Costa Coffee to evaluate new geographies

With over 1,790 stores in the UK and more than 1,000 internationally, (Total outlet count globally 2900) Costa Coffee is now ready to tap new markets in India by 2015. Costa is currently present in 14 cities across India including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi, Jaipur, Agra, Pune, Ludhiana etc.

Judd Williams, Regional Director, Middle East and Asia informed: “Currently, with over 100+ stores, we will be adding outlets in existing areas of presence as well as evaluating new geographies in 2015. In India, Costa operates via franchise model and works in close partnership with long standing partner, Devyani International Limited.

Devyani International Limited is also the franchisee for Pizza Hut and KFC in India. It also has Pan India franchisee rights for Costa Coffee and Swensen's Ice creams. With aggressive growth strategy in place, Devyani International Limited is committed to being a people centric, customer focused and process driven operations, striving for excellence with a turnaround mentality. To serve the best coffee in the true Italian style, Costa focuses on quality control at every stage of the coffee making process from bean to cup. In the UK, the brand has its own roastery to ensure a unique blend that is perfect every time.