India develops a taste for coffee

Asia Times Online Ltd.
By Priyanka Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - From scruffy roadside chai (tea) shops and government-run coffeehouses to swanky, air-conditioned, branded coffee bars and lounges, Indians, especially those living in the north, are catching on to the worldwide passion for coffee.

The more than US$150 million organized coffee retail business in India is coming into its own, fed by rising incomes and a fast-food sector that is growing at 40% annually.

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