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that Michelle Gass (at left) will return to the U.S. this summer to work directly with Howard Schultz. (She's been in charge of Starbucks' Europe, Middle East and Africa unit and running SBUX's Seattle's Best Coffee division.) Today it was announced that Gass is leaving Starbucks afte...
Starbucks Gossip reader Will writes: "I was recently informed that all of DM [name withheld for now]'s stores in Houston were ordered to charge double price for no-water iced teas. This would make a Trenta sized iced tea almost seven dollars! There's no way that this is Starbucks poli...
Starbucks barista in Philadelphia is credited with recognizing murder suspect Got coffee at the 10th and Chestnut Starbucks this morning in honor of crazy Kai the Hitchhiker story. (philly.com/philly/news/Ka… ) — Emily Babay (@emilybabay) May 17, 2013 He/she is a Coffee Master and a M...
Ruth Burgos was with her year-old son at a Denver Starbucks last Friday when she needed to change him. There wasn't a changing table in the bathroom, so she quickly did the job in the seating area. "As a mother, you have to do what you have to do. Wherever you have to do it," she says...
Melissa Allison, who is on the Starbucks beat for the Seattle Times, traveled to San Francisco to talk to La Boulange founder Pascal Rigo about his plans for transforming Starbucks pastry and sandwich cases over the next five years. She writes of the La Boulange era at SBUX: "Some cus...
Former Starbucks barista Kari Smith says in her lawsuit that male baristas would pin her against a wall and grind against her with their butts. She also says they joked about a “rape room” in the basement of the store at 167 Court St. in Brooklyn. This is from her press release: Ms. S...
"What can we do to make sure our employees hate their job?" "How about frappy hour?" "Brilliant!" - Starbucks head office — Sydney Mc. (@sydneymcgillis) May 5, 2013 Share your FRAPPY HOUR stories with Starbucks Gossip readers. (Does it *really* make you hate your job?)
Congratulations to Jose & crew on the opening of your new downtown Evanston store The downtown Evanston (Ill.) Starbucks has been one of my hangouts for over a decade. It is -- or was -- a small store with only 7 or tables, and always packed with Northwestern University students. Toda...
