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Luckin Coffee is Coming to Starbucks’ Home Turf

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China’s biggest coffee chain, Luckin Coffee, is eyeing an American expansion that could undercut the market for $10 chai lattes.

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Consumer

Climate Change Forces Starbucks Deeper into Coffee R&D

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Starbucks is buying two farms in Central America to conduct research on the crop at the heart of its business: coffee.

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Consumer

McDonald’s Lengthens the Meal Deal Wars

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McDonald’s announced that its $5 summer meal deal, which was only supposed to last through June, will now be extended into December.

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Consumer

Starbucks Abruptly Dumps CEO, Poaches Chipotle Boss

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For Starbucks chief Laxman Narasimhan, the daily grind is over. The embattled coffee chain named Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol his successor.

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Consumer

Starbucks Becomes the Target of Activist Campaign

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Activist investing firm Elliott Management has taken a significant stake in Starbucks, and has already begun pushing for strategic changes.

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Consumer

Forget Burgers, Chicken, and Coffee. Chipotle is in a League of Its Own.

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Chipotle is the only food chain among the top 20 best-performing stocks on the S&P 500 this year. So what’s the secret to its success?

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Consumer

Weight-Loss Drugs Are Dragging Down Snack Makers’ Bottom Line

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A new survey finds evidence that “the drugs have a meaningful impact on consumer behavior and spending on groceries and restaurants.”

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Consumer

Anheuser-Busch Employees Are Pushing Back on Huge Marketing Spend

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Workers that could strike as early as Thursday would like to see the company put more of its cash toward their wages.

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Technology

Twilio CEO Resigns Amid Activist Push

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Twilio CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson says he’s step down following a protracted battle with a pair of persnickety activist investors.

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Banking

Wells Fargo Branches Join America’s Union Push

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Workers at two Wells Fargo locations launched efforts to unionize this week, marking a rare unionization effort in the banking world.

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Consumer

Starbucks, Coffee Drinkers Don’t Have Time for a Struggling Economy

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Shares of Starbucks jumped more than 9% Thursday after the company posted better-than-expected Q4 earnings.

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Consumer

At Investor Day, Starbucks Plans Strategy “Reinvention” to Shake Things Up

Howard Schultz is expected to announce a “reinvention” strategy to decrease employee turnover and increase cafe productivity, CNBC reported…

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Banking

Starbucks Has Faced Union Strikes in 17 States Amid Wage Disputes

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Economics

Apple Workers at Maryland Store Become Company’s First to Join a Union

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Markets

Howard Schultz Takes the Helm of Starbucks, Fresh Off Another Union Win

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Consumer

Starbucks CEO to Step Down, Howard Schultz Back as Interim Chief

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Consumer

Loyalty To The King

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