"The vision and partnership signed five years ago was not just for the business and joint venture in India. Together we form a very powerful partnership," Culver told ET over phone from Starbucks' headquarters in Seattle.The brand — Starbucks Reserve Tata Nullore Estates — will be the first coffee from India to be roasted and launched in Seattle later this year. MUMBAI: Starbucks Corp is expanding its partnership with Tata Group beyond India by launching the latter's single-origin coffee in the US and Himalayan mineral water in Singapore The world's largest coffee retailer, will also launch specialty tea brand Teavana in India by year end, a top official said. As two global iconic company with strong capabilities around the world, its about how we could continue to look at ways to partner together beyond India," said John Culver , group president at Starbucks Coffee China and Asia Pacific "Both can leverage expertise around sourcing, blending and bringing coffee and tea products outside India. We are going to continue to accelerate the growth in the market place and grow in a way that resonates with our customers," added Culver.

Source: Economic Times June 27, 2016 22:41 UTC