[ad_1] A year ago, workers at a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize, a first for the chain. The union win at the Elmwood Avenue location has since spurred more than 300 of the chain’s cafes to follow suit with their own petitions for union elections and …
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[ad_1] The Ronald McDonald balloon floats past Radio City Music Hall during the 96th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on November 24, 2022. Yuki Iwamura | AFP | Getty Images Last holiday season, McDonald’s leaned on singer Mariah Carey’s starpower and discounts to drive customers to …
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[ad_1] Striking United Auto Workers members and supporters attend a speech by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union will for the first time this week attempt to organize a …
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[ad_1] CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday offered investors a list of his favorite stocks in the restaurant industry that he believes will do well as the economy eventually stabilizes. “Maybe the economy’s normalizing here, or at least the Fed chief thinks it could be soon to normalize. And in a …
Read More »Starbucks union to strike at more than 100 locations on Red Cup Day
[ad_1] Starbucks official reusable red cup, left, and red cup from Starbucks Workers United. Source: Starbucks; Starbucks Workers United Workers at more than 100 unionized Starbucks locations plan to strike on Thursday, one of the chain’s biggest sales days of the year. To celebrate the holiday season, Starbucks every year …
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[ad_1] A worker wears a Sweetgreen Inc. hat while preparing food inside the company’s restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Sweetgreen fell 10% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the salad chain reported a wider-than-expected loss and lowered its full-year revenue outlook. For …
Read More »Sweetgreen tries national dessert — a version of Rice Krispies Treat
[ad_1] Sweetgreen Crispy Rice Treat Source: Sweetgreen Sweetgreen is launching its take on Rice Krispies Treats, its first dessert since 2014. The Crispy Rice Treat is available nationwide starting Monday for $2.95. The prepackaged dessert is made with organic brown rice, quinoa, millet and honey-date caramel. It has190 calories and …
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[ad_1] Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts’ expectations on the strength of its latest round of menu price hikes. CEO Brian Niccol said the company saw “minimal resistance” to higher menu prices during the quarter, although transactions declined 1%. Even with the price hikes, he noted the …
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[ad_1] The logo of Alphabet Inc’s Google outside the company’s office in Beijing, China, August 8, 2018. Thomas Peter | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Alphabet — The search engine parent dropped 5.8% after Alphabet missed third-quarter earnings expectations, and reported a decline in YouTube ad …
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[ad_1] Hannah Whitbeck (C) of Ann Arbor, Michigan, speaks as Alydia Claypool (L) of Overland Park, Kansas, and Michael Vestigo (R) of Kansas City, Kansas, all of whom say they were fired by Starbucks, listen during the “Fight Starbucks’ Union Busting” rally and march in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, …
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