STARBUCKS, the world's biggest coffee company, is planning to add at least 1500 cafes in the US over the next five years.
The plan, which would boost the number of Starbucks cafes in the country by about 13 per cent, was announced at the company's investor day in New York on Wednesday.
In addition, the Seattle-based company says it will eventually serve a new brand of tea in its cafes. Rather than its Tazo tea, Starbucks is turning its attention to Teavana, which it announced it would acquire last month.
Worldwide, the company says it will have more than 20,000 cafes by 2014, up from its current count of about 18,000. Much of that growth will come from China, which the company says will surpass Canada as its second-biggest market.
Although Starbucks has been intensifying its growth overseas and building its packaged-goods business back at home, the majority of its revenue still comes from its more than 11,100 cafes in the United States.
In an interview ahead of its investor day, CEO Howard Schultz said the US expansion plans are based "on the current strength of our business"
Just a few months ago, the company had predicted it would open just 1000 new cafes in the country over the next five years.
The upbeat expansion plans mark a turnaround from Starbucks' struggles during the recession. After hitting a rough patch, the company brought back Schultz as CEO in 2008 and embarked on massive restructuring effort that included closing 10 per cent of its US stores.
The picture isn't rosy around the globe, however. Europe remains a sore spot for Starbucks, with a key sales figure falling in the region of one per cent during the latest quarter. In an effort to boost results, the company has been closing underperforming stores and licensing off some of its cafes in the region.
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