The Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Milan features a marble floor made by an Italian artisan and a custom-built coffee roaster. ( Starbucks )Starbucks chief design officer Liz Muller told The Associated Press this week that the company is “not coming to Italy to teach people about coffee. Italy is Starbucks’ 78th global market, and the Milan opening comes 20 years after Starbucks opened its first store in Europe, in London. Article Continued Below“I’ve tasted Starbucks coffee and I’ll absolutely stick to Italian coffee,” said Giulia Brighenti as she scraped the foamy remains of her espresso. The centrepiece of the Milan store is a 6.5-meter (22-foot) high bronze cask, part of the roasting process.

Source: thestar September 06, 2018 17:41 UTC