Marriott Follows Starbucks In Dropping Plastic Straws
The giant hotel chain became the latest company to announce it will stop using plastic straws, saying it would remove them from its more than 6,500 properties by next July.
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Starbucks: Goodbye, Plastic Straws
Starbucks announced on Monday that it plans to get rid of plastic straws in its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020. Instead, the company said it plans to use recyclable plastic lids that allow sipping.
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz To Step Down
After decades at the helm of the company that changed the way the world consumes coffee, Schultz will hold the title of chairman emeritus. Pundits say he may be interested in a move to politics.
'I'm Not Aware Of That': Starbucks Employees Receive Racial Bias Training
Starbucks closed thousands of stores across the country Tuesday for racial bias training. The sessions were closed to the public, but the company hosted an event for reporters in New York.
Starbucks Closes More Than 8,000 Stores Today For Racial Bias Training
The plan covers Starbucks-operated stores; nearly all of the 7,000 Starbucks-licensed coffee shops are likely to remain open.
On 'White Fear Being Weaponized' And How To Respond
White people have called the police on black people in multiple incidents recently, despite no crimes being committed. Professor Khalil Muhammad thinks it's a problem with a complex history.
Starbucks Training Focuses On The Evolving Study Of Unconscious Bias
Scientists and leadership trainers says it's nearly impossible to train people out of their biases, but organizations can develop ways of mitigating the effects of it. Often, it involves teamwork.
Men Arrested In Philadelphia Starbucks Reach Settlements
Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, arrested last month, were offered free college tuition by Starbucks, while the city promised to set up a high school program for young entrepreneurs.
So A Rice Grower And A Wheat Grower Walk Into A Coffee Shop
A new study suggests that modern-day Chinese might behave differently in coffee shops — depending on whether their ancestors grew rice or wheat.
Men Arrested At Philadelphia Starbucks Speak Out; Police Commissioner Apologizes
Commissioner Richard Ross said he was taking responsibility for making the incident "worse," after initially saying officers did nothing wrong.