[ Juarez, MEXICO ] According to the company’s website, Alsea S.A.B. de C.C.V. is the largest restaurant operator in Latin America. Alsea is a multi-concept operator, with regional brand licenses to operate Starbucks, and other brands including Dominos Pizza, Chili’s, California Pizza Kitchen, and P.F. Chang’s China Bistro. Alsea first...
[ Mumbai, INDIA ] The first Starbucks India unit will open at Horniman Circle in Mumbai, operated by Tata Starbucks. International retailers are starting to find Horniman Circle a compelling location due to its proximity to prosperous South Mumbai. The luxury retailer Hermès has opened a store on the circle. Horniman Circle...
[ KUWAIT ] M. H. Alshaya Co. is one of the largest retail and brand licensing organizations in the GCC region, if not worldwide. The company operates across seven retail sectors – fashion and footwear, health and beauty, food service, optics, pharmacy, office supplies and home furnishings. According to the company’s...
[ San Francisco, California USA ] Starbucks Coffee Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire Bay Bread (San Francisco) and its La Boulange bakery brand in a cash deal valued at $100 million. As part of the deal, Starbucks would hire well-known French baker, Pascal Rigo. La Boulange, which...
Starbucks purchases and roast high-quality whole bean coffees that the company sells, along with handcrafted coffee and tea beverages and a variety of fresh food items, through its company-operated stores. Starbucks also sell a variety of coffee and tea products and licenses its trademarks through other channels such as licensed stores, grocery and national...