<p>Tata Group and Starbucks Coffee Company have decided to extend their existing partnership. As part of the new commitment between the two companies, Starbucks will offer a single-origin coffee from India in the US, expand the availability of Himalayan mineral water in Singapore later this year. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Starbucks also announced that it will soon be available on Vistara, a full service airline, which is a joint venture between the Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines.<br /><br /> In a meeting at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in Seattle, Washington, Starbucks Coffee Company chairman and chief executive officer Howard Schultz and Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry announced these new joint initiatives.<br /><br />Starbucks Reserve Tata Nullore Estates will be the first coffee from India to be roasted at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room and will only be available at this Seattle location later this year, the two companies said in a statement.<br /><br /> Starbucks also announced plans to increase its coffee roasting capacity for supplying its stores in India and, over time, select markets around the globe. <br /><br />Tata Coffee's packaging plant in Kushalnagar in Coorg, Karnataka roasts Starbucks India Estates Blend and Espresso Roast coffees and will soon expand to include both Kenyan and Sumatran coffees for Starbucks stores throughout India.<br /> <br />Starbucks will also be extending its Teavana specialty tea brand to India this December. The two companies are also collaborating on the development of a signature Indian tea blend that will be available across all Starbucks stores in India, the statement said.<br /> <br />Starbucks had entered the Indian market in October 2012 through a 50:50 joint venture with Tata Global Beverages and currently operates 83 stores in India across Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Pune. Starbucks stores are operated by the joint venture, TATA Starbucks, and branded as Starbucks Coffee - 'A Tata Alliance'.<br /></p>
<p>Tata Group and Starbucks Coffee Company have decided to extend their existing partnership. As part of the new commitment between the two companies, Starbucks will offer a single-origin coffee from India in the US, expand the availability of Himalayan mineral water in Singapore later this year. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Starbucks also announced that it will soon be available on Vistara, a full service airline, which is a joint venture between the Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines.<br /><br /> In a meeting at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in Seattle, Washington, Starbucks Coffee Company chairman and chief executive officer Howard Schultz and Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry announced these new joint initiatives.<br /><br />Starbucks Reserve Tata Nullore Estates will be the first coffee from India to be roasted at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room and will only be available at this Seattle location later this year, the two companies said in a statement.<br /><br /> Starbucks also announced plans to increase its coffee roasting capacity for supplying its stores in India and, over time, select markets around the globe. <br /><br />Tata Coffee's packaging plant in Kushalnagar in Coorg, Karnataka roasts Starbucks India Estates Blend and Espresso Roast coffees and will soon expand to include both Kenyan and Sumatran coffees for Starbucks stores throughout India.<br /> <br />Starbucks will also be extending its Teavana specialty tea brand to India this December. The two companies are also collaborating on the development of a signature Indian tea blend that will be available across all Starbucks stores in India, the statement said.<br /> <br />Starbucks had entered the Indian market in October 2012 through a 50:50 joint venture with Tata Global Beverages and currently operates 83 stores in India across Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Pune. Starbucks stores are operated by the joint venture, TATA Starbucks, and branded as Starbucks Coffee - 'A Tata Alliance'.<br /></p>
