Tata Starbucks controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Anti-Profiteering Authority ruling
The National Anti-Profiteering Authority upheld the GST-related findings, ordered corrective pricing, and imposed a penalty with interest.
2019
GST anti-profiteering investigation
The Directorate General of Anti-Profiteering found that Tata Starbucks had not fully passed on a restaurant GST reduction to customers, alleging that the base price of a coffee variant had been increased so its final price remained unchanged.
2018
SardarBuksh trademark dispute
Starbucks Corporation sued Delhi-based SardarBuksh over alleged similarities in its name and logo. The business agreed to change its name, while its co-founder indicated that the logo would not be changed at that stage.