SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The first 2-storey Starbucks Coffee Shop with drive-thru has just opened at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
The shop, which sits on a 1,700-square-meter area at the Central Business District, is owned by Pandabest Realty and Trading, Inc.
SBMA Chairman & Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño said the opening of a 2-storey Starbucks in the area indicates Subic Bay Freeport’s status as a popular tourist destination, as he anticipates a year-round influx of customers.
The inauguration was also attended by Engr. and Mrs. Rhammeth Paras, Arch. and Mrs. Adonis Co, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Tang, and Engr. Aries Tanglao, owners of Pandabest Realty and Trading, Inc.
Usually, two-storey Starbucks locations offer enhanced, often scenic, spaces with increased seating, frequently housed in restored, architecturally unique, or heritage buildings.
Notable examples include the heritage shophouse in Singapore’s Chinatown, the sprawling Reserve Hiraya in Tagaytay, and a colonial-style bungalow in Rochester.
“Now we have one here, with the building designed to be ‘work and study-friendly,’ providing more intimate, quiet spaces on the upper level compared to the busy ground floor,” Aliño said.
The SBMA Board of Directors, SBMA officials, and officials from the Rustan Coffee Corporation and Pandabest Realty and Trading were present during the inauguration ceremony.
