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“I love it,” Niccol told investors. “Because, you know, that means they care.”

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A Starbucks barista got fired for drawing John Pork, a popular meme, on a LASD police officer’s Starbucks cup.

Starbucks is positioned to grow its business in 2026 and drive a rebound in its stock price, adding double-digit gains by year's end.

“If you don't like customer service, you're probably not going to like working at Starbucks. We're in that transition of getting people to understand that,” Niccol said.

Whistleblowers had alleged that the company pressured individual branches to save money by meeting strict limits on the amount of ingredients they used

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Zohran Mamdani urges a Starbucks boycott as baristas launch a nationwide strike over stalled contract negotiations, expanding pickets and pressuring the company.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani used a Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX) pay fight to draw a sharp contrast between executive wealth and barista wages this week, pointing to CEO Brian Niccol's nearly $95 million payday as workers strike for a first union contract and more predictable hours.