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Starbucks plans to downsize menu, roughly cutting 30% of beverage, food offerings

Starbucks will also add digital menus to all of its company-owned U.S. stores over the next 18 months to make ordering options clearer. WASHINGTON...

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol announces plans for corporate layoffs

Starbucks said Friday it plans an unspecified number of layoffs as it restructures its corporate staff. SEATTLE — Starbucks said Friday, Jan. 17, it...

Wendy’s closing 140 more restaurants as part of push to update its locations

Wendy's said the closing restaurants are located all around the country, but will be offset by new openings. WASHINGTON — Wendy’s plans to close...

Starbucks discontinues line of drinks that former CEO called ‘transformational’

Starbucks also announced Wednesday that it would no longer charge extra for using non-dairy beverages in its drinks. SEATTLE — Starbucks' new Chairman and...

McDonald’s value meals turn around US sales in third quarter with customers hungry for deals

The company tried to lure back customers with cheaper food options, but recent scandals could reverse the gains made with those value meals. WASHINGTON...

McDonald’s addresses viral $18 Big Mac meal, says media ‘exaggerated’ price increases

McDonald’s saw a marked slowdown in store traffic in the first quarter of 2024 as inflation-weary customers in the U.S. and other big markets ate...

Thousands of US Uber and Lyft drivers plan Valentine’s Day strikes

Justice for App Workers, the group organizing the strikes, says workers are seeking higher pay, access to health care and more job security. ...

Starbucks labor report — demanded by shareholders — calls for better training on union issues

The report found that the unionization effort took Starbucks by surprise, and it didn't have good training in place for employees on how to engage...

Thousands of Starbucks workers to strike on one of the busiest days of the year

More than 5,000 employees are expected to strike during Thursday's promotional event at Starbucks stores nationwide including in the Portland metro area. SEATTLE —...

Bud Light brewer confident it can win back US drinkers, but sales are still down after backlash

U.S. retail dollar sales of Bud Light were down 29% in the four weeks ending Oct. 21 compared to same period a year ago, and...

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