Starbucks Korea to reduce plastic use
Starbucks Coffee Korea Co.declared it will introduce paper straws for a test run this year to replace plastic straws as part of its efforts to tackle pollution from plastic waste. The latest decision is part of Starbucks Coffee Co.’s broader move to eliminate single-use plastic straws from its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020. In a […]
Starbucks Raises its Price in China
A man takes a rest at a Starbucks outlet in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 31, 2012. Seattle-based coffee chain Starbucks Corp. on Tuesday raised prices in its 500 Chinese mainland stores, the first price hike for its mainland stores in five years. <Photo: Xinhua/Lin Chao> news@theasian.asia