Labour

Use the podcast player below to listen to our discussion on Starbucks and its Q1’22 result, which accompanies the detailed write-up below: (Date of report: 23 March 2022) Americans are really good at building global brands. There are coffee shops everywhere in the world, yet Starbucks is the only truly global coffee brand that is recognisable in all major countries. Thanks to deals with the likes of Nestle and PepsiCo, you'll also find the brand at your local grocery store. But it's not just the coffee that is brewing at Starbucks. There's a labour problem brewing as well, with the risk [...]