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Starbucks makes progress in its turnaround

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at Starbucks earnings, Tesla’s new restaurant and a rare Wingstop result.

Starbucks appears to be making some progress. 

This episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants features a discussion on Starbucks fiscal third-quarter earnings, in which its sales declined again but which included some “green shoots” pointing at a turnaround.

Tesla has a new restaurant in Los Angeles. And Wingstop reported something it hasn’t done all that often in its life as a public company.

And Senior Tech Editor Joe Guszkowski with Tech Check. 

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