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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Starbucks to open 100 new UK coffee shops as tax bill on British sales falls

Starbucks coffee shop in Belfast
A Starbucks coffee shop in Belfast. About 30% of its 1,066 cafes in the UK are operated by the company directly. Photograph: Michael McNerney/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Starbucks has revealed plans to invest £30m in the UK and open 100 new cafes, a year after it was reported to be considering selling the British arm of the coffee chain.

The investment plan came as the company reported it paid lower tax on its UK operations in 2022, even as gross profits surged, as royalty payments to other group companies expanded rapidly.

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