Sergey Kohl / ShutterstockCommentary Starbucks Employee Accused of Sickening Attack on Cops: Spitting in Drinks, Bragging About It 'Officers risk their lives daily, it shouldn’t be while getting coffee.' By C. Douglas Golden July 23, 2020
Grand Warszawski / Shutterstock Starbucks Caves to 'Black Lives Matter' Backlash in Spectacular Fashion In the climate that has developed in the aftermath of protests linked to the death of George Floyd, the company backpedaled. By Jack Davis June 12, 2020
MH-Lee / Shutterstock Starbucks Offering Free Coffee to First Responders And Medical Staff Through May 3 If you fit into the category of front-line responder, know that Starbucks drive-thrus have got your back when it comes to your caffeine needs. By Amanda Thomason March 26, 2020
Alex Wong / Getty Images Chick-fil-A Announces All Locations Are Closing Dining Rooms Amid Coronavirus Situation 'Our highest priority continues to be the health and well-being of everyone who comes into our restaurants,' Chick-fil-A said in a statement. By Randy DeSoto March 16, 2020
Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary Coronavirus Shows Insanity of Green Movement as Green Reusable Cups Replaced with Cleaner Disposable Cups Starbucks will no longer serve drinks in customer-provided reusable cups, as the company announced it's taking measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus By Johnathan Jones March 10, 2020
Wachiwit / Shutterstock Starbucks Forced To Apologize After Uniformed Deputies Were Allegedly Refused Service Starbucks has issued an apology after two of its employees in California refused service to two uniformed officers on Thursday. By Kayla Kunkel December 14, 2019
Eva Hambach / AFP via Getty Images Police Officer Called 'Pig' by Starbucks Barista After Thanksgiving Act of Kindness Starbucks posted a comment under O'Mara's Facebook post, calling the incident 'totally unacceptable and offensive to all law enforcement.' By Joe Setyon November 29, 2019
@Starbucks / TwitterCommentary Starbucks Appears To Be Outright Mocking Christmas Now with 'Merry' Cups Starbucks' tradition of refusing to distribute a coffee cup that wishes customers a simple 'Merry Christmas' is now continuing into 2019. By Jared Harris November 8, 2019
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Ex-Employee Sues Starbucks for Discrimination Against White People A former Starbucks regional operations director is suing the coffee chain for alleged racial discrimination against herself and fellow employees. By A. J. Sciascia November 2, 2019
nata_vkusidey / Getty ImagesCommentary WaPo Wants To Remind Everyone About the 'Genocide and Slavery' Lurking in the Pumpkin Spice Latte In a piece penned by Gillian Brockwell, the pumpkin spice latte is lambasted as a remnant of the colonial era, all because of one spice used in it. By C. Douglas Golden September 2, 2019