Starbucks to open 30 new cafés in Sainsbury’s this year
The newly launched café in Folkestone will also offer the Too Good To Go surplus food app, connecting customers to restaurants and stores that have unsold food
Starbucks has announced the expansion of its partnership with Sainsbury’s across the UK, with plans to open 30 new Starbucks cafés within Sainsbury’s stores by the end of 2022.
The announcement comes as Sainsbury’s and Starbucks are celebrating the launch of its 50th Starbucks café in partnership together, located in the Sainsbury’s West Park Farm Superstore Folkestone, and operated by regional licensee Cobra Coffee.
The new store will also offer the Too Good To Go surplus food app, connecting customers to restaurants and stores that have unsold food.
Elizabeth Newman, Sainsbury’s director of Commercial Partnerships, said: “We’re delighted to have reached this important milestone with Starbucks as we work together to deliver on our plans.
“We’re excited to bring Starbucks cafés to many more customers as our rollout programme progresses in the coming months, and as our partnership continues to thrive.”
Rehan Sardar, director of Store Development at Starbucks, added: “We are pleased to be opening our 50th instore Starbucks café in Folkestone, in partnership with Sainsbury’s.
“This is a great opportunity for customers to meet our team and we look forward to welcoming the local community to enjoy our new dining-in and takeaway moments as we introduce the Starbucks Experience across more Sainsbury’s stores nationwide.”
