Posted on 05/31/2017 1:56:06 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz told employees that President Donald Trump was creating "chaos" that was hurting the U.S. economy, according to a video obtained by Business Insider.
The video was taken at a staff meeting in Seattle in February, Business Insider said.
In the video, Schultz tells employees that there is "a tremendous amount of pressure and anxiety in America." He goes on to speculate that these feelings are hurting consumer behavior.
Schultz went on to tell employees that the coffee chain can provide "an antidote" by providing a "sense of community" to its customers.
Starbucks replied to a request for comment and confirmed the remarks captured.
"We can confirm that these comments were made by then-CEO Howard Schultz during a private meeting at the Starbucks Support Center in Seattle with our business leadership team on February 17," Starbucks said in an email to CNBC.
"It's important to note the timing of these comments, as they were made over three months ago and were centered around the sensitivity required for success in the retail business during that period of time. Also important to understand the full context for this comment as Howard also said: 'We have an antidote. We always have. And that's the sense of community, the third place, and the environment that we create around family.' "
The 63-year-old Schultz stepped down as Starbucks' CEO in early April, but remains the coffee chain's chairman....
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Going back to February, when he could not have been in office for a month. Everything this POS CEO said has been proven wrong.
Schultz is a jerk... Better coffee places - we like Panera or Buddy Brew.
The left is still so dazed by the ass kicking they got that they still don’t know what lie to tell. They lie and it doesn’t work. They lie again and it doesn’t work. They lie and look to their media to fix things and it can’t help. This is what happens when the endless lies they tell no longer work.
Starbucks, isn’t that the place where you can buy a $2 cup of coffee for $5?
Best coffee I ever had was a Hawaiian coffee when my wife and I got married in the islands lo these many years past.
I’ve had some Jamaican Blue Mountain that came close, but all the Kona I’ve had since then has been terrible.
The Starbucks for me is overcooked and doesn’t provide the flavor I expect of a great coffee. McDs is basically the same as a good Folgers blend so I prefer that if I need to get a cup on the go.
Maybe it was more the environment and occasion and less the coffee...
Si....................
My favorite coffee place is Red Badger’s Kitchen. The coffee is always freshly ground, not too hot and very inexpensive...............................
Liberals made the country into one in which a large number of people do not want to participate in popular culture ... go to movies, watch most TV, go to Starbucks and other food and drink establishments that support perversity and, frankly, cultural chaos ... There are huge numbers of people who have just dropped out completely and do not spend their money in most stores, restaurants, movies etc.
I personally spend as little as possible in the larger economy. And when I do spend money it is almost always at private individually owned small businesses. I simply will not support large national businesses and entertainment which promote cultural chaos and decay at every turn.
I know I am not the only one ... there have been news stories about how people are cutting spending on average 2.5% per year. They can cry and whimper all they want about the poor economy. Every day is election day. I vote with my wallet every day by NOT spending money supporting popular mass cultural chaos.
Years ago I would spend on average $150 a month in Starbucks, some of it buying coffee and snacks for clients. They haven’t gotten a penny from me for almost 10 years. That’s a loss of $18,000 from just one person. Ditto every other national brand or store.
My one guilty offense is purchasing things occasionally from Amazon. But I avoid that as much as possible now too.
Always have to blame it on someone else.
Their main competitor out West is Dutch Bros, which seems to have a line of cars at all of their drive thrus.
Their coffee sucks,so I don’t put much stock in what this guy has to say either.
You’re right. There’s alot more good coffee available now. Also, most of it is less expensive than Starbucks.
anyone tell him that he overroasts everything and his product sucks?
#Charbucks
DeplorableAmerican kitchen has great coffee, too. But when we are out...we love Panera and BuddyBrew...
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