Starbucks Expanding Delivery With Doordash

<p>The nation&&num;8217&semi;s leading coffee chain &&num;8212&semi; Starbucks &&num;8212&semi; is expanding its partnership with DoorDash with new delivery service launching today in Northern California&comma; Texas&comma; Georgia&comma; Florida and other select markets&period; Starbucks delivery via DoorDash will expand to additional markets over the coming months&comma; with full nationwide availability anticipated in all 50 states by March 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This expansion follows on the heels of positive feedback from a successful pilot in Atlanta&comma; Houston&comma; and Sacramento&comma; and additional market expansion in Seattle&comma; Portland&comma; and New York City last year&period; Starbucks had been using UberEats as its sole delivery partner nationwide&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As customer behaviors evolve&comma; we continue to innovate the Starbucks Experience to connect with them through meaningful and valuable digital experiences&period; Our partnership with DoorDash allows us to provide our customers with another convenient way to enjoy Starbucks wherever they are&comma;” said Brooke O’Berry&comma; Starbucks senior vice president of digital experiences&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Delivery continues to be a significant growth opportunity for Starbucks&comma; and we’re excited to reach more customers by partnering with DoorDash&comma; a company known for their best-in-class service&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our partnership with Starbucks connects even more neighborhoods across the United States with their favorite beverages and bites&comma;” said Sanjay Kotte&comma; head of strategic partnerships at DoorDash&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;When you combine the quality of Starbucks handcrafted beverages and food with the logistics power and geographic scale of DoorDash&comma; the result is extraordinary for coffee lovers nationwide&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the U&period;S&period;&comma; customers will be able to access Starbucks delivery via DoorDash on iOS and Android devices&comma; in addition to DoorDash&period;com&period; Key features of the delivery program include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prompt Delivery&colon; Orders placed through the DoorDash platform will be delivered by an extensive network of Dashers&comma; designed for expedient and secure delivery so customers can enjoy their Starbucks beverage and food promptly&period; Customers can track their orders through DoorDash from preparation to drop-off&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Delivered Fresh&colon; Starbucks has developed packaging solutions to help ensure the quality of hot and cold menu items including stickers for beverages to avoid spilling&comma; tamper evident packaging&comma; and delivery-specific cup holders&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Customization&colon; Starbucks will offer approximately 95&percnt; of its core menu items on DoorDash&comma; and just as they would at Starbucks&comma; customers can customize their orders within the DoorDash app&comma; including the ability to choose the amount of syrup&comma; type of milk and espresso roasts&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;DashPass&comma; DoorDash’s monthly membership program&comma; provides customers ordering from Starbucks on DoorDash with &dollar;0 delivery fees and the lowest service fees available on each order of &dollar;12 or more&period; Standard delivery and service fees apply to all other orders&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;