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The new polypropylene lids — which Starbucks touts as being recyclable in most markets — are said to use around 9% less plastic than the standard, previous straw/lid combo.

The early launch of Starbucks’ iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte has been credited with higher than normal foot traffic, according to a new report from Placer.ai – a retail location analytics firm.

As restaurants across the country have closed their doors -- many permanently -- fast-food and fast-casual chains have taken the opportunity to claim the market and plan to utilize drive-throughs to help expand their reach.

Starbucks is the latest company implementing workplace policies to ensure employees can vote.

The pandemic, which created widespread lockdowns and forced restaurants and cafes to shut down for prolonged periods of time, has forced a growing number of coffee drinks to consumer their caffeine within the confines of their home. 

Shares of Starbucks have surged more than 5 percent in after-hours trading as 97 percent of its company-operated stores around the world have reopened, including 99 percent of stores in China and 96 percent in the United States.

Here’s a list of U.S. retailers that have implemented new mask policies in light of the rising number of coronavirus cases.

An employee at a Starbucks in New Jersey was charged Monday with spitting in cops’ drinks, according to reports.

The Seattle-based java giant is updating its Rewards loyalty program this fall, the chain announced Tuesday, allowing members to earn rewards points in the form of stars with their debit or credit cards, cash or mobile payments.

Protesters gathered in front of Starbucks’ flagship location in Seattle to call on the coffee chain to end its relationship with the Seattle Police Foundation.

The donations started to roll in last month to a GoFundMe created by Matt Cowan after she posted to Facebook that she was refused service by Lenin Gutierrez for going against the county’s and store's coronavirus guidelines. 

Starbucks will require customers to wear facial coverings while visiting all café locations because of a growing number of government mandates requiring people to wear masks while in public.

The Seattle-based coffee giant moved to expand its menu, offering up eight new drinks available to customers nationwide after reopening 95 percent of company-operated stores under guidelines designed to curb the spread of COVID-19

The council vote comes about two years after the city was forced to scrap a head tax amid push back from businesses.

A Starbucks barista from Midland, Texas was attacked after asking a customer to wear a face mask in the store, police say.

Starbucks said "more must be done to create welcoming and inclusive online communities."

A GoFundMe account has raised more than $100,000 for a San Diego Starbucks employee skewered on social media by a customer who walked when he asked her about wearing a mask.

With meat supply chain issues as a result of the coronavirus, plant-based food producers like Impossible Foods continue to scale

The sandwich will have imitation sausage from Impossible Foods

The company, which has publicly supported the movement following the death of George Floyd, is partnering with the Starbucks Black Partner Network and Black Starbucks leaders to make 250,000 shirts affirming its support available to its company-operated partners in North America.