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Starbucks Is Offering Cheaper Joe to Draw Customers Back

Enjoy the discounted prices, though some say other 'gripes' also need remedying

(Newser) - Grabbed a Starbucks iced latte or Pink Drink lately and noticed the price seemed unusually low? That's because the coffee giant is now trying to lure customers back after a tough year, including via discounts and other promotions, reports the Wall Street Journal . The move is an atypical one...

Democrats Push Ex-Boss About Starbucks Union Fight

Howard Schultz denies firing organizers but says conversations could have been misinterpreted

(Newser) - "Over the past 18 months, Starbucks has waged the most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country," Sen. Bernie Sanders told a committee witness on Wednesday. That's how the National Labor Relations Board sees it, lodging more unfair labor practice charges against...

In Italy, Starbucks Is Putting Olive Oil in Coffee

CEO Howard Schultz says it adds an 'unexpected, velvety, buttery flavor'

(Newser) - Nearly five years after it opened its first locations in Italy, Starbucks wants Italians to try something new: coffee with olive oil in it. The company says interim CEO Howard Schultz was traveling in Sicily last year when, inspired by the "Mediterranean custom of taking a spoonful of olive...

Starbucks' App Is the Source of Some of Its Problems
Starbucks Isn't
What It Once Was
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Mar 28, 2022 12:01 AM CDT

Starbucks Isn't What It Once Was

Increased efficiency is hurting the company's reputation as a progressive standard-bearer

(Newser) - Howard Schultz is CEO of Starbucks again , but only on an interim basis while the company continues to work to "reinvent" and/or "reimagine" itself. In a lengthy piece for Fast Company , Clint Rainey looks at why that's needed. Schultz's original vision came to life as "...

As Starbucks' Storied CEO Returns, Familiar Fight Looms

Howard Schultz will be interim leader as company faces a unionization movement

(Newser) - From the time he bought Starbucks in 1987 to the time he stepped down as chairman in 2018, Howard Schultz consistently—and successfully—fought attempts to unionize Starbucks’ US stores and roasting plants, per the AP . But Schultz—who was just named Starbucks’ interim chief executive—never confronted a unionization...

Howard Schultz Makes Starbucks, Holocaust Comparison

Some people thought it missed the mark

(Newser) - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is Jewish, but that fact isn't lessening the scrutiny around a Holocaust comparison he made Saturday. He was speaking to workers in the Buffalo, New York, area who are looking to unionize, and tried to emphasize Starbucks' history of doing right by its employees....

Howard Schultz Pens 'Dear Friends' Letter With Big News

Ex-Starbucks CEO ends his independent presidential run

(Newser) - Howard Schultz is ending his independent 2020 run for president. In a "Dear Friends" letter posted on his website , the ex-Starbucks CEO cites that third-party status as one of the reasons for his decision, which CNN notes will likely bring "great relief" to Democrats. "Not enough people...

Howard Schultz Roasted Over 'Billionaire' Comment
Howard Schultz
Has Alternative
for Term
'Billionaire'
the rundown
Feb 5, 2019 11:22 AM CST

Howard Schultz Has Alternative for Term 'Billionaire'

Former Starbucks CEO and possible 2020 contender rephrases to 'people of means'

(Newser) - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's maybe-campaign for 2020 doesn't seem to be having a great start . In the latest development, Schultz is taking a ribbing for bristling at the term "billionaire" and instead suggesting something like "people of means." The details:
  • The remark: It came
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'Grande Ego. Venti Mistake': Schultz Met by Hometown Protests

Some Seattleites are still mad about the SuperSonics

(Newser) - "Grande ego. Venti mistake": That was the message protesters had for former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz as he returned to his hometown of Seattle on Thursday after announcing that he's mulling an independent run for president. Several dozen protesters gathered outside a downtown theater before Schultz appeared to...

Howard Schultz Starts to Make His Case, to Hand-Wringing
Howard Schultz Gets Heckled,
Talks to Gwyneth Paltrow
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Jan 29, 2019 9:09 AM CST

Howard Schultz Gets Heckled, Talks to Gwyneth Paltrow

Former Starbucks CEO makes his case in 'USA Today'

(Newser) - Howard Schultz has heard the wailing and is unmoved. In a USA Today op-ed, the former Starbucks CEO made the case for a third-party independent candidate ... "like me." Though Schultz hasn't formally thrown his hat in the ring, his announcement on Sunday that he was considering doing...

Trump Responds to Ex-Starbucks CEO's 2020 Announcement

'Howard Schultz doesn't have the 'guts,'" says president

(Newser) - Democrats aren't happy with the idea of former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz running as an independent in 2020, and President Trump himself doesn't seem too worried. "Howard Schultz doesn't have the 'guts' to run for President!" Trump tweeted Monday morning. "Watched him on...

Ex-Starbucks CEO Is Considering White House Bid
2020 Race Just Got a Venti Jolt
Jan 28, 2019 3:15 AM CST

2020 Race Just Got a Venti Jolt

Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz might run as an independent

(Newser) - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz gave the 2020 race a jolt Sunday by announcing that he is "seriously considering" running for president as an independent. "Our two parties are more divided than ever," he tweeted . "Let’s discuss how we can come together to create opportunities...

Howard Schultz Is Leaving Starbucks. Here's What's Next

Coffee chain's executive chairman doesn't rule out an eventual White House run

(Newser) - Howard Schultz, the outspoken executive chairman of Starbucks, is stepping down from the coffee chain later this month—and his next move could be a big one. "I want to be truthful with you without creating more speculative headlines," he told the New York Times . "For some...

Starbucks: We're Hiring 10K Refugees

Those who helped US troops will be given priority

(Newser) - Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Trump's indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations. Howard Schultz, the coffee retailer's chairman and CEO, said in a letter to employees...

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Is Stepping Down

He's going to focus on innovation at the company instead

(Newser) - Starbucks says CEO Howard Schultz is stepping down from that role at the coffee chain that he joined more than 30 years ago, the AP reports. The company announced Thursday that Kevin Johnson will become chief executive as of April 3. Schultz, currently chairman and CEO, will become executive chairman...

Leaked Email: Clinton Looked to Tech World During VP Search

Bill Gates, Tim Cook, others among those considered

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton may have picked America's dad Tim Kaine as her running mate, but in an alternate universe her veep was one of America's tech giants. A leaked email sent by Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and released by WikiLeaks Tuesday names Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Apple...

Starbucks to Open Its Largest Store Ever

'The Willy Wonka of coffee' to open in NYC in 2018

(Newser) - Starbucks may be heading "home" to Italy , but its largest store ever will be stateside. The coffee company is planning a 20,000-square-foot location in Manhattan dubbed the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, per the Seattle Times . CEO Howard Schultz describes it as "the Willy Wonka of...

Starbucks Baristas Told to Be Kind to Worried Investors

CEO Howard Schultz wants workers to be extra-sensitive

(Newser) - Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz hopes his customers aren't crying into their cappuccinos after yesterday's stock market plunge . In an email to all 190,000 Starbucks employees, Schultz urges workers to recognize that a lot of customers may be stressed out and in need of "very sensitive" treatment...

Starbucks: We'll Put Workers All the Way Through College

Company doubles down on free online tuition program

(Newser) - Working at Starbucks can now be a road to a free college education, with no requirement for baristas to stick around once they earn their degrees, the company says. The coffee chain—which launched the free tuition program less than a year ago—says it will now cover the cost...

Starbucks Stops Writing 'Race Together' on Cups

Widely mocked campaign moves to new phase

(Newser) - Starbucks customers can now get their frappuccinos without a side order of race relations discussion. The company says the "Race Together" campaign, in which baristas were encouraged to stimulate discussion by writing the phrase "Race Together" on coffee cups , has moved on to a different phase, NPR reports....

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