South Korea: Starbucks avoids brewing controversy by banning presidential candidates' names

As usual the service of the chain of cafeterias: they are those of the presidential candidates, in view of the elections of 3 June

Why Starbucks is banning orders under certain names in South Korea

Starbucks in South Korea has barred customers from using the names of South Korea’s six presidential candidates in their orders ahead of next month’s presidential election. A Starbucks Korea spokesperson told NBC News the policy was introduced “in order to prevent inappropriate and abusive use of the names.” The decision comes as South Koreans have increasingly used their Starbucks’ orders to make a political statement—ordering via app under pre…

How Starbucks Is Keeping Politics Out Of Coffee In South Korea

This move is a response to the growing trend of customers using politicians' names as nicknames when ordering drinks, often accompanied by messages of support or opposition.

Starbucks bars customers in South Korea from turning their orders into political statements

Starbucks has barred customers from using the names of presidential candidates in their orders ahead of a tense election.

South Korea: Starbucks avoids brewing controversy by banning presidential candidates' names

All six presidential candidates' names are banned in Starbucks stores to "maintain neutrality".

The Starbucks tradition of customers entering their name at the counter, which is then scribbled on the cup and shouted by the barista, has taken on a political connotation. The coffee chain has banned the use of presidential candidate names in its South Korean locations.