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Steve Easterbrook agrees to $400,000 civil penalty and five-year ban on directorships
Decision allowing lawsuits against company’s officers for ‘oversight’ failures could open new front in litigation
Simpler menus and revamped technology will be introduced as part of effort to rein in costs
Interim chief unveils further $450mn revamp of North American cafés and says best days are ahead
...Schultz has already overhauled Starbucks’s senior leadership since announcing in March that Kevin Johnson, the man he had picked in 2016 to replace him as chief executive, was retiring....
...At one point, a rep has to retire mid-conversation, dizzy from all the inhaling and, like a fallen infantryman, is replaced by the next man in the corps....
...more detail at an investor day on September 13 will include investment in equipment to make it easier for baristas to make the customised cold drinks that now account for about three-quarters of its US beverage...
The coffee chain’s founder is pinning his growth hopes on the US and China while a question mark hangs over the UK
...This week, the base, which is the headquarters of the US Army’s V Corps, was renamed Camp Kościuszko after the Polish revolutionary who crossed the Atlantic to fight the British (gee, thanks Thaddeus)....
...Johnson announced plans last October to spend $20bn on buybacks and dividends over the next three years....
...Coke said it was “suspending its business” in Russia shortly before Pepsi, the beverages and snacks group, announced it would suspend the production and sale of drinks brands including Pepsi while maintaining...
...Russian drinks maker Ochakovo, best known for its kvass, a beverage made from fermented brown bread, launched new sodas on Monday named CoolCola, Fancy and Street in designs closely imitating those used...
Strong spirits demand and vaccine vial competition prompt search for new vessels
...For the Conservatives, the poll will be a test of public opinion on prime minister Boris Johnson in the wake of partygate, tax rises and the first big increases in household energy prices....
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...When the Iran-Contra story finally broke late in 1986, Powell had been in Germany for less than six months, now with three stars and in command of the 75,000 strong V corps, having skipped the normal intermediary...
Allegations of misconduct within human resources department under Steve Easterbrook being looked at
...Catalent has partnered with AstraZeneca to manufacture its vaccine in Anagni, Italy, and is currently planning a large expansion of its production lines to churn out Johnson & Johnson’s shot in Europe....
...estimates that developed economies will contract by 6.1 per cent this year, much more than the 1.1 per cent rate predicted for emerging markets, and Mr Dehn said that “for most of EM it will be a relatively V-shaped...
...Mr Johnson said the crisis would prove temporary and that Starbucks would ultimately emerge in a stronger position....
...on Thursday after the ride-hailing company promised profitability in the final quarter of this year, officials in London and Washington told the FT that Donald Trump vented in “apoplectic” fury at Boris Johnson...
...Food and beverage companies are among the most exposed....
...(Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson) MSCI launches new climate risk tool The ESG data arms race that kicked off last year is moving into a shooting war....
...There has also been no turnover on the board of directors at National Beverage Corp, even though billionaire CEO Nick Caporella has faced lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct (which he denies)....
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