Starbucks goes healthy in removing trans fats

By Zhu Shenshen
Shanghai Daily

STARBUCKS Corp will remove unhealthy trans fatty acids from its products in China within the next six months, following similar moves in the United States, the world's biggest coffee-shop chain said yesterday.

The target for Starbucks is to remove trans fats, which may cause heart diseases, down to zero in China within six months, Roger Sun, Starbucks China's spokesman said during a phone interview.

"Our coffee products don't contain the acids and we are talking with local suppliers to use substitute ingredients in some baked cakes," said Sun.

The Seattle-based company now operates 400 stores in China and 230 in the Chinese mainland, which is set to become its biggest market outside the United States.

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