The Seattle-based coffee chain has big ambitions to become the largest operator in the UK’s £6.8bn branded coffee shop market
US coffee giant Starbucks has announced new leadership for its UK business as it pursues an ambitious growth agenda in its largest EMEA market.
Starbucks, currently the UK’s third-largest branded coffee chain with over 1,400 stores, has promoted Darren King to UK Managing Director, effective 18 May 2026.
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