CEOs are getting ruthless about worker performanceCorporate leaders are increasingly prioritizing results over employee comfort, with CEOs like Unilever's Fernando Fernandez demanding "volu...
20 May, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
The barista is human but an AI agent runs this experimental Swedish cafeAn experimental cafe in Stockholm is being run by an AI agent named Mona, overseeing operations from hiring to inventory. While customers f...
11 May, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
In 1983, Howard Schultz Visited Italy and Observed Espresso Bar Culture: That Experience Shaped Starbucks Into a Global BrandHoward Schultz's 1983 Italian journey revealed a new way to experience coffee. Espresso bars were social hubs, not just places to buy drink...
02 May, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
An experimental cafe run by AI opens in StockholmThe avocado toasts and baristas making foamy lattes make it look like any other cafe, except at this one, located in a Stockholm residentia...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Barista Coffee targets 900 stores by 2030, eyes tier-II, III towns for growthIndia's Barista Coffee plans to expand to 800-900 outlets by 2030, targeting tier-II and tier-III towns. The company is also scaling its co...
24 Jan, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
Rise in coffee bean prices is beginning to affect margins: Barista Coffee CEO Rajat AgrawalAgrawal says Barista Coffee, however, has adjusted well to the dynamic environment and kept the customers always engaged.
10 Apr, 2025, 09.32 AM IST
Barista Coffee opens 350th store in Udaipur, plans to reach the count of 500 in 2 years“At Barista, we are expanding our footprint across the country in a strategic manner and plan to be at 500 store count over the next 2 year...
10 Apr, 2023, 02.44 PM IST
Barista to put Rs 100 Cr into 50 new outletsRollatainers, a part of the Amtek Group, acquired Barista from Italian coffee company Lavazza Spa in August 2014.
21 Nov, 2016, 12.16 AM IST
Amtek Group looks to sell Italian coffee chain BaristaBarely a year after it acquired Barista Coffee, debt-laden auto component maker Amtek Group is looking to sell off the loss-making coffee c...
04 Nov, 2015, 08.28 AM IST
Barista Coffee on overdrive, plans 550 new outlets in 5 yearsThe new owner of Barista Coffee plans to open 550 outlets of the coffee chain in the next five years with sales target of $50 million.
19 Dec, 2014, 01.44 PM IST
Barista Coffee sell off in line with global stance: Lavazza SpaLavazza said its decision to sell Barista stems from its global position to not directly operate coffee outlets anywhere in world.
12 Aug, 2014, 05.44 PM IST
Carnation Hospitality buys Barista Coffee chain for Rs 100 croreNew Delhi-based Carnation Hospitality has acquired Barista Coffee Co for about Rs 100 crore from Lavazza Spa, becoming the fourth owner of ...
12 Aug, 2014, 03.50 AM IST
Lavazza brings in Italian Omar Nasrollah to restructure its India businessOmar Nasrollah, who was Lavazza’s business development manager in Turin, took over as the managing director for India this month.
28 Feb, 2013, 05.28 AM IST
- Barista aims at three-fold rise in India revenue in 3 years
Lavazza, which owns the Barista coffee chain, is looking at a three- fold rise in its revenue contribution from India to 10% of its global ...
25 Mar, 2012, 01.51 PM IST
- Barista integrates with Lavazza
Barista has completed the process of integration with Italy- based player Lavazza.
10 Jun, 2009, 08.00 PM IST
- Coffee chain growth makes brewing a better career option
In a survey conducted a few years ago, Norwegian youth rated the job of a barista above that of a diplomat.
28 Mar, 2008, 02.17 AM IST
- We could see emergence of business cafes & dating cafes
Looking every bit the Barista, Partha Dattagupta, Barista’s CEO vends, in a candid interview to ET, he puts all such doubts at rest…at leas...
09 May, 2007, 03.07 AM IST