Starbucks eyes more India cafes, expands roasting capacity there

New York

STARBUCKS CORP wants to go big in India.

The world's largest coffee chain, which has fewer than 100 cafes in the world's second-most populous country, is expanding its roasting capacity in India as it seeks to open a spate of new stores in coming years. Starbucks also will start selling Indian coffee at its Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in Seattle in a bid to expose US customers to beans grown in the country's Coorg region, said John Culver, president of Starbucks' China and Asia-Pacific Region.