Starbucks halt the use of personal cups at its stores because of coronavirus
CNNNew York CNN Business — Environmentally conscious coffee lovers who bring their own mugs to buy fresh java at Starbucks will have to settle for paper cups for a while. Starbucks on Wednesday announced it is temporarily suspending the use of personal cups and tumblers at its stores around the world to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The company will continue to honor its 10-cent discount for anyone who brings in a personal cup or tumbler for coffee, even though customers can’t use them, said Rossann Williams, Starbucks’ president of company-operated businesses in the United States and Canada. Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Although initially a North American ban, Starbucks announced Friday that it would stop personal mug internationally as well. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are pausing the use of personal cups or tumblers in our stores across Europe, the Middle East and Africa,” the company said in a statement.
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