Starbucks in Curitiba continues to operate amid judicial recovery

The operations of the Starbucks coffee chain in Curitiba continue normally, despite the request for judicial recovery made on October 31st by SouthRock Capital, the brand’s operator in Brazil. As of Monday, November 6, there are no records of store closures in the city. In total, there are eight stores installed in the state capital.

Since the announcement of the order on the last day of the previous month, there are records of the closure of cafeteria units in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. According to the magazine’s portal Exam, 43 operations would already be closed. In the capital of São Paulo, the Alameda Santos store, close to Avenida Paulista, has been closed since last week. Two other operations on the avenue are also suspended, and there are also reports of units closed in at least two other neighborhoods.

In Porto Alegre, one of the three units that operated at Salgado Filho airport is closed. In Rio de Janeiro, one of the closed stores was located in Shopping Downtown, in Barra da Tijuca.

To the Good GourmetSouthRock confirmed that the eight stores in Curitiba plus the unit located at Afonso Pena International Airport, in São José dos Pinhais (RMC), remain open normally.

Structural adjustments

In a statement sent to the press, SouthRock, which also controls Eataly in Brazil, the TGI Fridays chain, Brazil Airport Restaurants (BAR) and Subway, informs that the request aims to “financially protect some of its operations in Brazil linked strategic decisions to adjust your business model to the current economic reality”. The value of the share is R$1.8 billion.

“While these structural adjustments are implemented, all brands will continue to operate and deliver the exclusive products and unique experiences that each of them offers to consumers who visit their stores every day,” the statement added.