USA – The American coffee company and coffeehouse chain Starbucks has released its new plant-based Starbucks Protein Blended Cold Brew on menus nationwide, for customers looking for a new way to refuel. According to the company, the new beverages are offered in Almond and Cacao and are available at participating Starbucks stores across the U.S…
CHINA - Starbucks Coffee Company, a multinational coffee company, and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., a Chinese multinational e-commerce company, have announced a strategic “New Retail” partnership to expand market service. According to Starbucks, the partnership will enable a seamless Starbucks Experience and transform the coffee industry in China. Starbucks announced plans to pilot delivery services…
USA – Starbucks, an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain, will open its first Signing Store in the U.S. in Washington, D.C. this October, building upon ongoing efforts to connect with the diverse communities it serves. According to the company, the store will create a distinctive retail experience for all customers, while offering a unique…
INDIA - Tata Starbucks, a joint venture between the Tata Group and the American coffeehouse chain Starbucks has posted its first positive EBITDA after sales increased by 28%, almost doubling in the financial year 2018. According to ET Retail, improved sales were attributed to strong performance in in-store and new stores that were added this year.…
USA - The American coffee company, Starbucks Corp has said it will eliminate single-use plastic straws from its coffeehouses globally by 2020 and in return offer recyclable strawless lids and alternative-material straws, like paper or compostable plastic. The coffee chain which operates more than 28,000 coffeehouses is seeking to remove about 1 billion plastic straws…
USA – Starbucks Corporation, an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain, has announced that that Scott Maw, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is retiring effective Nov. 30, 2018. According to the company, it has already launched an external search for a new CFO. After his retirement, Maw will continue to support the transition in a…
USA - Starbucks Corp has raised prices for brewed coffee by an average of 1 to 2% in the past year and according to the company, it was in line with industry practices, reported ET Retail. Some of the products affected included a regular drip coffee whose price rose by 10 cents to 20 cents…
UK – Arla Foods, a global dairy company and co-operative, has signed a strategic partnership with Starbucks, a successful business partnership that allows Arla Foods to manufacture, distribute and market Starbucks premium milk-based ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee beverages for the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa.) According to the company, the two companies have signed…
USA - Starbucks Corp. has announced that its long-serving CEO Howard Schultz has resigned as executive chairman effective June 26, according to a memo sent to employees Monday. Bloomberg cited Schultz had earlier said he would step down as CEO and turn that job over to Kevin Johnson and that he was considering a presidential…
USA - A California judge has ruled that coffee sellers and vendors in the state have to serve coffee with acrylamide cancer warnings; these include bigger coffee makers such as Starbucks. According to the judge Elihu Berle’s ruling, Starbucks and other coffee makers did not show that the risk from consuming acrylamide, a possible cancer-causing…
