Starbucks
(SBUX
)
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- March 26, 2007
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Starbucks Kills Local Business Through Agressive Cannibalistic Model
squid
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
Starbucks: The Wal-Mart of coffee shops, kills local business by flooding the local area with its shops. Just as huge corporations like McDonalds and Burger King helped to kill off local food markets, Starbucks applied a similar model to monetize the coffee market. Starbucks likes to call this process “cannibalization.” [read more]
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Starbucks is blocking Ethiopia's efforts to trademark Ethiopian coffee regions
sdemessieres
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
Starbucks beat Ethiopia to the US Patent & Trademarks Office, and now Starbucks holds the trademark to regions in Ethiopia like Sidamo and Harar that are known for producing high-quality coffee. [read more]
- 1.8
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Starbucks listed in Top 20 companies to work for.
wilby34
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
On January 22, CNN.com published it’s list of the top 100 employers to work for. Among the good things that I notice in their snapshot are that even though most of their employees are part-timers they are all elligable for benefits. [read more]
- 2.8
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Starbucks supports local causes
IdeaSandbox
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
Did you know that nearly every Starbucks opens with a charity partnership? [read more]
- 2.1
- Impact
Starbucks Pays Premium Prices for Sustainable Coffee
Loren
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
According to this press release by Starbucks the company supports sustainable coffee farming with its purchasing power. [read more]
- 2.2
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Starbucks spends more on health insurance than on raw materials
rod
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
Without a doubt, taking care of employees should be a number one priority for any business. Unfortunately, with the rising cost of healthcare in the US its a real challenge; especially for companies like Starbucks. [read more]
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Hypocritical Starbucks stole trademark and pays producers a pittance
jumpinjo
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
You remember Bono saying that equitable trade is key in overcoming poverty? Well, Starbucks they are preventing Ethiopians from putting a foot on the ladder out of poverty. [read more]
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Starbucks wants to kill "Charbucks" brand
rod
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
In the name of a “tarnished image”, Starbucks is asking an appeals court to ban the sale of “Charbucks” by family-owned and operated Black Bear Micro Roastery. [read more]
- 2.1
- Impact
Starbucks makes jobs as good as its coffee
ryan
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
With Starbucks ranked at #29 on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, it appears that there is a reason for the enthusiastic smiles we come to expect across the counter from us as we order our just-how-we-like-it caffeine fixes in the mornings. [read more]
- 1.9
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Starbucks says goodbye to rBGH milk products
rod
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
This first came up here @ dotherightthing several months ago. Perhaps this powerful community is already changing the world after only one day following its debut! [read more]