Starbucks has announced plans to open 100 new stores in the UK over the next 12 months as part of a Europe-wide investment programme.
The US coffee chain, which already has just over 1,000 sites in the country, said it was also aiming to complete a refurbishment of its store estate over the next three years as part of the £30m investment.
The new stores were expected to build on success in Drive Thru and digital channels.
The company’s announcement will be seen as a firm commitment to its UK business, its largest within Europe and which is dominated by franchisees, after it considered a sale last year.
It revealed the investment while reporting that sales had recovered to pre-pandemic levels during its financial year to 22 October.
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