Starbucks to offer beer and wine

Clarice Turner, Starbucks’ senior vice president of US operations, told
Reuters that many other restaurants sell beer and wine and that Starbucks is
no stranger to venturing into new territory.

“It’s just a natural place for people to connect and unwind,” Turner
said.

She added that the company had carefully chosen the roughly 25 US
cafés that will be selling alcohol in the afternoon and evenings and that it
has no plans to offer beer and wine in all of its 17,000 cafés around the
world.

Quick-service restaurant chains in the United States are adding morning and
late-night menus and extending food and drink options in an effort to boost
sales.

Starbucks and Burger King are among the chains experimenting with alcohol
sales.

California-based industry watchdog Alcohol Justice has criticised the moves by
Starbucks and Burger King, which offers beer at some of its new Whopper Bar
restaurants.

“The more places that open, the more risk there is of alcohol-related
harm,” said Sarah Mart, the group’s director of research, pointing to
under age drinking.

Starbucks also plans to open juice bars in the United States this year, a move
some analysts said is more compatible with its main business.

Some experts said the chain may be wisest to stick to its knitting.

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