• Starbucks pumpkin spice sales hit record high after early launch

    Starbucks pumpkin spice sales hit record high after early launch

    Starbucks is staging a fall comeback from the coronavirus — and it’s pumpkin-flavored. Sales of Starbucks’ trendy pumpkin beverages hit a new high in the last quarter after the
  • At Starbucks, diversity determines executive compensation

    At Starbucks, diversity determines executive compensation

    The staff of the world's largest coffeehouse chain is encouraged to promote better representation of minorities and will be trained against racial prejudice.
  • TikTok star Charli D’Amelio gets her own Dunkin’ coffee drink, ‘The Charli’

    TikTok star Charli D’Amelio gets her own Dunkin’ coffee drink, ‘The Charli’

    Coffee makes her tick. One of TikTok’s biggest stars is getting a custom drink named after her. Charli D’Amelio’s go-to Dunkin’ order, a cold brew with whole milk and three pumps of caramel swirl, will henceforth be known as “The Charli.” D’Amelio, who has more than 80 million followers on TikTok and is said to …
  • Jimmy Butler is cornering the NBA bubble market on coffee

    Jimmy Butler is cornering the NBA bubble market on coffee

    Jimmy Butler is grinding away to pad his $34 million salary this season. The Heat star has taken over the monopoly on coffee shops inside the NBA’s bubble, using his French press and other accessories to charge his fellow players $20 a cup. “I’m working on my coffee skills,” Butler said on ESPN’s “The Jump” …
  • Wake up and smell the cereal: Dunkin’ expands breakfast offerings

    Wake up and smell the cereal: Dunkin’ expands breakfast offerings

    As if 2020 wasn’t weird enough, Dunkin’ is getting into the cereal game. The Massachusetts-based coffee and donuts empire is releasing two new breakfast cereals based on two of its most popular coffee drinks: Caramel Macchiato and Mocha Latte. The team-up with Post Consumer Brands, the makers of Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat, Raisin …
  • Starbucks to fast-track pickup-only stores amid $3.2 billion loss

    Starbucks to fast-track pickup-only stores amid $3.2 billion loss

    The days of sipping a latte for hours while hunched over a laptop at Starbucks may be on the way out. The Seattle-based java giant is investing in grab-and-go stores where consumers preorder and pay for their caffeine fixes via a mobile app. Starbucks was already seeing more consumers demand this kind of service prior …
  • Peet’s Coffee puts $2.2 billion IPO on the menu

    Peet’s Coffee puts $2.2 billion IPO on the menu

    Coffee company JDE Peet’s will announce as early as Tuesday its intention to float on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam in a deal that could raise up to 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion), two sources close to the matter said. In what would be a significant boost for the European market for initial public …
  • Starbucks to reopen 85 percent of US stores with new protocols this week

    Starbucks to reopen 85 percent of US stores with new protocols this week

    Starbucks plans to reopen 85 percent of its locations under modified operations and hours across the US by the end of the week, the coffee giant announced. The company’s mobile app — already used by about 20 million customers — will be optimized for voice ordering through Siri, curbside pickup, entryway handoff, and improved drive-thru …
  • Nestle sales surge thanks to coronavirus food stockpiling

    Nestle sales surge thanks to coronavirus food stockpiling

    Swiss food giant Nestle reported its best quarterly sales growth in nearly five years on Friday as consumers stockpiled such items as Purina pet food, Nescafe coffee and frozen meals in preparation for coronavirus lockdowns. Sales in North America and Europe were particularly strong in March, helping to drive an overall rise of 4.3 percent …
  • Jerry Seinfeld standup special ‘23 Hours to Kill’ gets Netflix air date

    Jerry Seinfeld standup special ‘23 Hours to Kill’ gets Netflix air date

    Jerry Seinfeld is bringing some more laughs to Netflix with his latest stand-up special “23 Hours To Kill.” The streamer is launching the hour-long special on May 5. It was filmed at the Beacon Theatre in New York and was part of the “Seinfeld” co-creator and star’s residency at the venue, the last few shows …