STARBUCKS is getting roasted for letting its new boss commute 1,000 miles to the office and back by company jet.
The coffee giant — which trumpets its sustainability credentials and preaches on recycling — is paying Brian Niccol £76.6million in his first year.
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As part of a flexible working agreement, he will fly once a week from his home in Newport Beach, California, to its HQ in Seattle, Washington, and stay three days before returning.
The distance would be an 18-hour drive, but the company’s jet will take two and a half.
Starbucks is also footing the bill for a “small remote office” in Newport Beach and a personal assistant of his choosing.
Mr Niccol’s “personal travel expenses” will be $250,000 (£191,500) a year.
Starbucks’s use of polluting jets has led to accusations of double standards after it pushed paper straws for customers.
One customer wrote on X/Twitter: “Seriously?
“New CEO Brian Niccol to take 1,000-mile private jet commute?
“In an age where the richest are proven primary contributors to damage to the environment?
“I imagine you have lost a few customers through this — you’ve certainly lost me.”
Mr Niccol, 50, was headhunted from burritos chain Chipotle to help reverse sliding sales.
Starbucks, which has 38,000 coffee shops worldwide, has been shunned by customers fed-up with soaring prices.