[ad_1] However long the pause lasts, Starbucks is adding to a list of major brands pulling their ads (largely from Facebook) to press for change, including Coca-Cola, Honda, Hershey and Engadget’s parent company Verizon. Facebook said it wouldn’t make policy changes in response to financial pressure, but nonetheless said it would label politicians’ posts when […]
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Starbucks is selling an Impossible sausage breakfast sandwich in the US
[ad_1] As of today, you can buy a plant-based breakfast sandwich made with Impossible Foods’ imitation sausage at most Starbucks locations in the US. Given that Starbucks has more than 15,000 US locations and that Impossible Foods also signed a deal with Burger King earlier this week, it looks like Impossible Foods will be selling […]
Starbucks embraces fake meat, starting in Canada
[ad_1] The lab-grown, plant-based meat trend is a product of science and tech, but it’s also driven by a growing awareness of the environmental impacts of meat production. Earlier this year, Starbucks said it was committed to a “resource-positive future,” which includes expanding plant-based options and creating a more environmentally friendly menu. The upcoming egg, […]
Apple Pay is more popular than Starbucks for US mobile payments
[ad_1] The eMarketer team credited the change of leadership to the growing ubiquity of NFC payment terminals, particularly in common shopping destinations like grocery stores — you’re more likely to use Apple Pay if your local shop supports it. As omnipresent as Starbucks is in American culture, it’s only one retailer. As for Apple’s reported […]
Starbucks Japan wants customers to pay for coffee with pens
[ad_1] Starbucks Touch: The Pen — that’s the item’s official name — joins the other products in the line, including a small NFC-enabled purse called “The Hug” and a phone case. It’s coming out in Japan on September 25th and will set buyers back 4,000 yen (around US$40), which comes with a 1,000 yen consumable […]
Starbucks licensing deal could let franchises offer its app rewards
[ad_1] As CNBC notes, less than half of Starbucks’ 80 global markets has access to the company’s mobile app. This deal can potentially expand the app’s availability to countries that don’t have it yet — in fact, Brightloom and Starbucks expect franchisees abroad to be among the first to sign up. The first ones and […]