Tag: Starbucks Corp
Chipotle tests robot to prepare avocados for guacamole
Chipotle Mexican Grill has developed a robot that can cut, core and peel avocados used in its guacamole as the restaurant industry faces a sustained l [...]
Starbucks files NLRB complaint against union over Pride decor
Starbucks fired back Monday at the union that represents baristas at hundreds of its stores, filing charges with the National Labor Relations Board ov [...]
Inside Sweetgreen’s first automated location, plans to take tech nationwide
In early May, Sweetgreen opened its first automated location, in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Illinois. After only a few weeks operating the rest [...]
Southwest Airlines reaches tentative agreement with mechanics’ union
A worker directs a Southwest Airlines Co. Boeing 737 passenger jet pushing back from a gate at Midway International Airport (MDW) in Chicago, Illinois [...]
Starbucks union says workers will strike over Pride decor
Some organized Starbucks stores will strike across the U.S. starting Friday in Seattle after the coffee giant and the union representing baristas publ [...]
What can corporate America do?
Attacks against businesses for their inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community have forced companies to try to strike a balance between expressing values or r [...]
Bud Light beer sales trail Modelo in May following anti-LGBTQ backlash
Modelo Especial beer arranged in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBud Light los [...]
Union claims dozens of stores can’t decorate
Marchers with Starbucks pass through the landmark intersection of Hollywood and Highland during the annual Pride Parade in Los Angeles, June 12, 2022. [...]
Consumers more likely to cut back on restaurant visits than trade down
People sit outdoors at the Petite Crevette Restaurant on June 05, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.Robert Nickelsberg | Getty ImagesDurin [...]
Dollar General, Dollar Tree urged to improve worker safety, wages
Dollar General and Dollar Tree storesGetty ImagesTwo activist investment firms are calling on Dollar General and Dollar Tree shareholders to approve a [...]
China sales help Starbucks, Yum, MGM, Disney, Tapestry
Pedestrians walk past Yum! Brands Inc. Pizza Hut and KFC restaurants in Shanghai, China.Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChina is leaving behind p [...]
Yum Brands (YUM) Q1 2023 earnings
Cars wait in a line at a KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) drive-thru in Bloomsburg.Paul Weaver | LightRocket | Getty ImagesYum Brands on Wednesday reporte [...]
Starbucks (SBUX) earnings Q2 2023 earnings
Starbucks on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations, fueled by better-than-expected international sales.In C [...]
Target rolls out curbside returns as sales growth slows
Target is dangling a new perk to get shoppers to swing by its stores: customers can make returns without leaving their car.The curbside-returns servic [...]
Restaurant earnings first quarter preview: MCD, CMG, DPZ
Pedestrians carry McDonald's bags in New York, US, on Wednesday, April 6, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs restaurants prepare to pre [...]