Tata Coffee Ltd reportedly signed an agreement with Starbucks to source and roast premium coffee beans for the global coffee chain, which will soon kick off a modern roastery in Kushal Nagar, Coorg in Karnataka.
Hameed Huq, Managing Director, Tata Coffee was quoted as saying that the Rs 30mn, 375-tonne-a-year roastery is fully-automated. The roastery, which conforms to the best food safety standards, will source and roast the best Arabica coffee beans from Tata Coffee estates for Starbucks as well as other coffee retailers.
The coffee is to be distributed to Starbucks cafes, to be set up by Tata Starbucks in India, as well as to Starbuck operations overseas, reports added.