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The protests against Starbucks derived from the Winkler letter were not the first; earlier protests occurred in June 2002 in Cairo, Dubai and Beirut universities in response to Schultz's criticism of Yasser Arafat. [64] Starbucks was a regular target of activists protesting against Israel's role in the 2008 Gaza War over the claims.
A consumer advocacy group is suing Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee brand, for false advertising, alleging that it sources coffee and tea from farms with human rights and labor abuses ...
Starbucks, using a play from fast food chains, is trying to win back customers with value menus. The chain recently rolled out a new “Pairings Menu,” which combines a drink and a breakfast ...
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Criticism of fast food includes claims of negative health effects, animal cruelty, cases of worker exploitation, children-targeted marketing and claims of cultural degradation via shifts in people's eating patterns away from traditional foods.
Roy Street Coffee & Tea in Seattle, an example of a stealth Starbucks, 2016. In 2009, at least three stores in Seattle were de-branded to remove the logo and brand name, and remodel the stores as local coffee houses "inspired by Starbucks". [275] [276] CEO Howard Schultz called the unbranded stores a "laboratory for Starbucks". [277]
A Starbucks coffee shop is seen in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, on Dec. 27, 2024. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) (CFOTO via Getty Images)
Starbucks appealed the ruling, and in the US Supreme Court case 'Starbucks Corporation v. McKinney, No. 23-367', Starbucks argued that the standards by which judges issue these types of injunctions varies across the states, and that the standards to issue injunctions for labor law cases were lower than the standards used for other types of law ...