This new store concept builds on the strength of Starbucks digital customer relationships and the Starbucks app to meet evolving customer preferences for convenience and mobile ordering.
Startup Bobacino will integrate PopID’s facial recognition technology so that guests will be able to pay with their face at automated locations and on mobile devices.
Wouleta Ayele most recently served as the senior vice president of Starbucks Technology Services. In her new role she will scale the brand's digital platforms, supply chain and operations.
Ahead of National Drive-Thru Day on July 24, HT caught up with Ryan Stansbury, Vice President of Franchise Development at PJ’s Coffee, to talk about the difference drive-thrus make for the brand's bottom line.