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{{Short description|Indian coffee drink company}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Distinguish|Barista (restaurant)|Barista Coffee (Taiwan)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Barista Coffee Shop
| logo = Barista (company).svg
| logo_size = 120
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| image_size = 240
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| image_caption = A Barista Coffee store in [[Raipur]]
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2000}}
| hq_location = 301–304, Vipul Agora Mall, MG Road
| hq_location_city = [[Gurugram, Haryana]]
| hq_location_country = [[India]]
| num_locations = over 425 cafes (March 2024)
| num_locations_year = 140+ cities
| area_served = {{hlist|India|Sri Lanka|[[Maldives]]}}<ref name="About Us">[http://barista.co.in/about-us/ "About Us"] at the Barista official website. Retrieved 20 June 2018.</ref>
| industry = [[Coffee House]]
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list| Rajat Agrawal ([[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])}}
| products = {{hlist|
| [[Coffee]]
| [[Tea]]
| [[Desserts]]
| Shakes
| [[Smoothies]]
| Quenchers
| [[Sandwiches]]
| [[Cakes]]}}
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| homepage = {{URL|barista.co.in}}
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[[File:Barista Store Front.jpg|thumb|Barista Store Front]]
'''Barista''' is a [[chain store|chain]] of [[espresso bar]]s and [[Coffeehouse|cafes]] that operates in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. It is headquartered in [[Gurugram]], India,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feedback.lavazza.co.in/index.php|title=Contact Us|publisher=Barista|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427162816/http://feedback.lavazza.co.in/index.php|archive-date=27 April 2012|access-date=17 April 2012|df=dmy}}</ref> and maintains outlets across India,<ref name="About Us" /> and in other regional countries such as [[Sri Lanka]],<ref name="About Us" /> and [[Maldives]].<ref name="About Us" /> It is the second oldest coffee house chain in India and is currently India's second-largest coffee chain with over 425 cafes as of March 2024. It also sells a number of FMCG products through Modern & General retail stores across multiple locations.<ref name=":0" />

In [[Sri Lanka]], Barista has been named the most popular service provider under [[cafes]] and [[Coffeehouse|coffeehouses]] category for 2021 in the exclusive customer experience ranking announced by [[LMD (magazine)|LMD]].

==History==

=== Tata Group ===
A 34.3% equity stake was sold to [[Tata Coffee]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tata Coffee joins hands with Barista |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/26/stories/06260007.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020122085141/http://hindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/26/stories/06260007.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 January 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=9 February 2011 |accessdate=1 September 2008 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

=== Sterling Infotech Group ===
[[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. The coffee was supplied by the Indian roaster [[Fresh and Honest]], headquartered in [[Chennai]], which was also owned by the Sterling Infotech Group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/indias-oldest-coffee-chain-barista-in-buyout-talks-with-its-first-ceo-ravi-deols-ihc/articleshow/31859367.cms?from=mdr|title=India's oldest coffee chain Barista in buyout talks with its first CEO Ravi Deol's IHC|last=Bailay|first=Rasul|date=2014-03-12|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-11-28|last2=Bhushan|first2=Ratna}}</ref>

[[ABN AMRO]] and Barista Coffee Company had jointly launched a credit card, "ABN AMRO Barista Credit Card", by which customers can avail discounts at its outlets.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-03-11/news/27440942_1_credit-card-outlets-barista-ceo-partha-dattagupta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515223120/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-03-11/news/27440942_1_credit-card-outlets-barista-ceo-partha-dattagupta|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 May 2012|title=ABN AMRO-Barista Coffee launch credit card|date=11 March 2006|work=The Economic Times|accessdate=11 March 2006}}</ref>

=== Lavazza ===
In 2007, the Sterling Group sold Barista, along with the Chennai-based Fresh and Honest roaster, to [[Lavazza]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/mar/09barista.htm | title = Italy's Lavazza to buy Barista | publisher = Rediff India Abroad |date = 9 March 2007 | accessdate = 17 April 2012 | last = Datta | first = Kausik }}</ref><ref name="brand extension">{{cite news |title=Coffee majors adopt brand extension |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Companies/Coffee_majors_adopt_brand_extension/articleshow/2435874.cms | last = Dhall | first = Aman |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=7 October 2007 |accessdate=1 September 2008 }}</ref> {{As of|2009||df=}}, the chain had 200 stores in [[India]], with an estimated annual revenue of {{INR}}200 [[crore]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Barista-to-expand-with-25-more-outlets/537804/| last = Chatterjee | first = Kakoly |title=Barista to expand with 25 more outlets|date=6 November 2009 |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|accessdate=8 November 2009}}</ref>

Lavazza sold Barista to Boutonniere Hospitality Private Limited in 2014 (formerly “Carnation Hospitality Private Limited”).<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/lavazza-to-exit-coffee-shop-business-in-india-with-barista-sale-574921|title=Lavazza to Exit Coffee Shop Business in India with Barista Sale|date=12 August 2014 |publisher=[[NDTV (India)|NDTV]]|accessdate=12 August 2014}}</ref>

=== Boutonniere Hospitality Private Limited ===
In 2014, Lavazza sold the coffee shop chain to Boutonniere Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., formerly known as Carnation Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.<ref name="NDTV"/> Lavazza however continues to supply the coffee to Barista through the Chennai-based Fresh and Honest roaster retained by the company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/lavazza-sells-barista-exits-coffee-shop-business-in-india/article20841331.ece1|title=Lavazza sells Barista, exits coffee-shop business in India|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref>

Boutonniere Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. targets to increase the footprint of Barista by increasing the number of cafes to 1000, and the number of stores selling its consumer products to 1000, by 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/barista-eyes-doubling-india-store-count-to-500-in-3-years/articleshow/66905733.cms|title=Barista eyes doubling India store count to 500 in 3 years|date=2018-12-03|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref>

==See also==

*'''[[Cafe Coffee Day]]''' – {{As of|2011}}, out of 1400 coffee shop retail outlets registered in [[India]], 2016<ref name="Favorites">{{cite web|url=http://www.2point6billion.com/news/2011/04/06/starbucks-cafe-coffee-day-favorites-to-conquer-indias-emerging-coffee-market-9002.html|title=Starbucks, Café Coffee Day Favorites to Conquer India's Emerging Coffee Market|last=Shi|first=Jane|date=6 April 2011|publisher=2point6billion.com|accessdate=6 April 2011}}</ref> belong to Cafe Coffee Day (CCD). To increase CCD's market presence in [[India]] and abroad, Coffee Day Holdings, the parent company of CCD, has secured investments totalling million<ref name="Favorites" /> from UK based firm Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited and US based private equity and venture capital firm New Silk Route Partners. CCD is expanding their market reach through brand extension<ref name="brand extension" /> by launching mineral water, cookies, and chips under their brand name. Barista has added a variety of cookies, chocolates and ice creams to their offerings under the same principle. While CCD's competitors like Barista Lavazza and Costa Coffee focus on the top 20 percent of the Indian consumers, who are able to afford over per espresso drink, CCD caters to all except the lowest 25 percent.
*'''[[Costa Coffee]]''' – Despite Costa Coffee having only 40 outlets<ref name="Costa Coffee rejig">{{cite news|url=http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/costa-coffee-rejigs-india-strategy-659|title=Costa Coffee rejigs India strategy|author=Priyanka Dasgupta Brahma|date=10 January 2010|accessdate=10 August 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916191909/http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/costa-coffee-rejigs-india-strategy-659|archivedate=16 September 2011|publisher=[[Financial Chronicle]]|df=dmy}}</ref> operational across the country as of 2010, Barista Lavazza is facing stiff competition from [[Costa Coffee]]. Costa Coffee is an urban chain and location plays a crucial role in its business plan. Although it made a few mistakes such as replicating the UK model in [[India]] and opening stores at expensive locations when it came to [[India]] in 2005, it has managed to bounce back. Their most profitable venture is from off premises business wherein they set up kiosks at marriages, seminars, and meetings. In the last quarter of 2009, Costa saw a profitable 24 percent growth.<ref name="Costa Coffee rejig" />

==References==
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==External links==
*{{url|www.barista.co.in|Official Site}}

[[Category:Coffeehouses and cafés in India]]
[[Category:Companies based in New Delhi]]
[[Category:Drink companies of India]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2000]]

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