Starbucks Expands to Sub-Saharan Africa

Starbucks, the coffee chain ubiquitous in U.S. cities, has spread to sub-Saharan Africa with the opening Thursday of a new location in Johannesburg. The company announced in July it would be partnering with Taste Holdings to bring a number of stores to South Africa. A group of people lined up outside the Johannesburg store before it opened, including some who waited there for seven hours. Starbucks has more than 23,000 locations around the world.  Before Thursday, the only...

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