Starbucks Drivethrus

USATODAY: Leaning out the window of her SUV, Tami Cornwell orders the same drink she gets almost every day: “Double-tall, four-pump vanilla caramel Macchiato.”
A high-tech recruiter, she’s gotten hooked on the growing number of drivethrus Starbucks has been opening in recent years.
“On weekends, I like to go into the store,” she said one morning at a drivethru north of downtown on her way to work. “On the weekdays, it’s more about convenience and caffeine.”
Eventually, it got hard to ignore coffee lovers’ demand for a quick java fix without leaving the warmth of their driver’s seats. The 2005 fiscal year, which ended Oct. 2, marked the first time drivethrus comprised more than half of Starbucks’ new company-operated stores — those that aren’t licensed in airports, hotels, grocery stores and the like. Drivethrus will continue to add to Starbucks’ bottom line, making up about half of the new stores the company opens domestically over the next few years, Donald said.
Starbucks sees growing demand for drive-thru coffee [USATODAY]