Starbucks continues to make changes in the face of the coronavirus crisis.
sent to all staff from EVP and president, U.S. company-operated business and Canada Rossann Williams. One change to the limited services offered could be the hand-off of orders at the door, in order to alleviate issues with crowded drive-thru lines and increased mobile orders.
Also continuing are Starbucks' catastrophe benefits and pay increases for workers. The chain is currently paying employees regardless of whether they show up to work or self-isolate, offering those who do show up $3-per-hour raises and providing some childcare services. The company will also be providing forehead thermometers to all stores to check employees for fevers . The letter also indicates that Starbucks hopes to see some operations return to normal following the May 3 extension.
In another announcement on Wednesday, the company also said that its Starbucks Foundation has donated $3 million to community relief efforts around the globe. That includes a million dollars to the UN and World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. Another million was allocated to Give2Asia, which provides resources and training to doctors and other frontline health industry workers, $500,000 to for medical supplies and care packages to frontline workers in the U.S.
Perhaps most practical of all, Starbucks is also providing free tall coffees to customers who identify themselves as frontline healthcare workers throughout the crisis.
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