Starbucks aims to have 200 coffee shops in France within next five years

US cafe chain Starbucks, which currently operates 46 coffee shops in France, intends to increase the number to 200 within the next five years. Philippe Sanchez, the CEO of Starbucks\' activities in France, has said that every shop opened must be profitable after one year of operation.

US cafe chain Starbucks, which currently operates 46 coffee shops in France, intends to increase the number to 200 within the next five years. Philippe Sanchez, the CEO of Starbucks' activities in France, has said that every shop opened must be profitable after one year of operation.

France is one of Starbucks' three key European markets, alongside Germany and the UK. Starbucks' French activities have lost around 16m euros over the last four years since the chain's arrival in France.