Starbucks Coffee Korea Co., Ltd.

Name

Starbucks Coffee Korea Co., Ltd.

Website

https://istarbucks.co.kr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Starbucks Coffee Korea Co., Ltd. is a Seoul-headquartered private entity registered with 115 employees and the istearbucks.co.kr domain in South Korea. The input data provides no further detail on products, services, ownership, revenue model, or operational scope beyond the registered name.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coffeehouse / Specialty Coffee Retail

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (7225)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Chains & Franchise Cafes (THAFADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA), Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee retail
• Café services
• Beverage retail
• Food service
• Coffeehouse chain

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Starbucks Coffee Korea Co., Ltd. operates Starbucks retail coffeehouses in South Korea, serving handcrafted coffee beverages, teas, and complementary food items to walk-in consumers in company-operated stores. The business is the local operating entity for the global Starbucks brand in the Korean market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Starbucks Retail Coffeehouse Service (Korea)
• Handcrafted Coffee Beverages
• Teas and Refreshers
• Food and Snack Items

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Paul Bassett: Paul Bassett is a specialty coffee chain with strong presence in Korea founded by an Australian barista champion. It is comparable to Starbucks Korea as a specialty-positioned coffee chain competing for premium coffee occasions and barista-led experiences.
• Caffe Bene: Caffe Bene is a Korean-origin coffee chain with significant domestic presence and international expansion. It is a direct peer to Starbucks Korea, competing in the café segment with similar product offerings and urban store formats.
• Angel-in-us Coffee: Angel-in-us Coffee is a Korean coffee chain brand operated by Lotte. It is a direct competitor to Starbucks Korea in the coffee café category, with overlapping menus, urban locations, and target consumer segments.
• Hollys Coffee: Hollys Coffee is a major Korean coffee chain operating hundreds of cafés nationwide. It competes directly with Starbucks Korea in the coffee chain segment with overlapping customer demographics and similar beverage-led café formats.
• Ediya Coffee: Ediya Coffee is the largest coffee chain in Korea by store count with a deep footprint in neighborhood and commuter locations. It is directly comparable to Starbucks Korea as a coffee-led café operator competing for the same daily coffee occasions, though positioned at a lower price point.
• A Twosome Place: A Twosome Place is one of Korea's largest premium coffee chains with thousands of stores nationwide. It is directly comparable to Starbucks Korea as both compete in the premium coffee café segment with similar store formats, beverage menus, and urban location strategies.
• Tim Hortons Korea: Tim Hortons Korea operates the Canadian coffee chain's Korean franchise. It is a direct competitor to Starbucks Korea, offering coffee-led café experiences targeted at similar daily coffee occasions in urban locations.
• Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is a global specialty coffee and tea chain with stores across Asia. It is comparable to Starbucks Korea as a chain café operator offering coffee and tea beverages in similar urban retail formats.

Emerging players

• Blue Bottle Coffee: Blue Bottle Coffee is a third-wave specialty coffee roaster with selective presence in Asia. It is comparable to Starbucks Korea's Reserve/Roastery positioning as a premium, specialty coffee concept attracting design-conscious and quality-focused consumers in major Korean cities.
• % Arabica: % Arabica is a specialty coffee brand originating from Japan with selective presence in major Asian cities. It is comparable to Starbucks Korea in the premium coffee segment, attracting design-conscious urban consumers who value specialty coffee experiences over chain convenience.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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