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The problem of controversy sparked from a video created by a regular Starbucks costumer and conservative Christian Joshua Feuerstein, who claimed “that Starbucks wanted

Starbucks’ commitment to ethical behavior is evident in the many steps they take to ensure employees not only comply, but also are able to report any issues. There are several available methods of communication for employees who wish to report unethical behavior, be it face-to-face, anonymously through the Helpline, or through their

In 2015, Evan Hefer, a United States Army and Special Forces Veteran decided after 20 years of government service it was time for him to retire and so he decided to start a business doing what he loved, roasting coffee. As a child Evan grew up smelling the various aromas of his father and grandfather’s coffee, in high school he learned to love the taste and years later he fell in love with a barista and the true passion came. When asked why he created the small business Evan Hefer simply stated “I created Black Rifle Coffee Company for people like myself, coffee-loving veterans and those who are committed to supporting the 2nd Amendment. I wanted to create a company that roasted the finest, freshest coffee on the planet that also

Starbucks, a large corporation that sells trendy coffee, has a well-known tradition of creating holiday cups to go along with their seasonal drinks. There is also a tradition of criticizing the cups. In 2015, the year of controversy over the Starbucks holiday cups, Christians had the perception that Judah-Christian values were being attacked under the Obama Administration. Author Emma Green, wrote “The Inanity of the Starbucks Christmas Cup ‘Controversy’,” published in 2015 in The Atlantic, she argues that in order for a business such as Starbucks to appeal to all of their consumers they need to express neutral seasonal greeting, to appeal to a broad and diverse consumer base throughout the world, a lot of which is not Christian or religious. Emma Green establishes her argument by using quotes from very influential people and a great number of facts from reputable sources. Green’s argument is able to appeal to her readers with her use of sarcasm, ethos, and logos.

Using examples of Starbucks employees such as Mary Hamm and John Tobin allows Ripley to demonstrate the effect of the program on a person. Not only are we given dialogue from interviews with the employees, but we are also presented with pictures, allowing us to see who we are reading about and the fact that these people brought into the article are, in fact, real, and not simply

While their customers are an uncontrollable force, Starbucks can control how they respond to customers. In June of 2014 I went to a Starbucks drive-thru and received a drink that was mostly milk when I had asked for light milk. When I asked them to remake my drink the Barista told me they were too busy and I would need to drive around and re-order – this directly conflicts with the SBP “Love your beverage or let us know. We'll always make it right” (“Our Barista Promise”). Instead I took my milky drink, snapped a picture and uploaded it to the Starbucks Facebook page. Within 10 minutes there were multiple comments on the post, and a Starbucks representative asking me to send them my

Although there was some bad publicity, most of the talk on social media was actually defending Starbucks for their choice on the plain red holiday cup. So I guess they did benefit quite a bit from this past holiday season. The #ItsJustACup mocked those who made the plain cup such a big ordeal. I do not think Starbucks hates Christmas or Jesus. I believe people decided to blow it out of proportion and everyone wants to complain about something. Starbucks just so happened to be in the line of fire this time around. The next time it will be someone else and sadly there always will be someone else. Every side of this controversy has some type of evidence to say what they believe is true. The hardest part is deciding for yourself it its true. Do you believe that Starbucks hates Jesus because they decided to go with a plain red cup? If so, you are missing the true point of Christmas and you should rethink how you view your religion because it shouldn’t be based on a cup or what other people

Starbucks financial statements were analyzed for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2015. Like all public companies, annual and quarterly financial statements are required to allow regulators and other interested parties to analyze the financial status and management decision making of the company. This analysis focuses on the results of Starbucks most recent published annual report containing their balance sheets, statement of earnings and cash flows. These statements will be analyzed against the results of one of its competitors, Dunkin Donuts, to investigate how the two companies compare to each other. It was noted that Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts do not have corresponding fiscal year ends. The data therefore is not directly comparable since the reports do not reflect the same time period of data but should provide additional insight. The paper will attempt to provide a brief analysis of Starbucks operations in terms of its liquidity, leverage, activity, profitability and growth ratios used by analysts in the industry.

For the most part, Starbucks Corporation saw the benefits of its merger both based on increasing its financial profits and competition in the United States and abroad in the sub-industry of the package ground and roasted beans products. First, Starbuck Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson did not seem wary when he communicated to the corporation’s stakeholders that Starbucks Corporation is likely to eliminate other business endeavors, for the corporation to focus on its coffee shops (Blackstone and Jargon, 2018, n.p.). As consumer purchasing of coffee and tea products continues to increase significantly worldwide, I believe that CEO Johnson communicated effectively to stakeholders (In particular) who were wary or question Starbuck Corporation’s future in the sub-industry of the package ground and roasted beans products. For example, CEO Johnson stayed firm on telling stakeholders how Starbucks Corporation is selling its rights to Nestle Corporation brings upon the benefits of increasing its financial profits for both corporations. CEO Johnson (2018) states, “The partnership will raise familiarity with the Starbucks brand by getting its ground and whole bean coffee into international markets where it isn’t currently sold.” (Blackstone and Jargon, 2018, n.p.) Second, as the sub-industry of the package ground and roasted beans products has become one of

Starbucks is one if not the largest growing coffee shops in America. It has started a war on coffee. Starbucks has taken its franchise and expanded all over the world and really placing a Starbucks in just about every corner. It went back to its hometown and opened up a café. It happened right after Dunkin Donuts which was an England franchise and began advancing west and it now in three locations in Southern California. Dunkin Donuts opened up its store on Santa Monica boulevard in Los Angeles there was a mass of people lined up outside. McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks have been fighting for the position for serval years and the battle is escalating fast.

Starbucks Corporation is a multinational coffee conglomerate that opened their first store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington in 1971. Over the course of the next 40 years, Starbucks has grown in leaps and bounds in not only opening more stores domestically and internationally but also in selling a variety of some of the world’s best coffee and tea blends available. The selling of Starbucks products does not only happen in their stores, it also happens in grocery, convenient, and specialty stores across the world. With the growth of the Starbucks Corporation came the responsibility of ethical and financial compliance to their organization, their shareholders, and the multitude of government agencies they deal with

In 2007, Apple and Starbucks became partners in the venture of iTunes store. Over time, another entity entered the equation, AT&T. What does this mean to the customer, the dependability of each to provide superior services to their respective products and services? As it is seen within the IT infrastructure, each entity needs to present certain services to keep up the maintenance of the services on each level, to a point to where one, in an ideal world, for logistical reasons, communicate with each other in case of failure.

“In 1981, Howard Schultz, vice president and general manager of US operations for a Swedish maker of stylish kitchen equipment and coffeemakers, decided to pay Starbucks a visit” (Thompson, Peteraf, Gamble, Strickland III, & McGraw-Hill, 2013). Schultz’s trip was out of curiosity to see why Starbucks was selling so many of his company’s products. However, during his stay in Seattle, Schultz fell in love with Starbucks and shortly after returning to New York, sought a way to become more involved in the company. It took almost a year for Schultz to convince the Jerry Baldwin and Gordon Bowker that he would be a good addition to their company, but in the fall of 1982,

Starbucks’ regional manager should send a signed, written apology to Jeremy Dorosin on company letterhead (see Exhibit 1). An apology letter will not only comply with Mr. Dorosin’s request but it shows Starbucks’ culpability in what occurred. Since the employee involved in Mr. Dorosin’s negative experience was not displaying the traits of a model Starbucks barista (see Exhibit 3), the employee should be retrained. The other employees and the manager of the store involved should also be required to go through retraining courses in order to not only show why what they did was wrong but how to behave in the future. One facet of the retraining should involve role playing (see Exhibit 4) in order to better understand real-life situations. In following these recommendations along with the gift card and machine repairs, Starbucks should be

Please answer all the following questions as they relate to the case. Please utilize as much outside resources as you deem necessary to reinforce your answers—especially the last question. Remember that this case is over 10 years old and Starbucks has changed since then.