Provo will get its first stand-alone Starbucks next year and — if that’s not enough to make you spit out your coffee — the new shop will be located in front of the Brigham Young University campus.
Students at the school, owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are taught as part of the faith’s health code to abstain from coffee and tea.
The Seattle-based coffee giant recently confirmed that it plans to open a store at 1160 N. University Ave. in the spring of 2020.
“As our first location to open in Provo,” a company spokesperson said in an email, “we are thrilled to become a part of the neighborhood and serve as a gathering place for citizens of the community.