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Starbucks has started to offer a benefit to its employees that is unmatched by any large company. It will allow…
ThinkstockMany of the consumer discretionary stocks that make up that sector have suffered this year. As of the end of…
ThinkstockKeurig Green Mountain Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) seems to just keep firing on all cylinders. The coffee giant already scored its…
McDonald's posted another month of falling same-store sales in the United States for May, as competition has flanked it in…
As the price of arabica coffee rises, more and more coffee makers are raising their prices, too. Kraft Foods has…
McDonald's owns breakfast, but lunch is still up for grabs and Starbucks and Dunkin Brands are both hoping to claim…
After hitting a peak of around $2.15 a pound in mid-April, coffee prices have moderated to around $1.70 a pound…
The doughnut business is in trouble. At least that is a conclusion that can be drawn from the earnings posted…
courtesy of StarbucksRevenue per employee is one measure of a company’s productivity. Some companies generate significant revenue per employee that…
7-Eleven Inc.From a single location in Texas in 1927, the 7-Eleven empire has grown to more than 52,000 stores in…
Starbucks must have become so successful recently that its supply chains are strained. It seems to be running out of…
ThinkstockAs of the end of trading on Tuesday, coffee closed on the ICE at about $1.84 a pound, down from…
courtesy of Starbucks Corp.America’s most visited stores are popular for a variety of reasons. According to data provided by Placed,…
The arabica beans Starbucks uses in most of its coffee have risen 90% in price so far this year. There's…
ThinkstockIn 2013, the CEO-to-worker compensation ratio in the fast food industry was more than 1,000-to-1. Workers’ situation must be improving,…
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