Starbucks opens new location in Puerto Rico
Starbucks has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the economic recovery of Puerto Rico.
Starbucks Puerto Rico is celebrating the opening of its 25th location on the Island, with a store in the Metropolitan University campus in Cupey, which is part of the Ana G. Méndez University System. It is the first Starbucks to open since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September.
"Our new store in San Juan, our 25th on the Island, is in honor of our Puerto Rican partners and customers, who continue to demonstrate incredible strength and resilience day after day since Hurricane Maria,” said Michael Conway, executive VP for Starbucks Licensed Stores business across the Americas. “As we open our doors at UMET, and slowly begin to reopen all other stores across the island, we remain fully committed to our growth plans in the market as we work to create local jobs, serve our customers, and support the region’s coffee producers.”
Starbucks and the company’s local business partner, Baristas del Caribe, also reaffirmed their commitment to continue working together to support the Island’s economic recovery. The two companies and their foundations have also collectively contributed more than $1.3 million toward emergency relief and long-term rebuilding efforts across the region.
This includes the creation of the Tacita Verde Fund to provide emergency financial grants to local Starbucks partners (employees) and their families in need, as well as a Starbucks Foundation grant to match U.S. customer donations via the Starbucks mobile app and funding to World Coffee Research to begin the long-term work of supporting coffee farmers impacted by the hurricane.
Starbucks Puerto Rico is celebrating the opening of its 25th location on the Island, with a store in the Metropolitan University campus in Cupey, which is part of the Ana G. Méndez University System. It is the first Starbucks to open since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September.
"Our new store in San Juan, our 25th on the Island, is in honor of our Puerto Rican partners and customers, who continue to demonstrate incredible strength and resilience day after day since Hurricane Maria,” said Michael Conway, executive VP for Starbucks Licensed Stores business across the Americas. “As we open our doors at UMET, and slowly begin to reopen all other stores across the island, we remain fully committed to our growth plans in the market as we work to create local jobs, serve our customers, and support the region’s coffee producers.”
Starbucks and the company’s local business partner, Baristas del Caribe, also reaffirmed their commitment to continue working together to support the Island’s economic recovery. The two companies and their foundations have also collectively contributed more than $1.3 million toward emergency relief and long-term rebuilding efforts across the region.
This includes the creation of the Tacita Verde Fund to provide emergency financial grants to local Starbucks partners (employees) and their families in need, as well as a Starbucks Foundation grant to match U.S. customer donations via the Starbucks mobile app and funding to World Coffee Research to begin the long-term work of supporting coffee farmers impacted by the hurricane.