• Nation's Restaurant News, Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:08 AM

Starbucks closed a store at the Empire State Building this year. The service, for tenants at the iconic building is a pilot program using Starbucks baristas to deliver food and beverages to building tenants, who place orders on a dedicated website. The company said the Empire State Building provides a good test of urban delivery. Said Cliff Burrows, group president for the United States and the Americas. “With Starbucks Green Apron Delivery, we’ve simply moved that moment of connection between our customer and the barista from our place to theirs.”  

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