Your cup of Starbucks coffee just got more expensive — again
Jul 12, 2016, 3:19 PM
Starbucks coffee got more expensive Tuesday after the company raised prices on many of its popular coffee drinks.
In Seattle, however, Starbucks coffee has experienced more considerable price hikes over the past year than anywhere else.
Starting July 12, Starbucks coffee will cost 10-20 cents more — for the brewed variety. Espresso beverages and tea lattes have increased by 10-30 cents. The company said it expects the average customer’s bill to go up by 1 percent and stress that prices on 65 percent of its menu items will not change.
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The price hike comes in the wake of employee criticism over pay. Starbucks employees recently started an online petition — which has garnered 13,000 signatures — by asking the company to increase hours and staffing levels.
July’s price hikes come one year after the company last spiked prices. At that time, Starbucks raised prices by 1 percent at its United States stores. But in the Seattle region prices jumped by 3.5 percent. When Starbucks raised prices in July 2015, the cost of brewed coffee went up by 10-20 cents in Seattle.
That means within one year, the cost of brewed Starbucks coffee in the Seattle-area has gone up by as much as 40 cents.
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