Starbucks in SA also to get racial-bias training — when the US has done its own
Starbucks’ SA licensee, Taste Holdings, however, says it understands ‘local cultural intricacies’
Staff at Starbucks in SA will‚ along with their colleagues in the US‚ undergo "racial bias training" after the furore over the arrest of two black men at a coffee shop in the US. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ on April 12 after the store manager called the police. The two had been waiting for a meeting. The incident was captured on video and went viral. The company faced a backlash‚ with many people threatening to boycott stores and will close 8,000 US stores on May 29 for "racial bias training". Communications manager for Starbucks SA Fareed Mohammed said staff in SA would undergo the same training. "I can confirm that ... the training is currently being developed and will initially roll out to partners in the US and, once complete‚ Starbucks will make the education material available to other companies‚ including licensee partners such as Taste Holdings‚ for our employees and leadership. At this stage‚ the South African...
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