Starbucks has applied to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control for the necessary license to serve beer and wine at the Oakwood location and at a location scheduled to open later this year in the Liberty Center development in Butler County. Both of those applications are still pending.
Starbucks’ “Evenings” selections include items such as Parmesan-crusted chicken skewers with honey-dijon sauce, chocolate fondue with a dried fruit medley and cookies, and beer and wine from Argentina, Italy and California. The offerings are part of the chain’s effort to branch out beyond coffee and its current menu and hours.
The chain points out on its web site that 70 percent of Starbucks customers drink wine, compared to 30 percent of the general U.S. population. Starbucks customers also are twice as likely to drink craft beer than the national average, Starbucks officials said.
Starbucks operates more than two dozen locations, some free-standing and some inside other businesses, in the Dayton and northern Cincinnati area.
• Staff writer Lauren Stephenson contributed to this report.
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