Chipotle’s Brian Niccol takes over for Starbucks’s Laxman Narasimhan Starbucks Announcement 8/13 Starbucks announced that it appointed Brian Niccol, currently CEO of Chipotle, as its new chai…
Howard Schultz: Super U Podcast
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Howard Schultz for President
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Data.world Supports Fortune 500 Companies
1. Data.world Supports Fortune 500 Companies The Austin-based social networking site for data projects, Data.world, announced a $12M investment raised to strengthen data usage for Fortune 500 compa…
Starbucks Bans Straws
1. Starbucks Bans Straws On Monday, Starbucks reported their decision to stop using plastic straws by 2020. The straws will be replaced with lids with sipping edges that are also plastic but more e…
Starbucks for President
1. Starbucks for President Former Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz, is officially stepping down from his current executive chairman position. Schultz is the man who grew Starbucks from 11 stores to mo…
Are You GDPR Ready?
1. GDPR Takes Effect This Upcoming Friday Across the EU, new data privacy rules will be implemented this upcoming Friday. GDPR, the General Data Protection Regulation, has been in the works for fou…
Nestle and Starbucks Form a “Global Coffee Alliance”
1. Nestlé & Starbucks Form a “Global Coffee Alliance” Nestlé and Starbucks are uniting for the love of coffee. Nestlé has agreed to pay Starbucks $7.15B for the right to sell Starbucks products…
Gmail Self-Destructs
1. Gmail Self-Destructs Next month, Google is adding new features to Gmail to make a more clean, modern interface. One of the biggest features is self-destruct mode. Users can set an expiration dat…
7 Inspiring Examples of Brands that Have Built Robust Communities
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