Entrepreneurs
Where Business Travelers Expense the Most Meals (Infographic)
Bet you can't guess where workers are swiping their fancy corporate credit cards the most.
By Kate Taylor
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Marketing
The Top Brands in Food Service, Hotels, Retail and More
These brands took the No. 1 spot in various categories. Here's why.
By Jason Daley
Building a Business
Mega Brands Collide: Soon, You Can Order ‘Oprah Chai Tea’ at Starbucks
In Oprah's first ever alignment with another brand, Oprah Chai will play a key role in Starbucks' budding tea business.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Build Your Brand by Cultivating Controversy
How to build your brand with new followers or with loyalists, by taking risks and playing with fire. After all, doesn't fortune favor the bold?
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
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.
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.
Marketing
Starbucks CEO Asks Business Leaders to Speak Out Against Shutdown
Outspoken Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is calling for business leaders to work to encourage compromise and end the government shutdown.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
From Starbucks to Domino’s: 6 Tasty Companies With Awesome Mobile Apps
If you're a big brand looking to get bigger, having a cool mobile app is one way to get customers talking. Here are six chains that are doing it right.
By Kate Taylor