Starbucks to open its first store in Vietnam

GlobalPost

Starbucks will open its first store in coffee-mad Vietnam next month.

The BBC reported the cafe would be in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam is a country of coffee lovers, and Starbucks will be competing against at least two popular local chains that have outlets across the country, the Associated Press reported.

Vietnam is the world’s second-largest producer of coffee after Brazil, and already supplies high-quality arabica beans to Starbucks stores around the world, Reuters reported.

The Seattle-based company has been expanding its presence in fast-growing Asia. It operates more than 3,300 cafes across 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including China.

Last year, it opened its first store in India.

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