Add Publix to the list of local grocery stores where Starbucks drinks are brewed and served.
Publix opened a new Starbucks kiosk at its Winter Park Village store, one of four across the grocery chain.
“Like Publix, Starbucks is committed to serving the finest products and creating an exceptional customer experience and we believe this collaboration is a perfect fit,” Publix spokesman Dwaine Stevens said in an email.
The new Starbucks are just a test and the Lakeland-based supermarket chain doesn’t have plans to add more.
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The Starbucks serves drinks, breakfast sandwiches and a few bakery items.
The other Publix with Starbucks cafes are in Tampa; Charlotte, N.C.; and Winston-Salem, N.C. There are also Starbucks in Target and Safeway stores.
Buffalo Wild Wings closes
Sports bar Buffalo Wild Wings has closed its restaurant in east Orlando on Alafaya Trail.
Buffalo Wild Wings regional manager Jan Baltus said the restaurant didn’t fit in with other locations in the area.
“We just don’t feel like the location represents our brand and we wanted to make a move,” she said.
The restaurant was in the Waterford Lakes Towers shopping center at 504 N. Alafaya Trail.
It is one of the smaller Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants in this region and one of the few in a strip shopping center, Baltus said.
The restaurant was a company-owned location.
Buffalo Wild Wings also has a location in east Orlando on University Boulevard. It is about 3 miles from the now-closed restaurant.
Another Buffalo Wild Wings also recently opened near Orlando International Airport at the Lee Vista shopping center.
Snowbean cafe
Izziban Sushi and Barbecue has added a new bakery and cafe to its east Orlando location.
Snowbean had a soft opening earlier this month, selling drinks and baked goods from a spot in the building on Lake Barton.
The eatery sells pastries such as mocha bread and chocolate-custard bread, as well as coffee, ice cream and snacks.
Smoothie King at UCF
Smoothie King is opening an Orlando location in the Wellness Center on the University of Central Florida campus.
It’s the second area location for franchisee Adam Lichter. It is expected to open in January.
Wawa in Winter Garden
Wawa convenience stores and gas stations opened a new location Tuesday in Winter Garden at 13501 W. Colonial Drive.
It is the 106th store in the state of Florida.
Date: December 26, 2016