restaurant is scheduled to take place at Zaveri House, Khar, Mumbai. Ministry Of Crab is the brainchild of celebrated chef and restaurateur Dharshan Munidasa in partnership with Sri Lankan cricket legends Mahela Jayawardane and Kumar Sangakkara. With its exemplary services and menu, Ministry Of Crab has safely secured its place for 3 consecutive years in the list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.

    It was incepted in Sri Lanka on December 12, 2011 in the renovated 400-year-old Dutch Hospital, where it has successfully hosted the most renowned personalities from all walks of life. A haven for food lovers, Ministry Of Crab promises an unforgettable culinary experience with an array of intensely delicious recipes.

    Replicating success from the past, Ministry Of Crab becomes the newest entrant in India’s restaurant market by joining hands with GIPL. GIPL has extended unwavering support to a veteran of several landmark restaurant launches in India with the likes of PizzaExpress, Typhoon Shelter, The Bandra Project, The Runway Project, The Market Project, and The Poona Project. Through such partnerships, GIPL is committed to expanding its portfolio in food and beverage industry.

    Commenting on the partnership, Ramit Bharti Mittal, CEO of Gourmet Investments Pvt. Ltd., said, “We are thrilled to bring Ministry Of Crab to India. It is our constant endeavor to open doors for such brands that resonate with our values and we feel there couldn’t be a better choice for us than Ministry Of Crab. We see immense potential in Indian market for Ministry Of crab and through our strategic partnership, we embark on a new journey to deliver the best-in-class dining culinary experience to our customers.”

    Deepinder Batth, COO of Gourmet Investments Pvt. Ltd., says, “We envision transforming the gastronomic landscape of the country and with the launch of Ministry Of Crab, we feel we are moving towards that direction. MOC has received an exceptional response from food lovers in Sri-Lanka and Shanghai and we are excited to welcome the outlet in our country.”

    On coming to India, Chef Dharshan Munidasa says, “We are looking forward to working with Indian chefs in the country. As our delectable recipes are curated to perfection, we are sure the restaurant is slated to be an ultimate dining destination. We are happy to have partnered with Gourmet Investments, as they have shared our value system and are committed to bringing the DNA of Ministry of Crab to give our guests an authentic experience.”

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  • Siri House opens in Singapore with new concept

    Siri House opens in Singapore with new concept

    Hybrid showroom, restobar, retail space and gallery Siri House has opened in Dempsey Hill as a taste test for a planned flagship in Thailand.

    The venue combines multiple concepts into a single interconnected area, including mock interiors for Bangkok apartments, display spaces for Thai artists, and discrete retail corners focusing on Thai culture and designer items, with jewellery, apparel, accessories and various collectibles available for purchase.

    The store is currently trading seven labels, ranging from homeware and souvenirs to crafts and ceramics. Most products on sale have a quirky or artistic vibe.

    The venue also houses a 48-seat restaurant with art deco stylings, serving a colourful Asian-influenced menu alongside a selection of wines and cocktails.

    The Siri House flagship is scheduled to open in Bangkok by March.

    View gallery below for images of the store :

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  • Low export numbers put Hyundai profit in the red

    Low export numbers put Hyundai profit in the red

    Hyundai Motor swung to a net loss in the fourth quarter last year, largely due to the strength of the won over the U.S. dollar and weak global sales. It is the worst quarterly earnings reported since 2010, when the company first started posting earnings based on the International Financial Reporting Standards. Korea’s No. 1 automaker by sales on Thursday posted a net loss of 203.3 billion won ($180 million) for the quarter that ended December, a considerable drop from the 1.29 trillion won net profit inked a year earlier.

    The company cited weak earnings from its affiliated locomotive maker Hyundai Rotem, unfavorable currency rates and the sluggish growth of the global automotive industry as major reasons that pulled down earnings in the fourth quarter.

    It added that the cost of its investment into developing futuristic cars was also reflected.

    Hyundai already surprised investors when it posted 306 billion won in net profit in the third quarter, a 67.4 percent year-on-year drop. At the time, the company blamed one-off costs of airbags, engine quality control and marketing activities as well as currency rates to explain its losses and said the fourth quarter would be a better quarter.

    Following the two bad quarters, the carmaker’s annual net profit also dropped to a record low since 2010 – 1.645 trillion won last year, less than half of 2017’s 4.546 trillion won. In 2012, its annual net profit exceeded 9.056 trillion won.

    Choi Byung-chul, chief financial officer at Hyundai Motor, however, said the automaker was able to ramp up automotive sales in the fourth quarter thanks to newly-released SUVs and that the company’s performance could bounce back with several new car launches scheduled this year.

    According to the earnings report, revenue from the automotive business increased by 9.3 percent on year to 20,399 billion won in the fourth quarter. Operating income also jumped up 556.7 percent year on year to 463 billion won for automotives.

    The most recently launched Palisade SUV has been well received by Korean consumers after its launch last month, and a Hyundai Motor spokesperson said it is considering expanding production of the SUV in accordance with the demand. The carmaker has taken orders for 30,000 Palisades so far, according to Koo Za-yong, head of investor relations at Hyundai Motor.

    “Growth of the global automotive market is expected to slow down, but we will strengthen our brand competitiveness by launching cars in segments [that Hyundai had little presence in],” said Koo during a conference call with analysts on Thursday.

    Highly anticipated Hyundai cars this year include a new Sonata sedan and a premium SUV GV80 branded under Genesis.

    Hyundai plans to sell a total of 4.68 million cars this year by selling 712,000 units domestically and 3.97 million units abroad. Last year, the company sold 4.59 million cars at home and abroad, a 1.8 percent increase year on year.

    The automaker commented on its governance reform plans during the conference call as well. It plans to complete reforms this year to break the cross-shareholding structure between affiliates and improve shareholder returns. Last year, its attempt to reform its governance structure failed after facing a series of complaints from U.S. activist hedge fund Elliott Management.

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  • Imported vehicle sales in Korea up nearly 10% in 2018

    Imported vehicle sales in Korea up nearly 10% in 2018

    The value of imported vehicles sold in Korea last year jumped 9.9 percent to 17.47 trillion won ($15.49 billion) from a year earlier on demand for German models, industry data showed Thursday. In 2018, imported carmakers sold a combined 260,705 vehicles in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy, up 12 percent from the previous year, the latest findings showed.

    According to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (Kaida), strong demand for vehicles made by Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Volkswagen pushed up sales numbers.

    Imported auto brands accounted for a record 16.7 percent of all vehicles sold and registered in the domestic passenger car market for 2018, up from 15.23 percent in the previous year, Kaida said.

  • BMW Korea announces recall of 99,000 additional vehicles

    BMW Korea announces recall of 99,000 additional vehicles

    BMW on Wednesday announced another recall of an additional 99,000 vehicles, with 20,000 of them recalled immediately on concerns of engine fires. The remaining 79,000 will be recalled if replacement parts are found to be faulty. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Wednesday announced that it has told the German carmaker to follow up with a recall plan that it submitted last week.

    The recall plan followed the investigation results announced by a joint investigation team on Dec. 24 in regard to BMW vehicle catching fire in Korea.

    The investigation team at the time announced that the fires were not only caused by the emission reduction system, or exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, but also by the intake manifold.

    The 20,363 vehicles that were in the first recall in July last year will be the first in line to be re-recalled, this time to check the intake manifold.

    These are vehicles with EGR modules that have not been replaced.

    The government said it will also inspect 80,000 BMWs to see if they have any leakage problems.

    Last year, BMW recalled 106,000 vehicles after they began bursting into flames last summer.

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  • Natural food startup Jus’ Amazin launched in India

    Natural food startup Jus’ Amazin launched in India

    Eyeing the burgeoning US$ 100 billion global natural foods and drinks industry, Jitin Munjal, former Global Director for Sales and Marketing at DuPont has announced his natural nutrition food and beverage venture, Jus’ Amazin Foods and Beverages Pvt. Ltd. Co-founded with his wife, Shilpa Mogilishetty, Jus’ Amazin started in the kitchen, as the couple were developing nutritiously rich natural food products that are delicious, for their son, who is allergic to dairy and soy products. After a lot of R&D, the kitchen experiment has now grown (over the last few months), to be present in 75 retail stores, and 20 e-commerce sites, pan-India.

    Speaking on the venture, Jitin Munjal, Co-founder and CEO of Jus’ Amazin said, “Most packaged food is highly processed, packed with chemicals and low in nutrition, and as consumer awareness about the ill-effects of chemicals in food is growing, they are demanding foods that are natural, nutritious and delicious. While trying to find dairy and soy free foods for our son, we realized how underserved the natural and nutritious food market is in India. Jus Amazin caters to the health and nutrition conscious consumer with natural wholesome foods, which are both delicious and nutritious.”

    Jitin Munjal is a seasoned professional and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of rich experience in Business Management, Marketing, Sales & Distribution, Product Development and in leading global and regional teams. Jitin has received his education from premier institutes such as Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, London School of Economics and Political Science, and has worked with blue chip companies such as P&G, Tata Group (as part of the prestigious TAS), Castrol & DuPont. In his last corporate role, Jitin was heading global marketing and sales excellence at DuPont, a leading multinational corporation with interested in varied industries. Shilpa Mogilishetty holds a Masters in Anthropology from the University of Sussex and has worked across the corporate and social sectors, in the areas of Market Research, Media Planning and Change Management.

    Jus’ Amazin’s current product range includes 100 percent natural, gluten free, soy free, dairy free and plant based foods such as nut and seed butters/ spreads (almond butter, organic peanut butter, seed butter and cashew butter). The products are currently available both online at leading e-commerce websites and also in retail stores in Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Goa. Leading brands such as Foodhall, Spar, BigBasket, Namdhari’s, Modern Bazaar, Loyal World, Amazon, HealthifyMe, FirstCry, HealthKart, Qtrove, The Gourmet Box, among others have partnered with the company.

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  • Hugo Boss Asia-Pacific boosted sales

    Hugo Boss Asia-Pacific boosted sales

    German menswear retailer Hugo Boss has seen sales growth accelerate in the fourth quarter of 2018, driven by Asia. Comparable-store sales rose 4 per cent compared to the previous corresponding period and online sales rose 37 per cent, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit e-commerce sales growth. Group sales also grew 6 per cent in the fourth quarter, adjusted for currency differences, to €783 million – compared to €735 million in the previous corresponding period.

    On a comparable-store basis, Asia Pacific was the fastest growing region for the brand, with China achieving high single-digit currency-adjusted store-sales growth for the period.

    Europe and the Americas saw comparable-store sales growth in the mid-single-digit and low-single-digit rates respectively, while sales in the business’ wholesale division increased 15 per cent.

    The brand issued a preliminary full-year total sales figure of €2.79 billion for 2018 – an increase of 2 per cent compared to 2017 – with the “dynamic growth” of the brand’s retail business seen as the key contributor.

    Hugo Boss expects operating income to remain flat at approximately €491 million – the same figure seen in 2017.

    “We look back on a successful 2018. We increased our pace of growth and achieved our full-year targets, supported by a very good fourth quarter,” Hugo Boss CEO Mark Langer said.

    The brand is to focus on sustainable growth and profitability this year, according to Langer, who notes that the new year will be focused on the execution of the business plan until 2020.

    “We will personalise our offerings even more and accelerate important business processes. In doing so, we drive brand desirability and set an important milestone for achieving our mid-term targets,” Langer said.

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  • Freshly brewed coffee is rising in China

    Freshly brewed coffee is rising in China

    Although Luckin Coffee, a chain of coffee shops in China,  disclosed a loss of 857 million yuan (RMB) last year, they are still positive about the potential for growth in China. Meanwhile, a Canadian coffee brand, Tim Hortons, announced its expansion into the country, planing to open more than 1,500 stores in China in ten years.

    Convenience store’s brewed coffee stand out in a crowded market

    Coffee brand giants are everywhere, but  coffee sales from convenience store never falls behind, occupying the lower level consumer market. According to the FamilyMart Co., Ltd., there are more than 2,000 stores in the country now selling freshly brewed coffee and the annual revenue in 2018 has exceeded 50 million cups. FamilyMart  revealed that their goal is to sell 100 million cups of coffee in 2019.

    Food plus coffee combo drives sales

    Another profitable coffee sales business people usually neglected is the Western-style fast food restaurant. Since KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, upgraded the coffee products in 2015, their coffee sales has grown rapidly. In the first three quarters of 2018, KFC sold more than 63 million cups of coffee at an average rate of 2.5 cups per second.

    “The growth of coffee market among convenience store and western restaurant reflects the characteristics of current Chinese coffee market, a market with multi-level, multi-channel and multi-consumer profile.” China food industry analyst Zhu Danpeng said that this also proves the Chinese coffee market still have a big room to invest and develop.

    The current high profit of the coffee industry leads to competition

    Some industry consulting companies predict that the sales of the Chinese coffee shop will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15% from 2017 to 2025, and will reach more than 100 billion yuan (RMB) by 2025. The number of coffee shops in China is expected to reach more than 80 thousand in the near future.

    However, the competition between freshly ground coffee market cannot be avoided. Zhu believes that one of the fundamental reasons for tight competition is that the profit of the this particular beverage industry is extremely high.

    Recently, Zhu went to Yunnan for site visit and he communicated with the local farmers. He said that the coffee bean purchase price of the famous coffee brand is about 12-16 yuan/kg, which can be used to brew 10-12 cups of coffee. In other words, the cost of coffee beans is less than 2 yuan (RMB) per cup. “It is obvious that the gross profit of this industry has reached several hundred percent.”

     

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  • Reebonz to use blockchain technology to assure authenticity

    Reebonz to use blockchain technology to assure authenticity

    Southeast Asian online luxury marketplace Reebonz is exploring blockchain technology as part of its strategy to demonstrate the provenance of products. Complementing the firm’s existing in-house team of ateliers who specialise in authenticating leather products, timepieces, gemstones and jewellery, Reebonz intends to incorporate all transactions on a blockchain to ensure the comprehensive traceability of all products sold within its ecosystem. The firm’s goal is to enable buyers to verify the authenticity of products on their own and stamp out losses and distrust generated by the global exchange of counterfeits.

    By establishing end-to-end traceability, customers will also be able sell their items back to Reebonz, which would allow the company to easily identify a customer’s purchase.

    “The Reebonz leadership team is extraordinary and has already developed a cutting-edge technology and platform”, said Tim Draper, senior advisor of Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition and founding partner of Draper Associates.

    “The authentication of pre-owned luxury items using the blockchain is just one of many high impact innovations Reebonz is pioneering to improve the luxury shopping experience for customers across Asia Pacific.”

    “While we started as an online platform that helps consumers access affordable luxury, we have evolved into an ecosystem that connects buyers and sellers through the widest range of luxury,” added Reebonz CEO and co-founder Samuel Lim.

    “Identifying gaps and opportunities in the luxury e-commerce landscape and spearheading strategies that present innovative ways of redefining luxury consumption has made us a leader in this industry. As we continue to build out a thriving community of buyers, sellers and international boutiques, it will become critical for the industry to evolve, and for us to become a leading innovator of authenticity solutions. We are excited to use the blockchain technology to solve one of the key global issues that impacts our industry.”

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  • LVMH sues Hong Kong merchant over XLV wine range

    LVMH sues Hong Kong merchant over XLV wine range

    French luxury group LVMH is suing a wine merchant in Hong Kong over an alleged trademark infringement.bThe plaintiffs are suing over a wine range named “XLV”, established in collaboration between Cuvee XLV French Wine and Quentin-Louis, the son of fifth generation family member Xavier-Louis Vuitton.

    During a January 16 hearing in the High Court, LVMH claimed that the wine’s label design deliberately mimics the Louis Vuitton logo to mislead consumers. Cuvee XLV’s owner Wong Sau Ying has previously stated that the range has no relationship with the LV business, although the family connection is a factor in the wine sales.

    “The family is involved and that is important. In China trust is important – there are many imitations, but this brand can be trusted,” said Wong in a 2012 interview.

    Wong is pleading that the font size used on the XLV label differs from that of LV products.

    The case has been pending since 2008 when the label became apparent to the LVMH group.

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  • Samsung factories ready to make 5G and foldable phones

    Samsung factories ready to make 5G and foldable phones

    Samsung Electronics is ready to roll out both 5G and foldable phones, two of most highly-anticipated products from the electronics company. While Samsung has already announced a plan to introduce new Galaxy phones at an unpacking event next month in San Francisco, it is confirmed on Tuesday that Samsung’s global production base in Vietnam has completed preparation to mass-produce 5G phones.

    The 5G phone is tentatively called “Galaxy S10 X.” Two Samsung factories, located in the provinces of Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen, both north of Hanoi, produce 150 million smartphones a year. The 5G-enabled version of Galaxy S10 produced in Vietnam will be exported globally, starting with the United States. The first one million units of Samsung’s first foldable phone will be produced at the company’s production plant in Gumi, North Gyeongsang.

    The 5G phone “will roll out three to four weeks after the basic Galaxy S10 model hits the market. However, we have finished all preparations to mass produce a 5G phone,” a source from Samsung Electronics said.

    The phone will likely be introduced during the unpacking event on Feb. 20 along with three other versions of Samsung’s 10th-generation Galaxy family: S10, S10+ and S10 light.

    Phones that can connect to the 5G network are expected to bring revolutionary changes in media consumption habits. A 5G phone can download a 1.5 gigabyte movie in under a second.

    Samsung’s first 5G phone is likely to come with a 6.7-inch screen, larger than the 6.1-inch screen of S10 or 6.4-inch screen of S10+.

    The 5G-connected S10 will be powered by the Exynos 9820 chipset.

    Though it is designed for 5G connections, the phone will still be able to connect to 4G LTE as 5G infrastructure development is still underway. Even in Korea, where 5G infrastructure is quickly being built, next-generation connectivity is a work in progress.

    Samsung will first supply 5G phones to five telecom companies, including Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, all in the United States, and SK Telecom and KT in Korea

    Although the 5G phone will be introduced at the unpacking event, the actual launch of the model will come a bit later than the new S10s.

    While basic versions will be released in early March, the actual 5G-capable models will be available at the end of March.

    Samsung has greatly tightened security at its S10 production sites in Vietnam factories after a picture of the Galaxy S10 was leaked online.

    As for the company’s foldable phone, tentatively dubbed the “Galaxy F,” initial production will take place at the Gumi plant. Industry sources project that Samsung is likely to introduce the foldable phone at the unpacking event as well, but will release the phone April at the earliest.

    Federico Casalegno, head of the Samsung Design Innovation Center in North America, said “the foldable phone is a breakthrough in technology innovation,” during a press briefing last week.

    Industry insiders say the main reason for making foldable phones at the local Gumi plant is to prevent technology leaks and better control the initial production volume of the phone.

    “We are not yet ready to mass-produce foldable phones as well in Vietnam,” a spokesperson from Samsung said. “The first one million units of foldable phones and 5G phones to be sold in the Korean market will be produced at the Gumi plant, which is in charge of producing our premium products.”

  • KT, Hyundai Mobis join to develop connected-car tech

    KT, Hyundai Mobis join to develop connected-car tech

    KT said Thursday that it will collaborate with Hyundai Mobis to develop self-driving and connected-car technology.  The two companies agreed to work on real-time navigation technology and vehicle-to-everything technology, which will allow cars to communicate with connected devices. To enable development, the telecommunications company said it will install 5G infrastructure at the Hyundai Mobis test-drive course in Seosan, South Chungcheong.

    The fast 5G network will allow sensors on a Hyundai Mobis self-driving car to send significant amounts of data to servers immediately to allow for accurate real-time traffic navigation. The process takes minutes in existing 4G networks.

    The cooperation comes as the two prepare for the fast-growing connected car market. Industry researcher IHS Markit predicted connected-car sales to reach 72.5 million units by 2023 from 24 million units in 2015.

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  • Vietnam’s first casino for locals opens on three-year trial basis

    Vietnam’s first casino for locals opens on three-year trial basis

    The first casino in Vietnam that allows locals to gamble has opened in Phu Quoc Island off the country’s southern coast. The Corona Resort and Casino is part of an ecotourism and amusement complex built by Phu Quoc Tourism Investment and Development JSC at a cost of VND50 trillion ($2.15 billion). The casino will remain open 24 hours a day during a three-year pilot, and Vietnamese who want to gamble must be over 21, earn a minimum of VND10 million ($430) a month and have no criminal record or objections from family.

    The entry fee is VND1 million ($43) for 24 hours or VND25 million ($1,000) a month (with a maximum play time of 720 hours). Three months ago the government approved the three-year trial period allowing Vietnamese to enter the casino.

    Vietnam, which treats gambling as a “social evil”, has hitherto prohibited locals from gambling in the seven casinos around the country. Only foreign passport holders can enter them.

    Vietnam’s per capita income was around $2,500 last year.

    One of Vietnam’s biggest real estate developers Sungroup is currently building another casino in Van Don in northern Quang Ninh Province, home of popular Ha Long Bay.

    Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, is one of the top holiday destinations in the country.

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  • Samsung spent $3.12M lobbying in U.S. last year

    Samsung spent $3.12M lobbying in U.S. last year

    The American subsidiary of Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics spent $3.12 million on lobbying U.S. politicians and officials last year, the second-largest amount following 2017, data from a Washington-based research group showed Monday. Samsung Electronics’ lobbying expense was the ninth largest among electronics companies operating in the United States, moving up two notches from a year earlier, according to the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP).

    Microsoft spent the most with $7.18 million, followed by Qualcomm with $6 million, Oracle with $5.47 million and Apple with $5.09 million, said the nonprofit research group, which tracks the effects of money and lobbying on elections and public policy.

    Among foreign companies, Samsung Electronics was the second-biggest lobbying spender after German engineering group Siemens.

    The Korean tech conglomerate has been intensifying its lobbying efforts in its key market since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2017 and advocated more protectionist trade policies.

    Samsung’s lobbying expenses over the past two years amounted to $6.62 million, far surpassing $6.04 million spent during former President Barack Obama’s second term from 2013-16, data showed.

    Trade-related issues were Samsung’s main lobbying target in the United States last year, with 13 cases out of 81 total in this area.

    The company also made extensive lobbying efforts for the telecommunication sector as it has been exploring ways to expand its foothold in the 5G network equipment market.

    Last month, Samsung and American telecommunication company Verizon announced their plan to launch 5G-compatible smartphones in the U.S. market in the first half of 2019.

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  • Starbucks India showcases coffee craft and innovation with ‘Starbucks Barista Pride’

    Starbucks India showcases coffee craft and innovation with ‘Starbucks Barista Pride’

    Starbucks is taking beverage innovation to new heights with the simultaneous launch of 134 new, crafted beverages. Delivering on the iconic ‘Third Place’ experience, while strengthening commitment to innovation and coffee passion, the global coffee chain has introduced a new initiative called Starbucks Barista Pride where baristas from each Starbucks store will feature a beverage unique to their store, conceptualized and created by themselves.

    Till the end of February, all Starbucks stores across India will serve a specially curated beverage, enabling customers to ‘coffee hop’ and try 134 unique beverages across the 134 Starbucks stores in India.

    Based on the idea of customization and personalization, while celebrating the heart and soul of the signature Starbucks Experience, Starbucks Barista Pride is here to showcase the talent and innovation the Starbucks baristas have to offer.

    The wide range of unique beverages includes Turkish Espresso Praline available at the Chapel Road store in Mumbai, Chai White Chocolate Mocha available at the Vega Mall store in Bangalore and Winter Chocolate Cream available at the DLF Hub store in Delhi.

    “Starbucks is committed to delivering an unparalleled, unique experience for every customer. We are delighted to introduce ‘Starbucks Barista Pride’- a new coffee forward initiative which highlights the exemplary coffee skills of our Starbucks baristas and brings to our customers a wide range of artisanal beverages. At Starbucks, we believe in celebrating each customer’s individual coffee preference and profile. For us each cup of coffee is unique and especially suited to the coffee palette of our customer. With a deep understanding of coffee, our Starbucks baristas personalize each cup to perfection,” said Veetika Deoras, Head – Marketing, Category, Digital and Loyalty at Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd.

    “We are humbled to lead specialty coffee in India and initiatives like Starbucks Barista Pride are a tribute to our customers and reflect the Starbucks 47-year legacy of sourcing, roasting and serving world’s top Arabica coffee,” she added.

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