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Starbucks North America Head Retires After Five Months In The Role

Starbucks has said that its North America CEO, Michael Conway, had decided to retire after about 11 years at the coffee chain.

Starbucks New CEO Niccol To Improve Coffee Culture At US Stores

Starbucks' SBUX.O new CEO Brian Niccol said he would focus on reinvigorating coffeehouse culture at the chain's stores in the U.S. as he takes the helm in...

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Retail, Consumer CEOs See Shorter Tenures As Boards Act More Quickly

When two of the most powerful brands in retail and packaged foods last month ousted their CEOs, it signalled corporate boards are more ready to toss top ex...

Starbucks' New CEO To Get Millions In Equity Awards

Starbucks said that incoming CEO Brian Niccol was eligible for annual equity awards worth $23 million (€20.93 million) and would receive additional st...

Starbucks Appoints Chipotle's Niccol As CEO In Surprise Move

Starbucks has named Chipotle Mexican Grill head Brian Niccol as its new CEO, poaching a successful fast-food executive known for reviving the burrito chain...

Starbucks Teams Up With Food Delivery Platform Grubhub

Starbucks will partner with Grubhub to deliver coffees and other customised beverages in select US markets starting this month.

Australian Researchers Turn Morning Coffee Waste Into Greener Concrete

Researchers at Melbourne's RMIT University heated coffee waste without oxygen to create a substance called biochar that can replace up to 15% sand used in...