Tata Starbucks Private Ltd., the equal joint venture between Seattle, Washington-based Starbucks Coffee Company and India's Tata Global Beverages Ltd., will focus on regional culinary innovations and expanding its market to tier-II cities of India. Since starting operations in the Indian market in October 2012, it has a total of...
Virgin Atlantic Renews Partnership with India's TCS
U.K.-based Virgin Atlantic extended its strategic partnership with Mumbai-based IT outsourcing company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for an additional five years. Virgin Atlantic and TCS began working together in 2004 as part of Virgin Atlantic's ongoing strategy to invest in its technology infrastructure, operational efficiencies, and innovations. "This extended partnership...
Michelman Increases Investment in India
On Jan 31, 2018, Steven J. Shifman, president and CEO of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Michelman Inc., along with the Edgard D. Kagan, U.S. consul general in Mumbai inaugurated the Michelman Innovation Center for Coatings in Mumbai. Here, the Michelman team will work closely with flexible packaging converters, film manufacturers and brand owners...
GE to distribute Indian Startup's Breast Cancer Device
Recognizing that women in 90% of the developing world don't have access to early detection of breast cancer, Mumbai-based startup UE Lifesciences developed iBreastExam (iBE), a handheld, mobile connected, and completely wireless device which can detect tumor tissues as small as 1/8 of an inch (3-5 mm) while emitting no harmful...
Global Firms Seek India's IT Talent for Digital Transformation
With technologies such as artificial intelligence and biometrics leading digital transformations in organizations across the world, India is seen as a prime location for global businesses to open technology hubs as an extension of their business rather than a third-party service provider. Bangalore has the best environment for businesses to...
Amazon India Scales Up Grocery Delivery Operations
Amazon India has started hyperlocal grocery deliveries, including fresh vegetables and fruits from its own stores, in the cities of Bangalore, Delhi-NCR region, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. Two years ago Amazon used to deliver groceries including fresh produce from third party stores such as Hypercity and BigBazaar in under two hours,...