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US coffee chain Starbucks plans global tech centre in India

 

 ​US coffee chain Starbucks plans to set up a global capability centre (GCC) in the southern Indian city of Chennai, creating roughly ⁠800 jobs in the first phase, ⁠a government source said on Monday.
Starbucks, which has roughly 500 cafes ‌in India through its joint ​venture with ⁠Tata Consumer Products, ​did not immediately respond to ‌a request for comment.
The move comes ​days after US pharmacy chain Walgreens signed a pact with the Tamil Nadu state government to establish a GCC in ‌its capital Chennai, already ​home to tech centres of global corporates ​including ‌Citi, ⁠Barclays and American Express.
GCCs have moved beyond low-cost back-office support, ​with global business groups using ⁠these centres ​to support headquarters through higher-value functions such as finance and software development as well as research ​and development.