Starbucks, "Expanding Employment of Senior Baristas"... Opens 10th Talent Donation Cafe

At the opening ceremony of the 10th Starbucks Talent Donation Cafe, CEO Song Hoseop (4th from the left) is presenting a plaque to Kim Taeseok, Mayor of Saha District (5th from the left).

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Saeng-hye] Starbucks Coffee Korea announced on the 6th that it has newly opened ‘Hyu Cafe,’ operated by the Busan Saha Senior Club under the Saha District Office, as its 10th talent donation cafe.

To commemorate this, on the 3rd, Starbucks CEO Song Ho-seop, Saha District Mayor Kim Tae-seok, President Kim Jeong-ho of the Korea Senior Club Association, Executive Director Han Bok-seop of the Bit and Salt Welfare Foundation, Chairman Park Sang-cheol of the Busan Saha Senior Club Operations Committee, officials from the Busan City Elderly Welfare Department, senior baristas, and Starbucks partners attended the Hyu Cafe opening ceremony.

The Starbucks talent donation cafe is a social contribution program that supports self-reliance and expands local employment by visiting aging cafes in community institutions where youth, multicultural families, and vulnerable women work, and conducting talent donation activities such as facility and interior renovation, barista training, and store operation support in collaboration with Starbucks baristas and partners.

The 10th talent donation cafe, which opened on May 6 to create jobs for senior baristas, is part of the detailed implementation of the win-win business agreement signed last March between the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Korea Senior Club Association, and Starbucks to mutually cooperate in creating sustainable, quality jobs for seniors, as well as Starbucks’ ongoing commitment to sustainable win-win management with local communities.

Last September, a professional win-win training center was opened to strengthen the competitiveness of senior baristas at 150 senior cafes nationwide, and the 12 senior baristas currently working at Hyu Cafe completed the introductory coffee training conducted at that training center.

To this end, Starbucks supported all related costs for barista training and opening preparations, including coffee equipment, and partners such as Design Energy (interior), Ojin Yanghaeng (coffee equipment and utensils), Woori Electric (electricity), Joeun Jubi Industry (plumbing), Ghana Planning (signage), and Pubis (lighting) participated in talent donation activities by providing services in their respective areas of expertise.

Furthermore, Starbucks baristas from stores in the Busan area will regularly visit Hyu Cafe to provide coffee training and share cafe operation know-how with the senior baristas working there, continuing ongoing talent donation activities.

Starbucks CEO Song Ho-seop said, “Following the placement of pedestrian safety managers at drive-thru stores last March and the opening of the senior barista training center in September, it is very meaningful to open the 10th talent donation cafe this year to create jobs for seniors once again,” and added, “Starbucks will continue to do its best to support the stable operation of the 10th talent donation cafe through continuous and regular talent donations and help senior baristas lead healthier and more vibrant lives.”

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