Girl power: Starbucks KSA opens first all Saudi female operated drive-thru store. The milestone outpost launched in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province at Coast Road.
The drive-thru-only Starbucks will be fully operated by Saudi female partners. The staff will manage a variety of tasks from store operations, customer service, day-to-day administration, and brewing coffee for customers daily, too.
The opening of the first all-Saudi-female-operated Starbucks is part of the brand’s commitment to create more work opportunities for Saudi women, which falls in line with Saudi Vision 2030. One of the major pillars of Vision 2030 is that the Saudi government aims to increase the female workforce from 22 percent to 30 percent.
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Starbucks KSA currently has a 20 percent female workforce and has a goal of increasing it to 30 percent by the end of 2022. There are also plans to launch more Saudi female operated drive-thru stores in Saudi Arabia in the coming years so we could see one in Riyadh or Jeddah next. Stay tuned.
Starbucks KSA opening its first all Saudi female operated drive-thru store in Eastern Province coincides with 2022 being the year of Saudi Coffee.
Want women-run businesses in Riyadh? From football clubs to concept stores to cool cafés, there are a fantastic range of local female-owned businesses in the Saudi capital. Additionally, Apple’s first female-only developer academy opened at Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University.
Now open. Eastern Province, Coast Road. starbucksforyouthksa.com.
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