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Buying a Franchise

Burger King to Let You Pay for Your Whopper by Smartphone

Taking a page from Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts, Burger King will reportedly introduce a mobile payment option in all U.S. locations.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

4 Steps to Ace an Early-Adopter Culture

Encourage your staff to be tech-forward. Give them the time and tools to experiment

By Kelli Richards

Buying a Franchise

Starbucks Banned at Sochi? No Problem. NBC Finds a Way to Smuggle It In.

While Starbucks isn't an Olympic sponsor, NBC has managed to set up its own shop for coffee addicts.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Health Department Isn’t Laughing at Dumb Starbucks’ Parody Coffee

While Comedy Central was revealed to be behind Dumb Starbucks, it was the lack of proper permits that doomed the shop.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Will ‘Dumb Starbucks’ Be Smart Enough to Get Away With Selling Parody Coffee?

A coffee shop called Dumb Starbucks opened this weekend in Los Angeles. The only difference from the original? The word 'dumb' in front of its name.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

The Difference Between a Business and a Brand

How do you define what a brand is, and what does it take to get there?

By Chris Kocek

Business News

From Chipotle to Starbucks: 6 Chains That Do Mobile Apps Right

As Chipotle prepares to offer mobile payment, we take a look at six of the best mobile apps in the restaurant business.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Starbucks Now Offers Fizz as a Customized Add-On in Some Shops

Pumpkin spice latte… with bubbles? Starbucks is now allowing customers in select stores to carbonate coffee and tea beverages.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Starbucks’ $450 Metal Gift Cards Expected to Sell Out in Minutes

If you want to drop hundreds on an artisan Starbucks card, you need to hurry-- all 1,000 are expected to sell out shortly after they go on sale today.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Is the Year of the Bun Over? Wendy’s Ends Pretzel Burger.

Wendy's is ending the run of its wildly successful pretzel bun, bringing out a brioche burger to end a year full of innovative buns.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

5 Stubbornly Persistent Business Myths

Everyone seems to want to give advice about how best to run your business and your life. It's time to throw out that mythology.

By Steve Tobak

Building a Business

Did You Say ‘Charbucks’? 7 Big Chains That Battled the Name Game

With Starbucks losing its fight against 'Charbucks' coffee, here's a look at seven more legal battles over copycat names.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Starbucks to Pay Kraft $2.8 Billion Over Packaged Coffee Dispute

An arbitrator said Starbucks owes Kraft $2.8 billion for breaking a packaged coffee contract, forcing the coffee giant to revise its latest earnings.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Starbucks to Hire 10,000 Veterans and Military Spouses in Next 5 Years

As Veterans Small Business Week kicks off, Starbucks has announced plans to increase veteran hiring and use community stores to support service members.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

5 Stores That Have Already Started the Holiday Season

Wal-Mart, Starbucks and more are getting a head start on the holiday season, with deals and promotions starting in early November.

By Kate Taylor

Tech

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Steps Down From Square’s Board of Directors

Former Goldman Sachs exec David Viniar replaces Howard Schultz on the board of the mobile payment startup.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

3 Ways Starbucks Is Innovating and Why You Should Care

From investing in cloud-based coffee brewers to opening a tea shop, Starbucks has been on an innovation tear. Here's a look at the coffee chain's latest developments.

By Kate Taylor

Business News

How Starbucks Went Digital– And Why You Should, Too (Infographic)

As most execs feel their companies aren't going digital quickly enough, Starbucks provides a model for tech success.

By Kate Taylor

Thought Leaders

Starbucks CEO Launches Petition to End Government Shutdown

Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, will give customers the opportunity to sign a petition calling for an end to the government shutdown.

By Lyneka Little

Buying a Franchise

The 5 Restaurants That Corporate Workers Expense the Most

Fast-food chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's and Subway make up the highest percentage of meal expenses on corporate cards.

By Kate Taylor

Marketing

Starbucks’ Free Coffee Promotion Isn’t Actually About Ending the Government Shutdown

Starbucks appears to be sending a message about cooperation to lawmakers in Washington, but it's really just getting more customers into its stores.

By Ray Hennessey