Monday
January 20, 2020
Gangnam-gu, South Korea
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Starbucks will be providing free size-ups to all customers who purchase its Iced Caffe Americano from Thursday to Monday.
Korean corporations are trying to keep a low profile during a mourning week for the Itaewon crowd crush, sending condolences to the victims and grieving family members.
Shinsegae and Emart companies announced their annual personnel reshuffle on Thursday, nominating a new CEO to Starbucks Korea following the recent controversy of formaldehyde-infused giveaway products.
Starbucks Korea CEO Song Ho-seob answers questions from Rep. Lee Hack-young of the Democratic Party during a parliamentary hearing of the Environment and Labor Commitee at the Sejong government complex in Sejong on Tuesday.
Disposable cups used at 14 coffee franchise and four fast food restaurants amounted to some 1 billion in 2021 — a significant increase from the average annual disposable cups of 780 million that had been used between 2017 and 2019.
Starbucks is voluntarily recalling its formaldehyde-fused bags, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Starbucks in Korea once seemed to be more about that swag than the coffee — cups, mugs, coasters, umbrellas, hoodies, cabin bags, camping chairs, Teddy bears and a whole line of BTS merch.
Starbucks Korea issued a public apology Thursday regarding recent allegations that one of its giveaway items contains toxic chemicals.
Starbucks Korea issued a public apology Thursday regarding recent allegations that one of its giveaway items contains toxic chemicals. The allegations were sparked by an anonymous online post on Blind, a social media app.
More people are bringing their own cups to coffee shops as consumers become more conscious of environmental issues and companies promote campaigns to use less single-use plastic cups.
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