Sun campaign persuades Starbucks to turn off its taps

Posted by Dominic Ponsford on 10 October 2008 at 08:50
Tags: National Newspapers, Newspapers

The Sun has claimed a victory in its campaign to persuade Starbucks to stop keeping a tap running all day in its coffee shops in order to clean its spoons. The practice was wasting 23 million litres of water a day, the Sun reports.

The coffee giant’s 698 UK stores are now going to clean their spoons with a burst of hot water from the espresso machine, and shops worldwide are set to follow suit.

On a different, coffee related note - it’s worth picking up The Guardian today for its free Starbucks coffee promotion - this correspondent is currently enjoying a free large soya milk latte, normal price £3.

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