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Starbucks is launching the Impossible Breakfast Sandwich as part of its new summer menu alongside new cold coffee beverages. The new sandwich sausage made from plants, which is combined with a cage-free fried egg and aged cheddar cheese and served on ciabatta bread. It is available now at most of Starbucks locations in the U.S.

June 23, 2020 at 4:45 pm

Starbucks adds plant-based meat to its U.S. menu

The Seattle-based coffee chain said Tuesday that a breakfast sandwich made with imitation sausage from Impossible Foods is now available at a majority of its...

June 12, 2020 at 11:47 am

After forbidding employees from wearing Black Lives Matter symbolism, Starbucks offers its own tamer version

Critics took to social media earlier this week to flay the Seattle-based retailer and self-styled corporate progressive over reports that employees had been barred from...

Starbucks in the Pike Place Market remains open but without the usual long lines outside.

, largely shutdown but a number of stalls still serving the public.
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June 10, 2020 at 7:58 am

Starbucks sees $3.2 billion coronavirus hit, expands new ‘pickup’ cafe format

The Seattle-based company said Wednesday it expects to report an adjusted loss of 55 to 70 cents a share when it next releases earnings.

Looters enter the downtown Nordstrom Saturday.

Protestors and rioters take to the Seattle City streets to protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police Saturday, May 30, 2020. 214106

June 1, 2020 at 7:50 pm

Seattle area corporations respond to protests over police brutality with messages of solidarity, but few specifics

Amazon tweeted a message of solidarity with the Black community. Starbucks and Nordstrom called for "courageous conversations" around race. Microsoft pointed to its past support...

May 21, 2020 at 7:00 am

Starbucks CEO says company’s sales at two thirds of 2019 levels

Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson said that sales are recovering as the coffee chain moves toward normalizing its operations. "Over the last week,...

A steady stream of cars goes through the drive-through at Starbucks on Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. near S. Graham St. in Seattle Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Starbucks landlords, especially of busy drive-throughs, say they’re not willing to give in to Starbucks’ request for 12 months of lease concessions. This particular location also has no inside seating.
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May 20, 2020 at 4:51 pm

Starbucks gets cold reception after demanding rent breaks from landlords

Starbucks, warning of the impact of "the worst recession since the Great Depression," has demanded rent concessions from many of its landlords. Some are not...

Starbucks Reserve on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Starbucks has sent letters to some landlords to demand lower rent for the next year, citing “staggering economic crisis” of coronavirus.

The landlord of Starbucks Reserve on Capitol Hill received one of these letters. It has been closed since the beginning of the shutdown.

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May 13, 2020 at 6:19 pm

Starbucks demands landlords lower its rent for the next year, citing ‘staggering economic crisis’ of coronavirus

Starbucks demanded the rent relief one day after the company announced it would reopen 90% of its 8,900 company-owned U.S. stores by early June.

Starbucks this week started re-opening stores in Seattle that had been closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. This one in the Wedgwood neighborhood opened Monday with limited service.

May 5, 2020 at 3:41 pm

Starbucks will reopen 85% of its coffee shops, but with new protocols

Starbucks this week started reopening stores in Seattle that had been closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

In this Thursday, March 19, 2020, photo, a Starbucks is closed in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The store is closed as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

April 28, 2020 at 1:52 pm

Starbucks sales tumble as global shutdowns caused by coronavirus hit its stores

In the U.S., Starbucks has temporarily closed half its 8,000 company-owned stores. It's planning to reopen 90% of those with modifications by early June.

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Chinese customers enjoy their drinks at a store of U.S. coffee giant Starbucks in Beijing on Friday, May 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

April 21, 2020 at 11:21 am

Starbucks introducing plant-based food and drinks in China

The Seattle-based coffee chain on Tuesday began selling lasagna, pasta and a wrap filled with Beyond Meat grounds, which are made from pea protein. It’s...

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Starbucks latest to say it will pause social media ads

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