A hand holds a Starbucks mug of coffee beside a chocolate pastry on a plate
Starbucks’ £750m global growth plan hopes to hire 7,500 new staff in the UK, with expansion focused north of London. Photograph: Nicholas.T Ansell/PA
Starbucks’ £750m global growth plan hopes to hire 7,500 new staff in the UK, with expansion focused north of London. Photograph: Nicholas.T Ansell/PA
Starbucks plans to hire 7,500 staff in major UK expansion plan

Coffee shop chain targets growth north of London with extra 500 outlets in big boost for youth employment

Starbucks has set out plans to hire 7,500 new baristas over the next five years, in a boost to youth employment as the chain pins hopes for future growth on the north of the country.