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Starbucks to establish global tech center in Chennai with 800 jobs

The coffee chain joins a wave of US companies opening capability centers in India's tech hub.

What to know

  • Starbucks will establish a global capability centre in Chennai with ~800 technology jobs in the first phase, joining firms like Citi, Barclays, and American Express already operating there.
  • The announcement follows Walgreens' similar GCC deal with Tamil Nadu days earlier, reflecting a broader trend of US companies shifting tech work to India.
  • India hosts over 2,100 GCCs employing 2.36 million people and generating ~$100 billion in revenue, making it the world's largest hub for such centers.

“US coffee chain Starbucks has signed a pact to set up a global capability centre (GCC) in the southern Indian city of Chennai and hire roughly 800 technology professionals”

Tamil Nadu state government, State authority · Reuters ↗

Starbucks US coffee chainAnand Varadarajan Starbucks technology chiefTamil Nadu state government Indian state authority

Starbucks to establish global tech center in Chennai with 800 jobs
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    “The availability of a skilled workforce, lower attrition and good infrastructure would help the coffee chain…”
    — Anand Varadarajan
    1. first by Investing.com News, 5d ago · also Channel News Asia, Reuters, Yahoo Finance

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