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Meeting the consumer half-way: Starbucks goes digital By Tim Sandle Seattle - Starbucks has been called out as one of the leaders of digital transformation in the retail sector. The company has undertaken a host of digital innovations, from reward schemes to online pay and collect ordering.

BBC finds fecal bacteria in drinks from Starbucks By Business Insider It's hard to match the refreshing taste of an iced coffee on a hot summer day — but a new BBC investigation may make you think twice before you order a chilled drink.

Starbucks brand takes dramatic hit after refugee announcement By Arthur Weinreb The perception of the Starbucks brand dropped dramatically after the company announced it would hire thousands of refugees. While no direct evidence their hiring policy is a direct cause of the drop, it shows a boycott by conservatives may be working.

Starbucks to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide after Trump ban By AFP New York - Starbucks plans to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide over the next five years in response to President Donald Trump's travel ban, the head of the US coffee-chain company said Sunday.

Starbucks gives us 13 reasons to celebrate the holiday season By Karen Graham Starbucks learned their lesson last year - don't fix something if it's not broken. Instead of the plain red holiday cup they tried to foist on the public last year, we are being treated to 13 different designs on the iconic red cups this year.

Starbucks to stop unexpected consequences of offering free Wi-Fi By Business Insider Customers will soon no longer be able to watch porn at Starbucks. The coffee giant will soon block explicit websites, reports CNN.

Starbucks customers leave more than $1 billion on coffee cards Special By Nathan Salant Seattle - Customers of Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain, deposited more than $1 billion on store-issued debit cards in the first quarter of 2016, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday.

Starbucks plans to put a kick in your cuppa' with #NitroColdBrew By Karen Graham Seattle - Iced coffee infused with nitrogen gas? Yep, it's coming to around 600 Starbucks locations by the end of summer. What is nitro-coffee, anyway? And is it better than plain old coffee?

Starbucks joins others in donating unsold food to the hungry By Karen Graham Starbucks announced on Tuesday that it will "aim to contribute 100 percent" of its leftover food to Feeding America from its over 7,000 U.S. locations by this time next year. The new program is being called "Food Share."

Lawsuit — Starbucks has been ripping off the public for years By Karen Graham Two coffee drinkers in California are pretty steamed because Starbucks won't fill their lattes to the rim in an effort to save money on milk. In fact, they are so mad they filed a class-action lawsuit against the giant coffeehouse chain.

Starbucks breakfast sandwiches recalled over Listeria concerns By Karen Graham A food supplier has recalled pre-packaged breakfast sandwiches made for sale at Starbucks stores in Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma because of concerns over possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Starbucks just added a new core drink to the menu By Business Insider On January 5, Starbucks is adding a new beverage to its menu: the Latte Macchiato. The drink contains just two ingredients — espresso and milk. To create the beverage, shots of espresso are poured over foamed whole milk.

Starbucks raises price of some of its drinks By Nathan Salant Seattle - Feeling the pain? You're not alone. Your morning coffee just got a little more expensive. Starbucks, the nation's largest cafe chain, raised the price of most of its drinks by as much as 20 cents on Tuesday.

Starbucks start-up falters in India By Tim Sandle Mumbai - Tata Starbucks, a subsidiary of the U.S. coffee company, has not had the best of starts. Several products have been taken off the menu due to the product not meeting the specifications required by Indian authorities.

Cafe interruptus: Starbucks to shut down La Boulange shops By Nathan Salant Seattle - Starbucks plans to shut down nearly two dozen La Boulange cafes it bought in 2012 but to continue to sell La Boulange baked goods in its stores nationwide, the world's largest coffee seller said Monday.

Chipotle to offer employees tuition reimbursement, paid leave By Megan Hamilton Dallas - Starting in July, all employees, including part-time employees, at Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. will receive a hike in benefits that includes paid vacation time, sick pay, and tuition reimbursement, the company reports.

Starbucks and Spotify pairing announced for customers and workers By James Walker Coffee chain Starbucks has announced a new streaming music deal with Spotify which will give customers the chance to choose what is played in Starbucks stores via a series of special playlists integrated into the company's mobile app.

Watch this video of a Starbucks worker freaking out By Alex Allen A worker at a Starbucks in New York is no longer working for the company after a video of her screaming at a customer went viral.

Problem solved -- Starbucks stores reopen in U.S. and Canada By Nathan Salant Seattle - More than 8,000 Starbucks cafes in the U.S. and Canada reopened Saturday after being shut down the day before because of a computer failure.

New York rent so high, Starbucks starting to close some locations By Business Insider New York City - Even huge coffee chains are feeling the pressure of New York retail rents. Starbucks is looking to close some of its pricy, large locations, according to the Commercial Observer.

Starbucks to get in the delivery game by end of 2015 By Nancy Houser “Imagine the ability to create a standing order that Starbucks delivered hot or iced to your desk daily,” says CEO Howard Schultz regarding their upcoming mobile order and pay app, launching by the end of this year.

Starbucks fans will go nuts over new coconut milk choice By Karen Graham On Wednesday, Starbucks confirmed that after months of testing, they will begin offering coconut milk as a non-dairy alternative in their stores nationwide on February 17.

Starbucks’ five–year plan aims to double sales By Simon Crompton Starbucks shares rose on news that the coffee chain will be adding stores, menu items and alcoholic beverages.which it hopes will double its sales revenue by 2019.

Starbucks pumpkin Spice Latte: No spice or pumpkin? By Amanda Byas A recent investigation led by Vani Har of Food Babe revealed that your favorite pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks aren’t made with spices or pumpkin, but a food scientist thinks you might want to keep it that way.

Coffee giant bows to customer demands on social media By Nathan Salant Seattle - When you settle in for a nice, hot eggnog latte at your local Starbucks cafe, you'll know who to thank, right? Twitter and Facebook got your back this time!

Man throws Chihuahua at Starbucks he is banned from By Owen Weldon Houston - A man in Texas is being accused of picking up a Chihuahua and then throwing it at a Starbucks window because he was banned from the store.

What are they inking? Starbucks could let workers reveal tattoos By Nathan Salant Seattle - Most customers probably do not know this, but Starbucks has always required its tattooed coffee servers to cover up body ink when behind the counter.

Starbucks drives itself to college By Nathan Salant New York City - If you've ever been plum tuckered out during a long day of learning following a long night of studying, Starbucks plans to have your back.

A brief history of gun bans in stores across America By Eric Deville Companies across America are beginning to ask customers to leave their firearms at home when frequenting their storefronts.

Op-Ed: Starbucks moves in — Newsstand ordered to stop serving coffee By Malysa Stratton Louk Bronx - A new Starbucks moved into an office building in The Bronx and building management told a local newsstand it could no longer offer coffee to its customers.

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