International Business News - starbucks http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Starbucks Corp. is facing another complaint from the National Labor Relations Board alleging that the gourmet coffee chain engaged in unfair labor practices by firing a barista in Michigan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/starbucks-faces-another-nlrb-complaint.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:30:19 EDT Starbucks Corp. has settled a National Labor Relations Board complaint with an employee who said he was fired this summer for promoting union activity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/starbucks-settles-nlrb-complaint-of-fired-barista.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:44:31 EDT Starbucks Corp. plans to introduce new warm breakfast pastries next week, the company said Tuesday. The items, called Piadini, will feature artisan bread and will be filled with either sausage, egg and cheddar cheese or portobello mushroom, spinach, egg and feta and ricotta cheese. They are priced at $3.25. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/starbucks-to-introduce-new-breakfast-pastries.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:00:46 EDT Starbucks Corp. plans to introduce several new warm breakfast sandwiches next week, the company said Tuesday. The sandwiches, called Piadini, will feature artisan bread and will be filled with either sausage, egg and cheese or portobello mushroom, spinach and ricotta cheese. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/starbucks-to-introduce-new-breakfast-sandwiches.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:30:27 EDT An analyst on Tuesday lowered his fourth-quarter earnings estimate for gourmet coffee retailer Starbucks Corp., predicting a lengthy and difficult turnaround. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/analyst-cuts-4q-profit-estimate-for-starbucks.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:11:32 EDT A William Blair & Co. analyst said Monday that sales trends at gourmet coffee retailer Starbucks Corp. appear to have weakened during the fiscal fourth quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/analyst-expects-weak-4q-sales-trends-at-starbucks.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:31:40 EDT Starbucks Corp. said Thursday it has voluntarily pulled all offerings in China made with milk from producer Mengniu, after melamine was found in some batches of the supplier's liquid milk. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/starbucks-recalls-mengniu-milk-products.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:13:46 EDT Coffee shop operator Starbucks Coffee Co. said Monday it signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Dutch food and personal care products maker Unilever NV to make and distribute Starbucks ice cream in the U.S. and Canada. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/starbucks-signs-ice-cream-deal-with-unilever.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:29:02 EDT An Oppenheimer & Co. analyst said Thursday he now has more confidence in the ability of Starbucks Corp. to fight sliding sales by cutting costs and getting its core customers to spend more. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/oppenheimer-confident-in-starbucks-turnaround.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:52:52 EDT Coffee retailer Starbucks Corp. on Wednesday began offering five new breakfast items in a bid to offer more "nutritious" options for health-conscious customers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/starbucks-offers-5-new-breakfast-items.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:19:30 EDT A barista who said he was fired from Starbucks Corp. for helping to organize fellow workers into a union has been given his job back. In a preliminary reinstatement agreement dated Aug. 14 obtained by The Associated Press, Starbucks said its firing of employee Erik Forman was "ill-considered and should be reversed." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/118613-starbucks-union-worker.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/pro-union-starbucks-barista-gets-his-job-back.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/pro-union-starbucks-barista-gets-his-job-back.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:04:07 EDT Shares of Starbucks Corp. may garner extra attention Thursday after the coffee retail giant disclosed that Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Schultz and other executives won't receive salary increases in the next fiscal year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/ahead-of-the-bell-starbucks-quashes-exec-raises.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:33:31 EDT Starbucks unveiled the high-priced and high-taste Clover brewing systems at several Seattle stores Tuesday and says more will follow, as part of a recent deal that set the coffee community abuzz. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/clover-coffee-brewing-arrives-at-starbucks.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:17:49 EDT A Chicago police officer has been suspended for 15 months for demanding free coffee and baked goods from six different Starbucks. Officer Barbara Nevers, a 14-year veteran, has also been ordered to undergo counseling. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/chicago-cop-suspended-for-demanding-free-starbucks.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:28:23 EDT A Chicago police officer has been suspended for 15 months for demanding free coffee and baked goods from six different Starbucks. Officer Barbara Nevers, a 14-year veteran, has also been ordered to undergo counseling. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/chicago-cop-suspended-for-demanding-free-starbucks.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:35:07 EDT Starbucks Corp. spent $150,000 in the second quarter to lobby on food safety bill and other issues, according to a disclosure report filed July 21. The food safety bill restricts food imports to certain ports, mandates that companies identify the country of origin of a food and sets fees on food imported into the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/starbucks-spent-150-000-in-2nd-quarter-lobbying.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:21:18 EDT Helene Cooper's "The House at Sugar Beach," a memoir about growing up in Liberia during that country's civil war, is the latest book selected by Starbucks to be featured at its stores nationwide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/memoir-about-liberia-is-new-starbucks-pick.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:07:26 EDT Looking to bring more value-seeking consumers through its doors for a late afternoon caffeine fix, Starbucks Corp. said it will now offer its morning customers any iced grande beverage for $2 after 2 p.m. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/starbucks-offers-afternoon-drink-deal-nationwide.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:23:21 EDT Among the premarket stories for Thursday, July 31, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Analysts offered mixed opinions on Starbucks Corp. after the coffee chain reported a third-quarter loss due to slow U.S. sales and restructuring costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/premarket-roundup-starbucks-akamai-tech.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:48:01 EDT Analysts offered mixed opinions on Starbucks Corp. after the coffee chain reported a third-quarter loss due to slow U.S. sales and restructuring costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/ahead-of-the-bell-analysts-split-on-starbucks-3q.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:21:54 EDT