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Starbucks is changing its rewards program, a leaked memo shows — making it harder to redeem some free drinks
Customers will still earn stars the same way, but hot coffee, lattes, and other menu items will require more stars to redeem, while some will require fewer.
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Starbucks is giving free coffee to health care workers this month
Health care workers are getting a special treat this month. Starbucks will be giving away free cups of coffee to health care workers and first responders who have been working during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Starbucks Puts Vegan-Friendly Peanut Butter Frappuccino On The Menu
Starbucks has launched a new iced peanut butter drink that can be customized as vegan — the Peanut Butter Cup Frappuccino.
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Starbucks barista gets donations more than $32,000 after ‘Karen’ shames him
Lenin Gutierrez, filling in as a Starbucks barista in San Diego, accumulated applause and an astounding USD 32,000 in tips when the lady, Amber Lynn Gilles posted about him on Facebook with a mean to censure him for not serving espresso since she was not wearing a cover.
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Starbucks, when did we just accept that $4 was a good price for coffee | THE WEDGED
Talks about starbucks and the prices of coffee going up in today's society
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How to Get Free Starbucks (Get Free Coffee Without Lifting a Finger!)
If you want to get free Starbucks, this article has everything you need to get started with getting your caffeine fix for free.
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Apple Pay Overtakes Starbucks as Most Popular Mobile Payment Platform in the US
According to eMarketer, Apple Pay became the market leader last year, when 27.7 million Americans used the app to make a purchase. Since then, however, Apple Pay has grown even faster than expected.
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Starbucks got an estimated $2.3 billion in free advertising from 'Game of Thrones' gaffe, and it wasn't even its coffee cup
Starbucks gained an estimated $2.3 billion in free advertising over the last few days after a modern-day coffee cup was spotted during a “Game of Thrones” episode — and it turns out it wasn’t even a Starbucks cup. On Sunday, eagle-eyed fans of HBO’s fantasy epic noticed something out of place during a feast scene. Photos and videos of the moment went viral on social media within hours of the show airing.
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Starbucks Canada announces commitment to donate all of its unsold food
Starbucks Canada made an announcement today that will see the company cut down on food waste and help feed those in need. The coffee chain is now committed to rescue 100% of food that goes unsold at locations across Canada. Starbucks FoodShare will start with 250 stories in the Greater Toronto Area later this month, but aims to be nationwide by 2021.
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Starbucks will begin filtering pornography from its Wi-Fi networks
Starbucks will begin filtering pornography from public Wi-Fi networks in its US stores, the company has told multiple news outlets, including Business Insider and the Verge. "We have identified a solution to prevent this content from being viewed within our stores and we will begin introducing it to our US locations in 2019," the company told the Verge in an emailed statement.
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Slave labor found at Starbucks-certified Brazil coffee plantation
At first sight, the Córrego das Almas farm in Piumhi, in rural Minas Gerais state, seems to be a model property. “No slave or forced labor is allowed,” reads one of several signs that display international certifications — including one linked to the U.S.-based company Starbucks corporation.
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Starbucks Will Accept Bitcoin For Lattes Later This Year
Starbucks and Microsoft are working on a new cryptocurrency platform called Bakkt.
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Growing Competition from Both National Chains and Neighborhood Coffee Shops Threatens Starbucks’ Supremacy
While Starbucks still has an edge in the highly competitive U.S. coffee and breakfast market, other chains are expanding and picking up market share.
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Starbucks Bans Plastic Straws, Winds Up Using More Plastic
A Reason investigation reveals that the coffee giant's new cold drink lids use more plastic than the old straw/lid combo.
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Starbucks to scrap plastic straws globally by 2020
Starbucks plans to eliminate plastic straws globally by 2020. The coffee-shop giant announced Monday that it will use recyclable strawless lids and an alternative-material straw option in its more than 28,000 stores around the world. The move will eliminate more than one billion plastic straws per year from Starbucks stores, the company said.
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Starbucks to ditch plastic straws globally by 2020 to help environment
Seattle-based company will use other materials for straws and strawless lids will debut in Seattle and Vancouver this fall
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Nestle pays Starbucks $7.1bn to sell coffee
Nestle has announced that it will pay Starbucks $7.1bn (£5.2bn) to sell the company's coffee into homes. The Nescafe and Nespresso owner will own the rights to market Starbucks' coffee, which it says generates $2bn in annual sales. Nestle's name will not appear alongside Starbucks's. The deal means Nespresso machine owners will be able to buy Starbucks coffee branded pods for use in their equipment.
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Men arrested at Starbucks settle for $1
Two black men who were arrested at a Starbucks cafe by Philadelphia police last month have reached a financial settlement with the city. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson will each receive a symbolic $1 and a promise from officials to set up a programme for young entrepreneurs. The arrest of the men, who had not yet ordered and were waiting for a friend, kicked off a row over racial profiling. Starbucks announced days later it would require employee anti-bias training.
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Black Loiterers, White Lingerers, and Starbucks Coffee
There is a well-known stereotype of a particular kind of coffee-shop patron — an aspiring screenwriter or freelancer, scrupulously cobbling together their pitches or book proposals, courtesy of their favorite local haunt’s free Wi-Fi, electrical outlets, and comfortable furniture, paying for their mobile home office with just a $2 cup of bottomless coffee. This patron, of course, is usually white. The trope has been both parodied and celebrated, and it’s easy to find lists ranking coffee places by how easily they can be transformed into work spaces. Since this lifehack only works by shifting costs from the patron to the coffee-shop owner...
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Beyond Starbucks: How Racism Shapes Customer Service
It will take more than one day of training to eliminate unfair treatment.
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