Zhongxin Finance, June 13. Schultz, founder of the global coffee chain brand Starbucks, said recently that for safety reasons, Starbucks' toilets may no longer be open to non-store consumers in the future.
According to the "Washington Post" report on the 10th, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz said at a conference in Washington, D.C. that Starbucks serves 100 million consumers every day, and non-store consumers who use its bathrooms as public toilets continue to The influx created a safety hazard for Starbucks employees and in-store consumers.
Schultz pointed out that Starbucks is taking some tougher policies and considering limiting the number of non-consumers entering the store due to safety concerns.
He admitted that this is a major corporate culture change since 2018.
It is reported that in 2018, when an African-American man requested to use the bathroom at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, the store manager refused and was arrested because he did not consume.
Later, under pressure from public opinion, Starbucks announced that its restrooms were open to everyone.
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