Partner Overview
About Starbucks Ready-to-Drink
Starbucks RTD Chilled Coffee is the UK's largest dairy drinks brand*, and at a retail brand value of £175m retaining a share of 48% of
total sales. The Chilled Coffee category is 2nd largest Milk-Based Beverage Category, now worth £362m.
The product portfolio is high quality, with high standard ingredients, sustainability credentials and an established scale marketing plan. In 2010 Starbucks chose Arla Foods as its license partner to manufacture, distribute and market its milk-based ready-to-drink coffee beverages for supermarkets and convenience stores across the EMEA region.
Our members can source these products from a number of Foodservice distributors including Brakes, Bidfood, Booker and other regional wholesalers.
Environment and Sustainability Practices
Starbucks is committed to 100% Ethical Coffee Sourcing in partnership with Conservation International measured by Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices program. C.A.F.E. Practices is a verification program that measures farms against economic, social and environmental criteria, all designed to promote transparent, profitable and sustainable coffee growing practices while also protecting the well-being of coffee farmers and workers, their families and their communities.
Contact Us
Ben Brown – MBB Senior Business Executive
Tel - +44 7976 675247
Email – [email protected]
*Nielsen – 21/03/2026
