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Starbucks responded to "store use of expired food."
Starbucks Response:
The store has been closed and an in-depth investigation has been initiated
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Today, in response to the report that "a Starbucks store uses expired ingredients for private label exchange", Starbucks official response said that it has paid attention to reports about two Starbucks stores in Wuxi, and has closed these two stores at the first time, and immediately launched an in-depth investigation.
Many office workers rely on coffee every day to "continue their lives"
And Starbucks is full of stores
Under the blessing of the aura of "globally renowned brand"
It is the first choice for many people when drinking coffee
Today, though
Starbucks was exposed to using expired ingredients
Connected to the hot search
Recently, there are two Starbucks stores in Wuxi
Discovered during an undercover investigation
Some stores frequently touch the food safety red line
Ingredients continue to be used after they expire
It is sold as a number of best-selling drinks
If there is a lot of old material leftovers, the clerk will directly tamper with the shelf life
Black tea and matcha liquids, which originally had a shelf life of only one day, often have a lot left at the expiration time, so tampering with the shelf life often occurs.
The store supervisor is also aware of this behavior, the supervisor, the clerk "words and deeds" to tamper with the shelf life, some ingredients were artificially "extended" for a week.
Tampering with the shelf life of ingredients
It's not a special operation at this Starbucks store
At another Starbucks store, they did the same thing with expired ingredients.
Pastries that promise to "stay overnight after opening" are secretly on the shelves the next day. One supervisor made it even clear that he would put the rest of the previous day on the counter and continue to sell, "first sell the leftovers from yesterday, and then sell the new ones today." ”
Why are expired ingredients not scrapped and continue to be used?
Starbucks brother said the secret behind it: the company has to assess the turnover and profit margin of the store, if the cost of ingredients is too high, these data will not look good, "if the ingredients that cannot be used are scrapped, even if the cost of the store, these things are spent in the store." ”
He admitted that although Starbucks' regulations are strict, there are still problems in implementation. The old employees in the early days developed a bad habit, "the master takes the apprentice, basically the people who teach it, generation after generation are like this, and they don't care about the rules." ”
In addition, the above-mentioned stores also have hygiene problems such as wiping coffee machines, bars and other items with a garbage can wipecloth, and the towel is not discarded, but continues to be used.
In this regard, some netizens said:
It wasn't cheap
How nice to do this
It has also been said that:
I won't drink it again
It is also said that:
Bread may not be sold out on the same day and may not deteriorate
But if you can't do it, don't promise it
Some users who have just recharged their spending cards said:
Must be thoroughly investigated!
However, there are also former Starbucks employees who leave a message saying:
It should be a personal matter
Source: @Starbucks China, Beijing News, Netizen Reviews, Yangtze Evening News, etc
Duty Editor: Ni Wangzhen