The coffee giant that brought you Frappuccinos, ready-to-drink mochas and instant coffee is planning on settling down in Georgia.
Starbucks announced to stakeholders this week that a new $172-million manufacturing plant will be built in Augusta. The company says the move reflects its commitment to invest in local communities.
“The economics of it showed that it would be cheaper to build outside the U.S. but it meant more to us to build in the U.S.,” said Howard Schultz, Starbucks Coffee Co. CEO.
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