In January 2011, Starbucks Corporation and Tata Coffee announced plans to begin opening Starbucks locations in India [REF].
At the Starbucks annual shareholders meet in March 2014, then Tata Starbucks CEO Avani Davda stated, "With 40 stores in four cities (in 17 months) and nearly 1,000 partners, India is the fastest growing market in Starbucks history."[REF]