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FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025
Starbucks temporarily moves to 'to go' model amid virus outbreak

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Reuters
16 March, 2020, 05:55 pm
Last modified: 16 March, 2020, 05:59 pm

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Starbucks temporarily moves to 'to go' model amid virus outbreak

“The situation with COVID-19 is extremely dynamic and we will continue to review the facts and science and make the proactive decisions necessary”

Reuters
16 March, 2020, 05:55 pm
Last modified: 16 March, 2020, 05:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: General view of a Starbucks coffee shop in London, Britain, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
FILE PHOTO: General view of a Starbucks coffee shop in London, Britain, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Starbucks Corp has moved to a "to go" model in all its company-owned stores in the United States and Canada for at least two weeks to facilitate social distancing among customers amid the spread of coronavirus, the coffee chain said on Sunday.

As part of the move, Starbucks said it would also stop using seating both at its cafe and patio areas and temporarily close stores in communities with high numbers of coronavirus cases as well as malls and university campuses.

"The situation with COVID-19 is extremely dynamic and we will continue to review the facts and science and make the proactive decisions necessary," said Rossann Williams, president of US company-operated and Canada businesses

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The company had earlier stopped accepting reusable cups and thermos flasks from customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa after announcing a similar policy in the United States.

The virus has infected over 169,000 people globally and killed more than 6,500.

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