Sainsbury’s and Starbucks celebrate opening of fiftieth instore Starbucks café

Sainsbury’s and Starbucks have celebrated a significant milestone with the launch of their fiftieth Starbucks café in partnership together.

Located in the Sainsbury’s West Park Farm Superstore Folkestone, the new café is operated by regional licensee Cobra Coffee and forms part of a wider expansion plan between Sainsbury’s and Starbucks across the UK, with a view to opening 30 new Starbucks cafés within Sainsbury’s stores by the end of 2022.

Elizabeth Newman, Sainsbury’s director of commercial partnerships, said: “We’re delighted to have reached this important milestone with Starbucks as we work together to deliver on our plans. Starbucks has proven to be very popular with

Sainsbury’s customers and I know the local community in West Park Farm has been looking forward to the launch of its new Starbucks café.

“We’re excited to bring Starbucks cafés to many more customers as our rollout programme progresses in the coming months, and as our partnership continues to thrive.”

Rehan Sardar, director of store development, Starbucks, added: “We are pleased to open our fiftieth instore Starbucks café in Folkestone, in partnership with Sainsbury’s… We look forward to welcoming the local community to enjoy our new diningin and takeaway moments as we introduce the Starbucks Experience across more Sainsbury’s stores nationwide.”