Starbucks customers will be paying about 30 cents more for their coffee soon. Patrons should be pleased to know than rather than filling the pockets of executives at Starbucks, the increased revenue will be used to give employees a pay raise of at least 5 percent beginning in October.
Starbucks is famous for making the development of its employees a high priority. Workers at the coffee house giant are fondly referred to as ‘partners,’ and they have a nice list of benefits offered to those partners, including comprehensive health care benefits, stock rewards, tuition reimbursements, and training. The company also offers development opportunities to its employees.