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Starbucks adds 33 markets to delivery route

Starbucks and Uber Eats have added 33 markets to its delivery program, making the service available in 49 markets across 29 U.S. states. New cities include Austin, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Nashville, Portland and San Antonio, but plans are in the works to expand to nearly every state in the coming months, according to a company press release.

Using the chain's mobile app, customers may track progress of their orders, and nearly all core food and beverage items and several seasonal beverages are available from the menu.

In addition to the U.S., Starbucks has launched delivery programs in more than 15 global markets, including Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, the U.K. and Vietnam. Its's made several investments to its global delivery initiatives, including voice-ordering and delivery capabilities through Alibaba's delivery platform Ele.me in China and expanding Starbucks Delivers, in partnership with Uber Eats, most recently in the U.K., U.S. and Canada.

Starbucks first rolled out delivery 18 months ago in Miami.

Although the chain reported this week that fiscal first-quarter earnings beat expectations, it also warned that the ongoing coronavirus spread in China had forced it to temporarily shut down a couple thousand locations in the region. The news also delayed a planned upgrade in earnings guidance for the future.