You see in the near future, Starbucks managers will apply the provisions in which the smoker may only approach the Starbucks café within 8 meters.
Area eight feet from a Starbucks non-smoking area. Associated Press, Friday (05/31/2013) reports, network-based coffee cafes in Seattle, USA, it would start banning smokers within 8 meters of the cafe before starting on Saturday (01/06/2013) this.
Starbucks spokesman, Jaime Lynn Riley asserts that this policy is an extension of laragan smoking for visitors Starbuck. The smoking ban should not extend to areas outside of Starbucks, including the area about 8 feet from the cafe.
Currently there is also a Starbucks lovers choose to sit in the courtyard cafe. This regulation will be implemented in approximately 7,000 Starbucks cafes owned and operated Starbucks Corp. Moreover, the cafe has a seating area outside the cafe.
This policy of course automatically apply if the Starbucks coffee shop located in the business district or mall that has implemented a smoking ban. There is no information whether this provision will also apply to the Starbucks outside the U.S..