Starbucks News
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Howard Schultz told employees in a memo Monday, “I’ll be thinking about a range of options for myself, from philanthropy to public service, but I’m a long way from knowing what the future holds.”
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By AFP
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Howard Schultz, who built a small Seattle coffee chain into the global powerhouse Starbucks, announced Monday he was retiring from the company, fueling speculation he may seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
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By AFP
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Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores on Tuesday to train around 175,000 employees against racial bias, an unprecedented public operation that highlights America's ongoing struggle with discrimination.
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By AFP
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Starbucks will close stores and corporate offices across the United States on May 29 to conduct "racial-bias education," the company announced Tuesday, following outrage over the arrest of two black men in one of its cafes.
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Starbucks announced on Tuesday it was closing over 8,000 company-owned stores across the nation for one afternoon to train its staff on how to avoid "racial bias." The training will be provided on May 29 to about 175,000 employees.
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Ubiquitous coffee chain Starbucks is to open its first cashless store as a pilot. The store is located in the company's birthplace of Seattle. If successful this alternative retail model could be rolled out to other coffee shops.
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Starbucks has undertaken a host of digital innovations, from reward schemes to online pay and collect ordering. The coffee chain has undertaken valuable innovations, helping it compete in the retail sector.
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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.
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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.
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By AFP
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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.
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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.
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Customers will soon no longer be able to watch porn at Starbucks. The coffee giant will soon block explicit websites, reports CNN.
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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.
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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?
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Many Starbucks customers weren't fans of 2015's subtle red ombre cup design. (Courtesy Starbucks) Starbucks
Starbucks Center in Seattle, Washington (headquarters of Starbucks Coffee) in 2016. Coolcaesar
Starbucks has taken a lot of heat from some people who think the holiday cups aren't "Christmas-y" enough. Starbucks
A picture of a Starbucks in Tokyo. DarkFritz via Wikimedia
Seattle Municipal Archive describes this as "Original Starbucks store in Pike Place Market, 1977". That's a bit dubious: The original Starbucks was at 2000 Western Avenue, just north of the market; it was relocated in 1976 to 1912 Pike Place, where it remains as of 2009. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Starbucks unveils its 2016 holiday cups. © Starbucks Corporation
A Starbucks sign Flickr user timetrax23
"Onward - How Starbucks fought for its life without losing its soul." By Howard Schultz, Rodale Press (2011)
Starbucks opens its first juice bar, Evolution Fresh Business Wire
Starbucks coffee shop Digital Journal
A Starbucks coffee sign. marcopako/flickr
A New Orleans Starbucks destroyed by Hurricane Isaac Via Instagram user sbonnot
Starbucks unveils its 2016 holiday cups Starbucks
Starbucks coffee shop Digital Journal
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