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Starbucks looks to value meals as menu possibility
February 4, 2009
Associated Press: Starbucks Corp. CEO Howard Schultz described to investors last week an initiave by the company to launch "several breakfast pairings" at…
read nowConsumer Reports: Starbucks coffee loses perk
February 4, 2009
Consumer Reports: Folgers, Maxwell House and Starbucks, America's best-selling ground coffees, were all three iced by Eight O'Clock Colombian coffee in recent…
read nowSeattle's Best Coffee expands U.S. franchise program
February 2, 2009
SEATTLE — Seattle's Best Coffee has announced it will expand its franchising program to offer cafe opportunities in the United States. The strategic decision…
read nowCaribou to give away free decaf
January 29, 2009
The Business Journal: A day after Starbucks Corp. announced it will continuously brew decaffeinated coffee only until noon to trim costs, Caribou Coffee Co.
read nowStarbucks to cut 6,700 jobs, close 300 units
January 28, 2009
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. has reported financial results for its first quarter ended Dec. 28, 2008, and announced additional cost savings initiatives for…
read nowStarbucks expected to report dismal sales results
January 27, 2009
Forbes: Starbucks Corp. will report its fiscal first quarter financial results after the market closes today. nalysts largely expect the company to report…
read nowStarbucks to debut ice cream line
January 26, 2009
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Starbucks will start nationwide distribution of its new ice cream line in February, which concludes its transition to a partnership…
read nowStarbucks continues job cutbacks
January 25, 2009
The Money Times: According to a report Saturday by the Seattle Times, Starbucks is contemplating another round of layoffs. The latest job cuts, which could…
read nowStarbucks execs not eligible for pay increases
January 22, 2009
The Seattle Times: Starbucks' top four executives will not be given raises this year, the company said in a securities filing Thursday. Additionally, most of…
read nowStarbucks' volunteer effort gets Oprah boost
January 21, 2009
Advertising Age: Starbucks' campaign to promote volunteerism got recognition Jan. 21 from Oprah Winfrey — and by extension, Barack Obama. The talk-show host…
read nowConsumers trade down from Starbucks
January 19, 2009
Advertising Age: A Lightspeed Research study commissioned by Advertising Age examined why consumers were cutting back on upscale coffee. The survey results…
read nowStarbucks to broadcast live inaugural event
January 19, 2009
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle): Starbucks Corp. will show President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration live at select locations in Seattle, New York and…
read nowStarbucks, McDonald's targets of boycotts
January 12, 2009
BNET: Worldwide protests of recent Israeli actions against the Gaza Strip include boycotts, often targeting U.S. food corporations that are perceived to be…
read nowLondon Starbucks attacked by rioters
January 11, 2009
Evening Standard (United Kingdom): An angry mob of pro-Palestinian demonstrators targeted shops and cafés on London's Kensington High Street, looting and…
read nowJudge finds Starbucks guilty of union-busting
December 23, 2008
Infoshop News: Following a lengthy trial in New York last year, a National Labor Relations Board judge has found Starbucks guilty of extensive violations of…
read nowMcDonald's billboards take jab at Starbucks
December 11, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: McDonald's has erected a billboard near the Starbucks headquarters that reads, "four bucks is dumb." Another billboard reads…
read nowCoffee deficit of 8 million bags projected in 2009-10
December 9, 2008
Bloomberg: World coffee consumption may outstrip production by as much as 8 million bags in 2009-10 because of the smaller crop in Brazil, the top grower…
read nowStarbucks CEO talks about the economy
December 8, 2008
CBS News: Katie Couric speaks with Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz about the effect of the economy on the coffee giant. Sales at Starbucks have dropped 9 percent…
read nowStarbucks CEO tries to calm Wall Street
December 3, 2008
Associated Press: Starbucks chief Howard Schultz tried to calm Wall Street's fears about the company's sliding sales, profits and stock price during a…
read nowStarbucks discrimination suit going to trial
November 30, 2008
Portland Press-Herald (Maine): A federal judge has denied a request by Starbucks to dismiss an age-discrimination lawsuit filed last year by a Portland woman…
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