Starbucks allowed visitors to sit in a coffee shop without shopping after a scandal in Philadelphia

In the middle of April Starbucks turned in the center of the scandal. In one of the coffee shops in Philadelphia, police detained two African Americans on suspicion of disturbing public order. Police officer summoned Starbuckswho asked the men to leave, but they refused. They explained that they did not want to order anything and were waiting for a friend. The men were later released from the police station because they did not violate the law.

Video from the detention hit the Internet. Network users blamed Starbucks in racism and launched the hashtag #BoycottStarbucks.

The company's executive director apologized and announced that at the end of May around 175, thousands of coffee house workers in the United States would participate in a tolerance training.

In early May, it became known that the company reached an agreement with the victims, which includes the payment of compensation for moral damage. Her amount did not disclose. Two more men received symbolic compensation in $ 1 from the authorities of Philadelphia for illegal detention. Another $ 200 thousand at the request of the affected city budget will send to finance educational grants.