The new drive-through outlet is situated in Punjab at Pathankot, along the Kanyakumari-Srinagar Highway Bengaluru: Coffeehouse chain Starbucks has launched its 6th drive-through store in India, a company official wrote on social media. The new outlet is situated in Punjab at Pathankot, along the Kanyakumari-Srinagar Highway (NH 44). The first drive-through Starbucks outlet in India was opened in 2020 at Zirakpur, Punjab on Ambala Chandigarh Expressway. Starbucks had launched multiple stores across the country last week in cities including Noida, Bhatinda, Pune, Hyderabad, Mussoorie, Delhi and Paschim. Starbucks Corporation entered India in October 2012, starting its first store in Mumbai. The American coffee chain operates in India through a collaboration with Tata Global Beverages. Together both companies have formed a 50:50 joint venture called Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd., which operates all Starbucks outlets in India. In April 2023, Starbucks has launched its India’s first beachfront outlet in Calicut, Kerala, located at South Beach Road, Kozhikode.