WASHINGTON —聽How do take your coffee? With cream, sugar or a side of soul mate?
With Valentine鈥檚 Day around the corner, Starbucks is teaming up with Match.com to throw the 鈥渨orld鈥檚 largest Starbucks date鈥� at participating locations in the U.S. and Canada on Feb. 13.
From 2 p.m. until close, coffee fans looking for love can visit Starbucks locations and choose from special menu pairings available for $5.
The 鈥渨orld鈥檚 largest Starbucks date鈥澛爄s just part of Starbucks’ effort to bring people together, says Starbucks Global Chief Marketing Officer Sharon Rothstein in a statement.
According to Match, more than one in three singles said that having coffee together is a favorite activity for a first date. Also, more than 3 million members Match.com members list 鈥渃offee and conversation鈥� as one of their interests.
鈥淔or more than 40 years Starbucks has been a place to connect over a great cup of coffee. We鈥檙e a place where people come together to share important life moments 鈥� big and small. We鈥檝e been witness to first dates, marriage proposals, job interviews, friends and families reunited, communities gathering, and so much more in our stores around the world,鈥� Rothstein said in .
Last week, Starbucks made it even easier to meet your mate at all while grabbing a coffee. The coffee giant launched a 鈥淢eet at Starbucks鈥� feature on the online dating website.
Using the feature, members can send an email to someone they might like and can even find a convenient location for their Starbucks date using the Starbucks store locator.
鈥淭ogether, Starbucks and Match have made it easier than ever to turn that first flirt into a first date,鈥� said Sam Yagan, chief executive officer of The Match Group, said in a news release. 鈥淢atch is a ubiquitous part of singles鈥� lives generating more dates than anyone else and more first dates happen at Starbucks than anywhere else.鈥�
