Tag Archives: Starbucks

A Florida man allegedly pulled a gun out on a Starbucks employee who turned out to be a police chief’s daughter. Omar Wright, 38, pulled into a Starbucks drive-thru and allegedly yelled at a 23-year-old worker because they forgot to give him cream cheese for his bagel. According to reports, …

Starbucks‘ new Strawberry Funnel Cake Frappuccino is summer in a cup. The drink is made with a coffee-based funnel cake-flavored Frappuccino, strawberry puree, and whipped cream. It is topped with a funnel cake and powdered sugar. The limited-edition Strawberry Funnel Cake Frappuccino will be available on May 11 at participating …

Starbucks has apologized to a Black customer after they were asked to wait outside. The popular coffee company is in the news again for one of its location’s mistreatment of a Black person. This new incident happened at one of the chain’s San Jose locations on March 15. A Black …

Walgreens has tapped Starbucks operating chief Rosalind Brewer as its next CEO. #BlackGirlMagic – can’t stop, won’t stop. And it continues with Roz Brewer, the woman who Walgreens just named as their next CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance. She will be replacing Stefano Pessina, the drugstore confirmed Tuesday evening, according …

Starbucks added items to its winter menus like sweet treats and new beverages. The plant-based Honey Almond Milk Cold Brew and the Pistachio Latte with a salted brown buttery topping are now available in stores nationwide. The coffee house also added Kale and Portabella Mushroom Sous Vide Egg Bites, Earth …

A New Jersey woman has filed suit against Starbucks, claiming she was wrongfully terminated after refusing to wear an official company Pride T-shirt that she says violated her religious beliefs. According to NBC News, Betsy Fresse said she worked as a barista at a Starbucks in New Jersey since 2018, …

A 69-year-old man was taken off life support on Wednesday, three days after sustaining injuries in a physical altercation outside of a California Starbucks. Robert Ketner was enjoying his latte on Oct. 17 when a vehicle approached playing really loud music. “People were complaining about it,” a family member told …

Last month a Los Angeles Police Officer accused a Starbuck’s employee of putting a tampon in his Frappuccino. Now, an investigation determined it wasn’t a tampon; it was a cleaning cloth. According to TMZ, on June 19, the unidentified off-duty officer purchased his drink from a Starbucks located inside a …

A 21-year-old New Jersey man and former Starbucks employee has been arrested after being accused of spitting in law enforcement officers’ drinks. According to NBC New York, Kevin Trejo of Westwood has been charged with subjecting a law enforcement officer to contact with bodily fluid by knowingly tampering with a …

It’s the audacity for me. The California “Karen” who was denied service by a Starbucks employee who refused to serve her without a face mask, feels she deserves half of the $100,000 donations raised for him. Karen AKA Amber Lynn Gilles, 35, had the nerve to complain about the 24-year …

According to BuzzFeed News, an internal memo received by Starbucks employees last week explained that wearing any attire that referenced the Black Lives Matter movement, was a violation of company policy. The dress code policy prohibits any religious, political, or personal accessories. Employees who spoke with Buzzfeed, all pointed out …

Starbucks is issuing a public apology again, this time to police officers in Kiefer, Oklahoma after an officer bought Starbucks for 911 dispatchers working on Thanksgiving and found the word “PIG” printed on the cups’ labels. According to The Boston Globe, the officer notified Kiefer police Chief Johnny O’Mara, who …

The White regional manager of Starbucks that was terminated after two black men were arrested for waiting for someone to arrive at the Philadelphia location has filed a lawsuit for racial discrimination against the well-known coffee company. According to Newsweek, Shannon Phillips filed a lawsuit at the U.S. District Court …

The body of an unidentified man was found rolled up inside a red carpet that was discarded outside of a Harlem Starbucks early Thursday morning, police said. A passerby made the gruesome discovery after noticing two feet sticking out of the carpet outside the coffee chain located on the corner …

A group of six Tempe police officers were reportedly asked to leave an Arizona Starbucks by a barista after a customer complained. The incident reportedly took place on Thursday, July 4th at a location on Scottsdale and McKellips roads. According to Fox News, a statement from the Tempe Officers Association …

After several incidents that have taken place at Starbucks this year, the company is making several changes within the month. Last month, the company closed their stores for Racial Bias training to teach their employees how to treat people as one. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now the company will be adding Mellody Hobson …

-blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Just one week after gaining national attention from a viral video, two black men who were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks are telling their story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, along with their lawyer Stewart Cohen, sat with “Good Morning America” to detail their experience of …

  Starbucks announced Tuesday that all of its company owned stores in the U.S. will be closed on May 29 for employees to attend an education program on racial-bias.   Kevin Johnson, the CEO of Starbucks made this statement, “I’ve spent the last few days in Philadelphia with my leadership …

Trump supporters are taking a stand against Starbucks and it has to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. It all started when a man went into his local Starbucks and complained of “white discrimination” because his coffee was taking too long. He then began harassing customers and the barista, proclaiming …