The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Is Zurich falling out of love with Starbucks coffee? The closure of two Starbucks stores in Zurich has sparked press speculation that the US giant is feeling the heat in the face of a new coffee culture in Switzerland's largest city. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190829/is-zurich-falling-out-of-love-with-starbucks-coffee-switzerland Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:54:45 +0200 is-zurich-falling-out-of-love-with-starbucks-coffee-switzerland UK's Costa Coffee to launch in Switzerland in 2020 UK high street chain Costa Coffee is set to arrive in Switzerland in 2020, according to the company’s owners. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190722/costa-coffee-to-launch-in-switzerland-in-2020-food-drinks Mon, 22 Jul 2019 17:20:07 +0200 costa-coffee-to-launch-in-switzerland-in-2020-food-drinks Switzerland's Nestlé seals deal to market Starbucks coffee Nespresso maker Nestlé on Tuesday said it has sealed a deal to market the products of US coffee giant Starbucks around the world, outside of its cafes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180828/switzerlands-nestl-seals-deal-to-market-starbucks-coffee Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:29:12 +0200 switzerlands-nestl-seals-deal-to-market-starbucks-coffee Nestlé pays $7.15 billion to license Starbucks products Swiss food giant Nestlé announced Monday it will pay $7.15 billion (€5.97 billion) for the rights to market Starbucks products around the world, outside of the company's coffee shops. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180507/nestle-pays-715-billion-to-license-starbucks-products Mon, 07 May 2018 10:19:38 +0200 nestle-pays-715-billion-to-license-starbucks-products Starbucks and SBB launch first train cafés Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is teaming up with Starbucks to offer a two-level “coffee house” carriage on trains running across Switzerland twice a day. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131114/starbucks-and-sbb-launch-first-train-cafs Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:18:00 +0100 starbucks-and-sbb-launch-first-train-cafs Starbucks tests Swiss office coffee concept Starbucks is test marketing a new office coffee vending service — the first of its kind for the company in the world — in Saint Gallen, a city in north-eastern Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121203/starbucks-tests-office-coffee-in-switzerland Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:02:00 +0100 starbucks-tests-office-coffee-in-switzerland