coffee

Pumpkin products propel Starbucks’ recovery

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2020

The chain’s same-store sales improved in September, thanks to strong sales of the Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew and big consumer orders.

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Luckin Coffee gets another delisting notice

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 23, 2020

Nasdaq wants to remove the troubled chain after it failed to file its annual report, the second such notice for the Chinese company.

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Starbucks takes on a changed consumer

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 18, 2020

By building more drive-thrus in suburbs and changing its urban strategy, the coffee giant is hoping to catch consumers as they use restaurants, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Starbucks plans to speed its development of takeout-only stores

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 10, 2020

The coffee giant plans to close up to 400 locations and replace them with new types of stores in different locations, while the pandemic has cost the chain $3 billion in revenues.

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What will a more remote workforce do to restaurants?

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 10, 2020

Many concepts, like Starbucks and McDonald’s, were developed on commuting patterns. A more remote workforce would upend those assumptions, said RB’s The Bottom Line.

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