Food and drink
A fast-changing Chinese coffee market awaits Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol
People seen around the Starbucks coffee store in Shenzhen, China. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images On Starbucks’ fourth-quarter earnings call, newly installed CEO Brian Niccol told investors he needed to spend more time in China to understand the challenges. The company’s same-store sales in the country plummeted 14% as foot traffic and the […]
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Starbucks will stop charging extra for dairy substitutes
Starbucks offers oat milk as a dairy-free option. Source: Starbucks Starbucks said Wednesday that it will remove the surcharge for dairy substitutes, saving some U.S. customers more than 10% on their drinks. The change goes into effect Nov. 7 and follows years of pleading from customers to eliminate the extra fee, especially as milk alternatives […]
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CDC says 90 people affected in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
A Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a drink arranged at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ninety people in 13 states have been infected in a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, the Centers for Disease Control and […]
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Fired Disney employee allegedly hacked menu system to falsely claim certain foods did not contain peanuts, complaint says
The “Partners” statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, photographed Saturday, June 3, 2023. Joe Burbank | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A disgruntled former Disney employee is being accused of hacking into menu-creating software used by the […]
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Gatorade signs Duke basketball’s Cooper Flagg to NIL deal
Cooper Flagg #2 of the Duke Blue Devils moves the ball against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on October 27, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina. The Blue Devils won 103-47. Grant Halverson | Getty Images Gatorade is adding another big name athlete to its already loaded portfolio. First-year […]
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FDA eyes McDonald’s supplier Taylor Farms as source of E. Coli outbreak
A McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger is shown in this photograph, in New York’s Times Square, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. An E. coli outbreak has been traced to McDonald’s Quarter Pound hamburgers served with raw slivered onions. Richard Drew | AP The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it’s investigating whether Taylor Farms, a supplier […]
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Coca-Cola CEO says McDonald’s E. coli outbreak won’t hurt beverage company’s sales
Coca-Cola President and CEO James Quincey attends a press conference with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president and China Mengniu Dairy CEO and Executive Director, as part of the 134th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, on June 24, 2019. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Coca-Cola […]
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Coca-Cola is about to report earnings. Here’s what to expect
Vintage Coca-Cola bottles are seen in a shop window in Manhattan, New York City, on July 15, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Coca-Cola is about to report third-quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday. Here is what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: 74 cents Revenue: $11.60 […]
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PepsiCo trims revenue outlook as North American snacking, key international markets lag
A truck with Pepsi logo on a semitrailer is seen at Interstate 95 highway in Maryland, United States, on October 21, 2022. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images PepsiCo on Tuesday lowered its full-year outlook for organic revenue after its second straight quarter of weaker-than-expected sales. The repercussions of the Quaker Foods North America […]
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500 Starbucks locations have voted to unionize as labor talks continue
Demonstrators protest outside a closed Starbucks Corp. location at 505 Union Station in Seattle, Washington, US, on Saturday, July 16, 2022. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Baristas at a Starbucks in Bellingham, Washington, became the 500th store to join the Starbucks Workers United union on Monday. Since the first location voted to unionize […]
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