Coffee company Lavazza Group has acquired Barista Coffee Company and Fresh & Honest Café. Barista is the second-largest Indian coffee shop chain, with 150 outlets, of which 132 are located in India, mainly in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
The transaction was carried out based on a precise development strategy that will lead to the opening of 400 outlets by 2010. Fresh & Honest Café focuses on the vending business, specifically on office coffee service. With a footprint in more than 22 Indian cities, the company supplies an average about 800 tonnes of coffee per year. It is expanding rapidly and has a production site in the southern region of India.