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Storm in a mug: How Starbucks' case against it made Sardarbuksh a star

Sardarbuksh, a pun and Punjabi take on the popular American chain, was established in 2015

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Manavi Kapur
There’s a typical aroma that one associates with a coffee shop. Usually, it is a mix of coffee beans and vanilla, which is meant to draw a customer towards the standard order of a cappuccino and muffin. Management gurus call this scent marketing. Sardarbuksh Coffee & Co’s tiny outlet in Hauz Khas, New Delhi, seems to have this formula down pat. Fairy lights at the entrance and warm lighting inside are welcome additives to this mix.

On a Thursday evening, all 10 seats are occupied and delivery executives on bikes rush in and out. For a coffee outlet that’s just three-and-a-half-months