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Hotel / Restaurants Accommodation And Food Service Activities Food And Beverage Service Activities 56.3 - Beverage serving activities
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 September 2022
Employment effect (start)
23 September 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2023
Description
Starbucks Corporation, an American multinational chain of coffeehouses, opened its 19th store in Milan creating 20 new jobs, and plans to open 17 more stores in northern and central Italy, leading to the hiring of another 280 people by 2023.
The General Manager of Starbucks Italy commented on the new store opening, affirming their willingness to continue investing in Italy, using new formats, starting with take-away (the store is in fact only 20 square metres with 7 seats).
Eurofound (2022), Starbucks, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 107469, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107469.
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