CJ Logistics Inaugurates Starbucks' Biggest Distribution Hub in South Korea

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🇰🇷 CJ Logistics Inaugurates Starbucks' Biggest Distribution Hub in South Korea.

CJ Logistics, South Korea's largest logistics company, has opened the country's largest Starbucks distribution center near Busan New Port. Spanning an area of 38,000 square meters, the facility handles 130,000 daily shipments of imported coffee beans. With South Korea having the second-highest number of Starbucks outlets globally, the opening of this facility strengthens CJ Logistics' position in the growing coffee logistics market.

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