Pride Park will become the first football stadium in Europe to house a Starbucks outlet.
Opening later this year in the former Baseball Bar & Grill premises, the new Starbucks will be open seven days a week - including match days - serving visitors to the stadium, its extensive conference facilities and the planned Pride Plaza project.
Rams chairman Peter Gadsby said: "We are delighted to welcome Starbucks to Derby County. We feel the presence of a Starbucks store will greatly enhance the experience of visiting the stadium and make Pride Park a true destination.
"We have declared our intention to improve facilities at the stadium, not only for fans but for the increasing number of people who use Pride Park on a daily basis.
"Hopefully, this is just the start as we move forward with our plans to develop the stadium with our £25 million Pride Plaza scheme."
The new store will be operated in partnership by Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX), and Lindley Catering.
The partnership will see the creation of around 20 new jobs in the 2,500 sq ft store.
Under the licensing agreement, the store will be operated by Lindley Catering in line with Starbucks brand guidelines.
Starbucks will provide products such as coffee, food and merchandise as well as training, operational and marketing support.
The new licensed store will deliver exactly the same high standards that customers have come to expect from Starbucks elsewhere.
Rupert Lawrie, director of business alliances, Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) Ltd., said: "We are delighted to announce this new partnership with Lindley Catering who share our values and commitment to delivering great customer service and the highest quality products.
"Our licensed store model has proved extremely popular in the United States and, as a commercial investment for all concerned, has provided significant returns over the years.
"It is an approach which is growing in popularity in the UK and we are actively looking for more partners in the leisure and attractions sector."
Alex McCrindle, chief executive of Lindley Catering, said: "This is a very exciting milestone in Lindley Catering's history.
"We're delighted to be working with Starbucks, and this partnership has also given us the opportunity to cement our relationship with Derby County Football Club, where we have developed and enhanced its catering business over the last decade."
The introduction of Starbucks licensing to the UK in 2005 has been a significant development for the company, which has enabled them to share the Starbucks Experience with new customers in locations which previously would not have been accessible to the brand, such as hotels, transport hubs, business centres and universities.
Such partnerships have run successfully in the United States since 1996, with around 2,000 Starbucks licensed stores and 4,400 company-operated stores.
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