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When you reach two o’clock p.m. you immediately start to feel sleepy and very irritable. If it was the weekend you could easily go lay down and take a nap but when you’re at school or running around at work you typically reach for the next best thing - coffee.

The next story is about an employment discrimination based on disability. A disability is defined as a lack of physical, mental or social fitness; something that disables, a handicap. (Reader Digest Webster Canadian Dictionary and Thesaurus) This story started at Tim Hortons Canadians favourite coffee chain was ordered to pay a formal employee $12,500 plus three months’ worth of wages lost to Joanne Ko-Csonka. Joanne who was a former restaurant designer was fired. (Friscolanti, 2014) She was fired because she suffered from a legitimate medical issue that forced her to miss work. (Friscolanti, 2014)The first medical leave happened in late 2010 which was a month long. She underwent surgery for a potentially cancerous conditions. (Friscolanti,

* Establish a positive image with the local university to create additional long term clientele.

With Ron Joyce’s strategy, Tim Hortons expanded quickly in both geography and product selection. In 1981, it already had successfully opened almost 150 outlets in Canada, and became the leading chain in Canada. It even resulted in the major changes to the coffee and donut restaurant market in Canada. Tim Hortons thus confidently believed that the expanding strategy could fit well even in the US market, where the geographical distance was close and the culture seemed to be quite similar to that of Canada.

Starbucks Corporation, generally known, as Starbucks Coffee is the leading retailer and a brand of world’s forte coffee in the world, with more than 15,000 retail locations in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim, wherever in this world where premium quality coffee is in demand. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world ahead of UK rival Costa Coffee, with 20737 stores in 63 countries and territories, including 11910 in the United States, 1496 in China, 1442 in Canada, 1052 in Japan and 772 in the United Kingdom. The first Starbucks was open in 1970. The name was inspired from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, a definitive American novel regarding the 19th century whaling industry. The nautical name matches seamlessly for a store that imports the world’s finest coffees to the cold thirsty people of Seattle. In May 1998, Starbucks have finally successfully entered the European market through its acquirement of 65 Coffee Company stores initially originated from Seattle in the UK. Both companies shared a common culture, focusing on a great commitment to customized coffee, similar company values and a mutual respect.

In the food industry, especially fast-food, the wait is one of the biggest problems companies could face. That’s why big chains resorted to psychological theories to trick consumers’ mind in order to make them feel that the wait is shorter. By comparing the three big chains, McDonald’s, Starbucks and Tim Hortons, this article demonstrates how companies use a similar or different hypothesis to come up with various solutions to this problem. However, it’s unclear if they succeeded in solving the problem or not. One thing that is clear from the description above is that all three branches focus one reducing the waiting lines for solo costumers, and not for groups. In maister’s paper, one of the propositions he made is solo waits seem longer than

With most of the world basically running on coffee, you have more and more different places to buy your coffee every day. Trying to narrow down your options to find the best coffee can seem like a nightmare. The two main and most popular coffee corporations to choose from would be Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks. When choosing a specific location from the two places for your coffee needs there are things to consider such as: price, quality and convenience. I, a 4-6 cups of coffee a day drinker,have had coffee from both places, and have become what you could call, a coffee expert.

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.

1. In the beginning, how was Starbucks different from other coffee options for coffee drinkers in the United States? What activities and assets did Starbucks leverage to differentiate itself from competitors?

1.From the annual reports you previewed, what is the company's corporate strategy? What are their company goals and were they successful in achieving those goals? Please list the company of the annual report you previewed.

In her analysis of Fight Club, Renee Lockwood identifies the defining role that consumerism plays in establishing modern identity asserting that “modern consumers able to choose from a vast range of identities through products and labels” (Lockwood, 2008, p. 329.). Explicit examples of society’s dependency on consumerism is constantly portrayed through makeovers, where an individual gains a plethora of confidence and social acceptance through the modification of their sense of dress. Thus, we live in a world defined almost entirely by what we own hence the propensity for people to change their identity from time to time.

1. Where did the original idea for the Starbucks format come from? What lesson for international business can be drawn from this?

Since EVA is positive for both proposals, the division 's current EVA would improve by $542,000 and therefore both proposals would be accepted. The decision is also in the best interest of the company.

Consumerism and the effects of branding affect people’s lives. Branding allows consumers to easily identify which products are made by which companies. Yet, the brands create more of an influence on consumer’s lifestyles and in the end decide what kind of consumer that person is. Branding creates a blurred divide in our society. Consumers who are ore likely to purchase the branded products that are associated with better quality and higher prices are put into their own category bucket versus the consumers who choose the cheaper priced products that are made with less quality. When it comes to deciding who you are based off of the products and brands that you associate yourself with, it creates a capital divide in our society. Consumers than associate brands with personal feelings based upon whether or not they associate themselves with those brands. Lives of consumers are heavily influenced. Their lives are worse off when they feel the need to ‘keep up’ with brands in order to feel as if they are portraying themselves in the best light. In a way, this is similar to how all of branding began with livestock. Consumers want to physically brand themselves with specific brands by wearing logos and identifying with a brand. They might not be burning the brands directly onto their skin but they are burning the brands onto their clothes and burning holes in their wallets to keep up with society standards about brands.

Coming up with development goals to, facilitate growth. Growth is an important aspect that determines the progress of an organization and how completive it should be.