Starbucks will partner with Grubhub to deliver coffees and other customized beverages in select U.S. markets starting this month. Coffee delivery from Starbucks is its latest attempt to widen its reach as inflation-hit customers are increasingly opting to eat at home.

Starbucks coffee delivery

Starbucks delivery has been available on DoorDash in the U.S. since last year. It also has tie-ups with Uber Eats and Postmates, the food delivery arms of Uber.

Starbucks said it witnessed double-digit growth in the U.S. delivery business this past quarter.

Delivery by Starbucks will be accessible through the Grubhub mobile app, available on iOS and Android devices, and Grubhub.com. Starbucks and Grubhub partnership is to ensure delivery is as quick as possible so customers can enjoy their Starbucks beverages and food promptly. Customers can track their orders through Grubhub from preparation to drop off.

To ensure quality and assist with delivery, Starbucks developed multiple packaging solutions, including two-cup to-go trays and improved shopper bags, that are used for delivery orders and enable delivery drivers to easily transport multiple beverages at a time.

Starbucks Grubhub partnership

The coffee chain Starbuck’s products will be home-delivered in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Illinois at first, and then expand across the country by August, it said on Thursday.

“Our new partnership with Grubhub will help fuel this growth by increasing availability of Starbucks products to Grubhub’s tens of millions of customers,” Meg Mathes, vice president of digital experiences at Starbucks, said in a statement.

Starbucks sales forecast

Starbucks in April had cut its annual sales forecast. The decline in sales forecast was after reporting a fall in same-store sales for the first time in nearly three years. This was as it struggled with weak demand in the U.S. and China. China and U.S. are Starbucsks two biggest markets.

The company said with the monthly membership program of Grubhub, customers would be able to buy its drinks for zero delivery charge, lower service fees and exclusive offers.

The delivery will be accessible through Grubhub’s mobile app and official website.

Grubhub delivery

A part of Just Eat Takeaway.com NV, Grubhub also has delivery partnerships with restaurant and fast-food chains such as McDonald’s and Wendy’s.

Grubhub has even tied up with grocery delivery platforms such as Gopuff and Buyk. Also with companies like Starship Technologies to bring robot delivery services to college campuses.

Last week, Amazon added Grubhub to its website and app. This will help its customers in the U.S. order directly from the food delivery platform.

Starbucks stock update

Starbucks stock closed at $81.47 +0.31 on Thursday.

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