Welcome to Restaurant Business’ Week in Review for the week of Feb. 3, 2025.

Starbucks is encouraging baristas to write doodles and messages on to-go cups as part of an effort to foster "moments of ...

Brian Niccol, Starbucks' CEO, said mobile ordering "chipped away" at the brand's soul. In a Tuesday podcast interview with Bob Safian, the host of "Rapid Response," Niccol said, "I think one of ...

Brian Niccol, newly appointed chairman and CEO, outlined the "fundamental change in strategy" on a Tuesday earnings call, noting that recently enacted changes like the return of the condiment bar ...

The company’s new CEO, Brian Niccol joins Rapid Response to reveal how Starbucks plans to go back to its roots — prioritizing human connection and a local coffeehouse feel in the hopes of ...

Drawings of dogs, cats, birds and bees. Starbucks baristas are scribbling on customers’ to-go coffee cups again, part of new CEO Brian Niccol’s “Back to Starbucks” strategy to humanize the ...