Starbucks to Bring Its Lattes and Frappes to Laos Next Year
- Coffee chain to open its first store in Laos by summer 2021
- Vientiane outlet would make Laos Starbucks’ 17th Asian market
Starbucks now operates more than 800 stores across Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand.
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Starbucks Corp.’s green-siren logo, lattes and Frappuccinos will soon be making their debut in Laos, as the world’s largest coffee chain seeks to expand in Asia.
The Seattle-based coffeehouse will open its first store in the capital city of Vientiane by the summer of 2021, making it the 17th Asian market in which the company operates. Starbucks currently has more than 10,000 stores in the region, according to its website.