Howard Schultz to Step Down as Starbucks CEO

Howard Schultz to Step Down as Starbucks CEO

Howard Schultz announced on Thursday that he will be stepping down as CEO of Starbucks on April 3, 2017, handing over control of 25,000 coffee shops in 75 countries. Schultz will remain executive chairman while the CEO position is shifted to Kevin Johnson, the current...
Starbucks to Give Employees Hefty Raise

Starbucks to Give Employees Hefty Raise

It’s a good day to be a Starbucks barista. The coffee giant has announced it will be giving all employees a raise in both their stock options and wages, thus making Starbucks employment even more desirable. CEO Howard Schultz laid out his plan for employees in a...
The Man Who Changed What We Think Coffee Is

The Man Who Changed What We Think Coffee Is

Serving more than 15 million customers per week, Starbucks is a staple of American life. But it wasn’t always that way. Only in recent years has the chain coffee stor exploded onto nearly every corner in big cities like New York and Seattle. A big part of the...