You Can’t Buy a Starbucks Franchise: Here’s Why and What You Can Do Instead

Our readers often reach out about how to franchise a Starbucks or learn more about owning one of the coffee shops. Unfortunately, if you live in the U.S. or Canada, owning a Starbucks franchise probably just isn’t in the cards for you. You can’t get a Starbucks franchise, but you might be able to apply for …

Starbucks surpasses Subway to become the world’s second-largest restaurant chain

Starbucks’ ongoing expansion has vaulted it to the second-largest restaurant chain in the world—and a run at first place doesn’t seem implausible. The company that’s best known for its coffee, but qualifies as a restaurant for its limited food offerings, catapulted past Subway last year, according to data from Technomic. As of the end of last year, there …

Starbucks Peru Unveils First Drive-Thru Coffee Experience in Lima’s Urban Zone

Lima, Peru – Starbucks – operated by licensed business partner Delosi in Peru – proudly unveiled its first Drive-Thru coffee experience in Lima’s urban zone today with its El Ejercito store located on Pérez Araníbar Avenue in San Isidro. This new opening marks a significant milestone for the brand and precedes a strategic shift in the …

Starbucks Barbados Opens New Drive-Thru Store in Coverley

Starbucks announces the opening of a new Drive-Thru store in Coverley and another location expected for Wildey in late March. Store openings will mark the brand’s fifth location on the island and provide employment opportunities for 26 partners (employees). Christ Church, Barbados – As part of its continued expansion plans in the market, Starbucks Coffee Company, …

Starbucks is making some big changes to its leadership team

Starbucks on Monday Mar. 18, 2024 named Michael Conway its CEO of North America as part of a broad change in the company’s leadership structure. Brady Brewer, who had been the Seattle-based chain’s chief marketing officer, will oversee Starbucks International as that division’s CEO. Starbucks China will remain its own division under Co-CEOs Belinda Wong …