date:May 29, 2014
The Withers family behind 7-Eleven in Australia have acquired the Australian operating licence of Starbucks and control of the local operations of the global coffee giant.
However, the Withers Group have intimated that the existing 24 Starbucks stores to be operated by the group, rather than franchisees, will remain independent from 7-Eleven stores.
Our aim will be to makeStarbucks the most successful coffee chain in Australia, Withers Group chief executive Warren Wilmot said in a statement