Starbucks to Require Customers to Wear Face Masks in Its Stores

As COVID-19 cases around the country continue to surge, ☕Starbucks Coffee Company is announcing a new policy to help prevent the spread of the virus.

In a new press release on Thursday, the coffee chain announced it is updating its policing regarding face coverings, “☕Starbucks today announced that beginning on July 15, it will be requiring customers to wear facial coverings while visiting all company-owned café locations in the US.”

Additionally, the company said that in communities where there is not a mask-wearing mandate, customers who are not wearing masks would not be allowed in company-owned cafés. Still, the release noted they have other options available.

“At select locations where a local government mandate is not in place, customers that may not be wearing a facial covering will have various options to order their ☕Starbucks, including ordering at the drive-thru, curbside pickup through the ☕Starbucks app or placing an order for delivery through Starbucks