Restaurants
Several restaurant CEOs have joined the Great Resignation. Here are 6 chains with new leaders
Restaurant CEOs are the latest wave of workers to join the Great Resignation. In the last six months, six chief executives of publicly traded restaurant companies have announced plans to step down, either to retire or to move on to a new corporate challenge. Their announcements came after a tumultuous two years for the restaurant […]
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Starbucks is reportedly weighing better benefits for nonunion workers
Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz speaks at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Seattle, Washington on March 22, 2017. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Starbucks’ campaign to dissuade baristas from unionizing could include extending new benefits exclusively to nonunion workers, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The company’s CEO, Howard Schultz, told […]
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What big companies are saying about consumer spending and inflation as earning season begins
At what point do consumers say enough is enough when it comes to paying more for goods and services? The question is top of mind for C-suite executives, regardless of industry, as inflation surges to levels not seen in decades. And as earnings season begins, so are the concerns about balancing the rising costs and […]
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Beyond Meat expands meatless chicken distribution to 8,000 new retail locations
Beyond Meat’s meatless chicken tenders Source: Beyond Meat Beyond Meat is expanding distribution of its meatless chicken tenders to 8,000 new grocery, pharmacy and big-box retail locations. Customers will now be able to buy Beyond Chicken Tenders at select Albertsons, Sprouts, Whole Foods Market and CVS locations nationwide. All Kroger locations also will carry the […]
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Panera Bread is testing automated coffee brewing with Miso Robotics
Miso Robotics’ CookRight Coffee System Source: Miso Robotics Panera Bread is piloting Miso Robotics’ new automated coffee brewing system as it doubles down on its drink subscription program. It’s part of a broader shift across the restaurant industry toward automation as many eateries struggle to find workers and labor costs rise. For example, McDonald’s is […]
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Citi downgrades Starbucks, says investors should wait for more clarity on CEO plan
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson retired in March, and Howard Schultz returned to lead the company in a temporary role. Source
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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he’s not anti-union, but his past tells a different story
A pro-union poster is seen on a lamp pole outside Starbucks’ Broadway and Denny location in Seattle’s Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood on March 22, 2022. Toby Scott | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Howard Schultz’s first week back at the helm of Starbucks ended with seven more company-owned cafes unionizing, bringing the total […]
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China’s services sector activity squeezed by omicron surge
Customers eating at a restaurant in China on 26 March 2022. Activity in China’s services sector contracted at the steepest pace in two years in March as the local surge in coronavirus cases restricted mobility and weighed on client demand, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday. Zhang Peng | Lightrocket | Getty Images Activity […]
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Wedbush downgrades Starbucks after share repurchases suspension, citing lack of catalysts
Wedbush on Tuesday downgraded shares of Starbucks, citing a lack of new developments that could push the stock higher. Source
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Starbucks stock falls as interim CEO Howard Schultz suspends share buybacks
Howard Schultz, Chairman of Starbucks at the grand opening of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai, China on Dec. 5th, 2017. Justin Solomon | CNBC Howard Schultz’s first day back at the helm of Starbucks kicked off with an announcement that the coffee chain is suspending stock buybacks to invest back into operations. Shares of […]
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