Starbucks has just suspended one of its biggest customer benefits
The company says it will re-evaluate its security next year.
All year,Starbucks Happy hours offer a chance to customers to get two drinks for the price of one. But the agreement is particularly sweet around the holidays when some of the flavored coffee signaturesLattes, frappuccinos and ice coffees Be part of the Bogo case. Unfortunately, the pandemic throws a register the good time of this year and the chain cancels the initiative.
Expected for December 17 and January 7, Happy Hour events will no longer take place due to overpopulation concerns, Starbucks confirmed toEat this, not that!Although the agreement has been originally designed to increase foot traffic during peak hours, these crowds of the holiday season are something to avoid because they increase the chances of coronavirus infections. (In touch:The 7 healthiest foods to eat right now.)
"From the beginning, we used three simple principles to guide our decisions through Covid-19" hierarchizing the health and well-being of our partners (employees) and customers, "said a spokesman for the company. "Given the rise in the current business and guidelines of the scientific community not to meet indoors in large groups during prolonged periods, we decided to take a pause of happily hours in December and January . We temporarily move to other promotions such as Double Star Days and re-evaluate future plans when we continue to monitor the situation. "
The news has been shared for the first time by an internal memo to employees who have also been displayed inside the Starbucks andreported by Reuters. The first hour rise of the season had been scheduled in early December but was canceled two days before December 1st.
Cancellation can be a disguised blessing for your blood glucose, however. Starbucks Egnog and Peppermint Mocha Latte are both on our list of10 holiday drinks instances, according to a dietician. For more things about how to eat better this season, here's here25 healthy food swaps for holidays.
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