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They’re coming! Locations of first two Starbucks branches in SA announced
Friday, March 4th, 2016
Taste Holdings and Starbucks have announced the locations of the first two of their coffee stores in South Africa, due to open in April 2016.
The Starbucks stores will both be in Gauteng: one on the upper level of The Mall of Africa in Midrand, and the other on the corner of Cradock and Tyrwhitt Avenues in Rosebank.
Kris Engskov of Starbucks & Carlo Gonzaga of Taste Holdings.
At 485 m2, the Rosebank store will be the larger of the two, but both stores will promise the full Starbucks experience, including drinks and food, and will serve coffee sourced from Africa in the Starbucks original Espresso Roast blend, along with other special ReserveTM coffees from around the world.
While Taste Holdings drew criticism from proudly SA coffee fans when they first announced plans to bring the coffee brand to this country, Starbucks and Taste are quick to point out their emphasis on local job creation.
Starbucks Molten Chocolate Beverages.
The Starbucks president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Kris Engskov, says the store designs will be inspired by South African art and culture, and Taste Holdings has reputedly worked extensively with local contractors for the construction and décor.
In addition to using local suppliers and contractors, partners for new stores have been recruited from Taste’s Changing Lanes program, which recruits partners from communities around the stores, and focuses on giving opportunities to currently unemployed youth. The new stores will have created more than 40 such career opportunities. A Starbucks training store is also set to open in Linbro Park in March, where local partners who have trained overseas will transfer their skills.
Starbucks Ham and Salami sandwiches.
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Boooo!
What about Cape Town??
(the cultural centre of the country)
🙂
YASS!
I actually don’t understand why one of the first Starbucks branches are not in Cape Town. This really sucks. I want Starbucks.
Cape town has some of the best coffee shops in Africa why would anyone want to pay over the top for Starbucks
I don’t understand the best of the best why is not in cape town it shows that they brand is fake
When is Starbucks going to be locate in Durban we have a great big mall called Gateway and there are a lot of store why not add Starbucks???
Why is starbucks not In polokwane this sucks