Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2014 | Page 100

FOOD

Starbucks come to town
T

he first Starbucks store on the Isle
of Wight has opened bringing
15 new jobs to Newport. To
celebrate the launch, Starbucks dubbed
the popular coffee Flat White the ‘Flat
Wight’.
Opened in partnership with the
Southampton-based franchisee 23.5
Degrees, the new store, on St. James
Street brings together great coffee with
a comfortable environment to relax and
work.
Starbucks stores are individually
designed to reflect the character of the
local area. Situated over two floors, the
spacious and bright unique design of
the Newport store retains and celebrates
the original townhouse features,
including reinstated original fireplaces.
Starbucks coffee beans were delivered
to Cowes by boat from a Starbucks
store in Southampton. Emma Cook,
Store Manager at the new Isle of
Wight Starbucks said: “I’m passionate
about great coffee and when I saw
the opportunity to manage the first
Starbucks store on the Island, I jumped
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at the chance to apply.
“I’m very excited to welcome our new
customers, and look forward to making
sure everyone who comes into the store
in the future, be it to work, relax or catch
up with friends, will have a new store
they can really enjoy.”

Anil Patil, Managing Director at 23.5
Degrees said: “We are thrilled to open
the doors of the first Starbucks on the
Isle of Wight. We think this store will
add to the vibrancy of Newport and look
forward to serving the local community
and visitors to the Island. ”