Starbucks
American multinational coffeehouse chain
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| 2025 | Starbucks plans to open 11 additional stores by the end of the year, continuing its strategic expansion in Australia. |
| 2025 | A court ordered Starbucks to pay $50 million to a driver who suffered burns after an unsecured hot drink spilled on him. |
| 2025 | Starbucks plans to phase out disposable cups entirely in Korea. |
| 2025 | Starbucks plans to open a total of 12 new stores in Western Australia by the end of the year, including the first Perth location and 11 additional stores. |
| January 2025 | Starbucks ended its 'open-door policy', now requiring customers to make a purchase to use restrooms and seating areas. |
| 2024 | Rapid expansion of Starbucks unionization in Ontario, with successful union votes in Kitchener, Ajax, and Toronto. |
| November 2024 | Oleato beverages were permanently discontinued after less than two years on the market. |
| November 2024 | With the launch of their holiday menu, Starbucks ended the upcharge for non-dairy milk additions to drinks. |
| October 23 2024 | Starbucks opened its first store in Perth, Western Australia, marking an expansion into a new state. |
| September 2024 | An administrative law judge ordered Starbucks to reopen two of its three Ithaca locations, citing unlawful retaliation against previously closed union stores. |
| September 9 2024 | Brian Niccol becomes Starbucks CEO, leaving his position at Chipotle, with a starting salary of $1.6 million and a $10 million bonus. |
| August 14 2024 | Starbucks commenced operations in Ecuador, opening its first location at Scala Shopping Mall in Quito, with plans to open four more cafes in the capital city by the end of 2025. |
| August 13 2024 | Starbucks announced Brian Nicool, former Chipotle CEO since 2018, would replace Laxman Narasimhan as CEO. |
| June 13 2024 | The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in 'Starbucks Corporation v. McKinney, No. 23-367', agreeing with Starbucks' argument about injunction standards and returning the case to lower courts. |
| February 2024 | Workers United and Starbucks began negotiations over a national collective bargaining agreement. |
| February 2024 | Starbucks unveiled a new store design focused on improving accessibility, with the first location being the Washington, D.C. Union Market store. The company plans to adopt this design for all future company-owned stores. |
| January 2024 | Starbucks announced nationwide introduction of Oleato beverages in the US, Canada, France, and China. |
| 2023 | A Starbucks store in Waterloo, Ontario joined the United Steelworkers union, making Ontario the third Canadian province with unionized Starbucks locations. |
| 2023 | Starbucks petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to review the injunction, which was accepted to be heard in the 2023-24 term under Starbucks Corporation v. McKinney. |
| 2023 | The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the union sued Starbucks in federal court, resulting in a temporary injunction ordering Starbucks to rehire the workers. |
| 2023 | The company launched an advertisement campaign called #ItStartsWithYourName, featuring transgender model and actress Siya Malasi. |
| 2023 | SWU filed a counter-response requesting continued use of Starbucks name and logo, and alleging defamation by the company. |
| 2023 | Oleato line expanded to stores in the UK, Middle East, and Japan. |
| 2023 | Starbucks achieved a record revenue of $35,976 million with net income of $4,125 million, while slightly reducing employee count to 381,000. |
| December 2023 | Starbucks shareholders ownership snapshot revealed, with institutional investors holding approximately 75% of shares, and top 10 shareholders identified including The Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and State Street Corporation. |
| October 9 2023 | Starbucks Workers United posts and then removes an image showing solidarity with Palestine, leading to a legal dispute with Starbucks and subsequent consumer boycott. |
| October 7 2023 | Hamas-led attack on Israel triggers a controversy involving Starbucks and its Workers United (SWU) union over a social media post about solidarity with Palestine. |
| September 2023 | An NLRB judge found that Starbucks had violated labor law by announcing pay raises only for non-union employees. |
| August 4 2023 | Starbucks union petition filed at University & Richmond location in San Diego, California. |
| June 2023 | Starbucks faced controversy for allegedly preventing workers at locations in 22 states from displaying Pride Month decorations, which sparked a strike at some stores and occurred during a broader national debate about LGBTQ+ rights. |
| June 2023 | Starbucks was ordered to pay $25 million in punitive damages and $600,000 in compensatory damages for firing a white regional manager in 2018. |
| June 2023 | Workers at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery organized a strike |
| June 23 2023 | Workers at 150 Starbucks stores across the United States begin a week-long, staggered strike to protest the company's removal of and ban on LGBT pride displays. |
| June 7 2023 | Starbucks Workers United files an unfair labor practices charge with the National Labor Relations Board regarding alleged worsening treatment of LGBT employees. |
| May 2023 | Starbucks closed every store in Ithaca, New York, one year after the city became the first in the U.S. where all Starbucks locations were unionized. |
| May 22 2023 | Starbucks union petition filed at Leucadia & I-5 location in Encinitas, California. |
| April 26 2023 | US labor board prosecutors indicated Starbucks corporate leadership had not fairly bargained with 144 unionized cafes, and cited 80 claims of anti-union activity. |
| April 25 2023 | Starbucks commenced operations in Guyana. |
| March 2023 | Laxman Narasimhan assumes CEO position earlier than planned, succeeding Howard Schultz. |
| March 2023 | Oleato coffee drinks expanded to stores in Southern California after initial availability in Italy. |
| March 29 2023 | Howard Schultz testified before the US Senate Labor Committee regarding NLRB rulings on Starbucks unionization efforts in Buffalo, New York. |
| March 27 2023 | Starbucks union petition filed at Burlington & Clinton location in Iowa City, Iowa. |
| March 23 2023 | CEO Laxman Narasimhan committed to working a half-day behind a store counter each month and trained as a barista to stay connected with the brand and customers. |
| March 22 2023 | The largest strike action to date took place, with 117 union locations staging the 'One Day Longer, One Day Stronger' strike to commemorate outlasting interim-CEO Howard Schultz. |
| February 2023 | Starbucks announced the launch of Oleato, a new line of coffee drinks made with extra virgin olive oil, positioning it as one of their most significant product launches in decades. |
| 2022 | Starbucks fired over 85 workers in the United States who were involved in organizing worker unions, with workers alleging the company created a culture of fear and surveillance in response to union organizing efforts. |
| 2022 | Starbucks terminated over 85 workers in the U.S. involved in organizing worker unions, with accusations of creating a culture of fear and surveillance in stores. |
| 2022 | Starbucks announced they would stop certifying their coffee beans as fair trade, opting instead for their own in-house investigations. |
| 2022 | Starbucks continued growth with revenue reaching $32,250 million and employee count expanding to 402,000, though net income slightly decreased to $3,282 million. |
| December 2022 | SBWU conducts a three-day 'Double Down Strike' across 100 store locations during the weekend before Christmas. |
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