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FORBES: Starbucks SEO to anti-gay shareholders: Sell your stocks

At Starbucks’ annual meeting in Seattle on Wednesday a shareholder complained to the chief executive, Howard Schultz, that the company had lost customers because of its support for gay marriage. Last year Starbucks announced its support for Washington’s state’s referendum backing gay marriage, and in response the National Organization for Marriage launched a boycott of the coffee chain. “In the fi... »

"We operate Starbucks stores in Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait,…

"We operate Starbucks stores in Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait,…

What does Starbucks and the Church of God World Missions have in common? Neither have a store or church in Israel. “We operate Starbucks stores in Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and United Arab Emirates in the Middle East and North Africa region.” »

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Starbucks CEO: If You Support Traditional Marriage, We Don’t Want You

Flashback: (Examiner) – At the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, CEO Howard Schultz sent a clear message to anyone who supports traditional marriage over gay marriage: we don’t want your business. After saying Starbucks wants to “embrace diversity of all kinds,” he told a shareholder who supports traditional marriage that he should sell his shares and inve... »