Starbucks plans to hire 7,500 UK baristas over five years
The coffee chain says recruitment will focus on the Midlands, northern England, Wales and Scotland as it targets growth north of London’s M25 ring road.
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The coffee chain says recruitment will focus on the Midlands, northern England, Wales and Scotland as it targets growth north of London’s M25 ring road.
Starbucks plans to hire 7,500 new baristas in the UK over five years. The US coffee chain already employs more than 18,000 people in the country.
The recruits are expected to staff 500 coffee shops that Starbucks hopes to open across the UK by 2031. The company announced that store expansion earlier in 2026, after closing dozens of underperforming British outlets in 2025 as part of a $1 billion global restructuring.
Starbucks says the hiring will focus on the Midlands, northern England, Wales and Scotland as it seeks to grow north of the M25. The Guardian describes the proposed recruitment as a boost to youth employment.
Darren King, who runs Starbucks UK, said the company wants to help more young people enter the positions by making entry-level roles as accessible as possible. The hiring and store openings remain plans for the years ahead.
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