That equals the electricity use of more than 30,000 homes per year. With performance-based standards that incorporate design and extend throughout the life of a store, Starbucks Greener Stores in North America have reduced energy consumption by 30% compared with the company’s prior store designs. “I’m proud to say that our partners’ energy and passion for sustainability pushes us every day and is the reason why we’ve seen great adoption of our Greener Store standards.” Building for the future “Our work to become planet positive begins with coffee at origin, and carries through to our stores, right to our customers’ hands,” said Michael Kobori, Starbucks chief sustainability officer. and Canada and will begin using the framework outside of North America to achieve its goal of building and retrofitting 10,000 Greener Stores globally by 2025. Starbucks has more than 2,300 Greener Stores in the U.S. Over the next year, Starbucks to continue the international expansion of this program with Greener Stores opening in Japan, the UK and Chile.Īs Starbucks celebrates its 50 th Anniversary, the company is expanding its open-source Greener Store Framework to help reduce its environmental impact and leverage its scale for good to accelerate the global movement towards a more sustainable future.Īnnounced in 2018, the Greener Store Framework, co-developed with World Wildlife Fund (WWF), is designed to accelerate the transformation of retail towards lower-impact stores that achieve reductions in carbon emissions, water usage and landfill waste. The company will open its first Greener Store outside North America in Shanghai, China with a focus on circularity.
Starbucks launches their 2021 holiday menu and red cups on November 4th.Greener Stores allow Starbucks to test solutions for scale to help the company realize its Planet Positive goals to reduce carbon emissions, water usage and landfill waste by 50%. "Our partners will be happy to recommend an alternative holiday beverage like the new Iced Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte or the classic Peppermint Mocha." "As a standard course of business, we continually evaluate the items on our menu, using various criteria to ensure we are meeting the needs of our customers and our business priorities," a Starbucks spokesperson told KIRO 7 news. According to a company spokesperson, baristas will be able to suggest "an alternative holiday beverage" for customers. The first holiday beverage introduced by Starbucks back in 1986, the fan-favorite will not be returning this year.
Notably absent from the holiday menu, however, is the Eggnog Latte. Favorites are returning to the food menu as well, including the Cranberry Bliss Bar, along with Sugar Plum Cheese Danish, Snowman Cookie, and a chocolate-frosted vanilla cake Reindeer Cake Pop. This new addition features blonde espresso, sugar cookie flavored syrup, almond milk, and colorful cookie sprinkles. Joining the lineup is the new Iced Sugar Cookie Almond Milk Latte - the first-ever non-dairy holiday drink offering.
Other returning favorites are Caramel Brulee Latte, Chestnut Praline Latte, Toasted White Chocolate Mocha, and Iris Cream Cold Brew. Each cup features a "gift tag" on the design as well.Īs for the menu, Peppermint Mocha returns for its 19th year this year. There is a cup that features lilac and white ribbons and sparkles, one with bold green letters spelling out Starbucks, a "candy cane" style cup, and even one that has a bit of a retro feel. The cups this year come in four different designs, each looking a bit like a festive package. On Thursday, Starbucks releases their 2021 red cup designs as well as their holiday menu - including the first-ever non-dairy holiday drink! On Wednesday, Starbucks revealed the new cup designs and this year's offerings include not just classic red and green hues, but a pop of lilac as well. With Halloween in the rearview, the holiday season is upon us and on Thursday, November 4th the season will "officially" begin - at least for coffee lovers.
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