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Starbucks employees to write ‘come together’ message to politicos on coffee cups
If you order a cup of coffee at a D.C.-area Starbucks in the next few days, your pumpkin spice latte may come with a political missive directed at Washington’s elected officials, reported CNN. Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz asked employees in the District of Columbia to write “Come Together” on coffee…
Starbucks to slash paid lunch breaks and sick leave in UK
Coffee chain sparks fresh concern over business practices amid fears low-paid staff will bear cost of potentially increased tax bill Starbucks is cutting paid lunch breaks, sick leave and maternity benefits for thousands of British workers, sparking fresh anger over its business practices. On the day the House of Commons’…
Starbucks to review British arrangements after dodging corporation taxes
Global coffee giant Starbucks said Sunday it was reviewing its tax affairs in Britain after it took a roasting from lawmakers and campaigners who accuse the chain of paying too little. The Seattle-based firm admitted that “we need to do more” although it would not confirm a report in Britain’s…
Google, Amazon and Starbucks facing British inquiry over tax evasion
Campaigners, MPs and Taxpayers’ Alliance agree large companies are exploiting loopholes in international tax regimes. Google, Amazon and Starbucks will face aggressive and detailed questioning by MPs on Monday over their decision to base their European businesses outside the UK to avoid paying full UK tax. Responding to a growing…
Starbucks dismisses tax avoidance claims
Starbucks executives have dismissed charges that it has underpaid its European tax bills. Politicians in the UK, Germany and France have begun investigations into the coffee company following a Reuters report that the firm told investors its European businesses made a $40m (£25m) profit in 2011, but filed accounts that…
Starbucks launches first storefront in India
Starbucks, the world’s biggest coffee chain, launched its first Indian outlet Friday in an upscale part of Mumbai, becoming the latest global firm to tap the urban youth’s growing taste for caffeine. The Seattle-based firm has finally entered the vast Indian market in a joint venture with the country’s giant…
Starbucks to open first outpost in tea-loving India
Starbucks, the world’s biggest coffee chain, said Friday it will open its first outlet in India next month as it seeks to tap the beverage’s growing popularity in a country famed for its love of tea. Seattle-based Starbucks, which has eyed the Indian market for years, has chosen to launch…
More than 640,000 thank Starbucks for supporting same sex marriage
Starbucks’ headquarters in Seattle received a huge “Thank You” card on Thursday for supporting legislation that allowed same sex couples in Washington state to marry. More than 640,000 people signed the card, which was the creation of SumOfUs.org, MoveOn.org and Washington United for Marriage. “We knew that people would stand…
Starbucks isn’t alone: 10 examples of bugs in supposedly vegan food
Vegan and vegetarian Starbucks aficionados are aghast at recent revelations that the company replaced an artificial dye in its Strawberry Frappucino with cochineal extract. The dye, an approved food additive, is made from the crushed shells of cochineal beetles, which vegans and many vegetarians eschew as part of their dietary…
Starbucks to open in India
MUMBAI — Starbucks will make its eagerly awaited foray into India later this year, opening outlets under a deal announced Monday with Tata Global Beverages to tap into the country’s fast-growing taste for coffee. Tata, part of steel-to-software conglomerate Tata Group, and Seattle-based Starbucks said they had entered into a…
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