Costa Coffee may have to reject minors? Do I need an ID card to buy coffee?

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Yes, Costa Coffee, one of the world's largest coffee chains, now claims that it does not "encourage" to sell coffee to customers under the age of 16, and each store can decide whether to sell coffee to customers who are suspected to be too young.

A spokesman told the Manchester Evening News: "We do not encourage the sale of caffeine to customers under the age of 16 and our stores are free to decide whether or not to ask their age when they have concerns."

It is not clear whether Costa Coffee allows its employees to ask customers to show their identification to prove their age. Representatives of the chain did not comment at the time.

Costa Coffee has already implemented this policy in the summer, but the incident only made headlines this time when a father in Wales learned that Costa refused to sell coffee to his 12-year-old daughter, who he said was only occasionally bought for fun.

"I've never seen Costa do anything like this," he told the Daily Mail.

He added: "if they are worried about their health, they should also stop selling cakes and high-calorie drinks to overweight children, because obesity is a much more serious problem than caffeine intake in this country."

The father also said that the advertisement for Costa coffee was "aimed at young people" to some extent, but Costa denied this to the Manchester Evening News.

Barry Stein, a pediatrician in New York, told the New York Post: occasional caffeine consumption does not have serious side effects on teenagers, but may affect the quality of sleep.

He also cited the American Academy of Pediatrics's recommendation for caffeine intake for minors: 100 milligrams a day.

Costa coffee was also pushed to the forefront in October, when a radio ad claimed that it was more cost-effective to buy their breakfast than avocados.

The ad said, "well, those avocados that you buy home are good." Yes, they are as hard as stone for the first 18 days + 3 hours + 20 minutes, after which you can start eating, and you will only take 10 minutes to eat it, and then there will be no more. Want to buy something more cost-effective? Come to Costa Coffee. If you buy a medium or large hot drink or a fragrant white before 11:00 every morning, you can buy a delicious, hot bacon roll or egg muffin for only 2 euros. "

Britain's Advertising Standards Agency later found that the ad went against their policy because it was complained that it was "telling people not to buy fresh fruit."

Costa Coffee is currently the largest coffee chain in the UK, with more than 2400 cafes in the UK and stores in more than 30 countries, but has not yet set foot in North and South America.

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