date:May 16, 2014
partners in the Latin America region: Alsea and Grupo Nutresa. Over the next five years, the joint venture plans to expand aggressively in Bogota and to other major cities in Colombia, Starbucks said.
Starbucks and Alsea have been partners for more than 11 years in the region and currently operate more than 500 Starbucks stores in Mexico, Argentina and Chile.
Meanwhile, Colcafe, a subsidiary of Grupo Nutresa, worked with Starbucks to create Starbucks Via Ready Brew soluble coffee and continues