Before you get excited about the possibility of a Spanish coffee at your neighbourhood Starbucks, the coffeehouse giant says it's not planning to bring alcohol to its Canadian stores.
On Thursday, the company announced it's expanding the Starbucks Evenings program, which will see new menu items including parmesan crusted chicken skewers, bacon-wrapped dates and goat cheese flatbread, along with a selection of wines and beers, served after 4 p.m.
While the company will be rolling out the new menu to thousands of select locations south of the border over the next several years, it isn't bringing Starbucks Evenings to Canada.
"At the time there are no plans to include Canada," Starbucks spokesperson Carly Suppa said in an email to CTV News.
Starbucks Evenings is part of the company's plan to boost sales after the morning rush hour.
The chain recently introduced new sandwiches and salads to boost sales in the afternoon. It's also branching out into other areas as it faces more competition in the coffee market.
The company recently purchased a chain of tea shops called Teavana. CEO Howard Schultz has said he wants to make tea as popular in the U.S. as he's helped make coffee.
Suppa said Canadian Starbucks locations will be getting Teavana Oprah Chai, a signature tea blend created by talk show tycoon Oprah Winfrey, in stores in late April.
With files from The Associated Press
