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· Bryan Ke
First Ever Sign-Language Starbucks Opens Up in China
Starbucks China has opened up its first-ever signing store in Guangzhou, Guangdong province that is dedicated to offering employment and career advancement opportunities for the deaf and hard of hearing community. The Starbucks branch opened its doors at the Oriental Wende Plaza…
· Carl Samson
Starbucks Japan is Now Selling Royal Milk Tea Frappuccinos, is Boba Next?
In celebration of the beginning of the Reiwa Era, Starbucks Japan has released a limited-edition frappuccino especially made for milk tea lovers. The new drink, called the Royal Milk Tea Frappuccino, comes in an inviting hue of tea and is topped with whipped cream sprinkled with…
· Carl Samson
Barista Reveals How to Get ‘Milk Tea’ and a ‘White Rabbit Frap’ at Starbucks
Thanks to one creative barista, you can to order “milk tea” at your local Starbucks. While at work, Christy Lee, who is based in Toronto, experimented on syrups and developed Asian-inspired drinks that will likely be our next obsession.
· Carl Samson
The Biggest Starbucks in the World Opens in Tokyo and DAMN
Starbucks opened its largest location yet in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday. Following branches in New York, Seattle, Milan and Shanghai, the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in the Japanese capital is the fifth of its kind, equipped with an industrial roaster that produces 750 tons of…
· Jin Hyun
Fight Breaks Out in Chinese Starbucks Over $30 Limited Edition Cat Paw Mug
Altercations broke out at Chinese Starbucks shops between desperate shoppers who had been waiting hours to purchase a limited edition cat paw mug, with at least one person allegedly sleeping in a tent to be the first person to buy the coveted collector’s item. One viral…
· Ryan General
Starbucks Employee in Singapore Tips Over Student’s Drinks For Annoying Her
A Starbucks employee in Singapore was captured on camera losing her cool after she was forced to deal with some mischievous students at a local outlet. An Instagram video of the incident showed students from Woodlands Ring Secondary School (WRSS) joking around with an employee…
· Ryan General
Unruly Foreigner Arrested in Starbucks By Tokyo Police
What appears to have originated from a petty incident somehow escalated into a violent scuffle between a foreigner and six local police officers in Japan. The incident, which was captured on camera by eyewitnesses, happened inside a Starbucks outlet in the Tsutaya Books…
· Bryan Ke
Filipino-American Veteran Named ‘John’ Gets Called ‘Chang’ at Starbucks
Johncarl Festejo, a recently retired Filipino-American Air Force veteran, was recently mocked at a Starbucks in Vacaville, California when the barista wrote his name as “Chang” instead of John. Festejo, who had served in the Air Force for 18 years, stopped by a Starbucks at…
· Carl Samson
Starbucks to Open a Store in China EVERY 15 HOURS Until 2022
Starbucks is reportedly planning to open a new store in mainland China every 15 hours until 2022. With 3,300 stores, China is currently Starbucks’ second-largest market, just behind the United States.
· Editorial Staff
Starbucks Barista Writes ‘Philippine’ on Woman’s Cup — But Her Name Was ‘Melissa’
In the past year, Starbucks has been accused of many racist incidents in stores all around the world where baristas will use racist terms for customers who clearly tell them their names. It’s gotten so bad that the company will close all US stores for the day on May 29 to…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Starbucks Berlin Writes ‘Japeneese’ on Customer’s Cup After She Told Them Her Name Was ‘Stephanie’
It would seem Starbucks needs to invite yet another store to participate in its mandatory racial bias education. On April 24, Taylor Hunkeler took to FaceBook to post an upsetting situation which occurred at a Berlin, Germany Starbucks. Hunkeler told Nextshark that her mother,…
· Eugene Gu, MD
Starbucks is Trying to Fix Its Problem with Racism — Now It’s the Police’s Turn
Editor’s Note: Dr. Eugene Gu is a resident physician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and president of the Ganogen Research Institute. He graduated from Stanford University with honors and holds an M.D. from the Duke University School of Medicine. The views expressed in…
· Carl Samson
Starbucks is Closing All U.S. Stores on May 29 to Teach People How Not to Be Racist
Starbucks will close all its U.S. stores on May 29 to educate employees on racial biases. The move comes after the arrest of two black men in one of its Philadelphia stores last week.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Starbucks Bullies Small Boba Shop to Stop Them From Making Drinks To-Go
Nubo and Moo Moo in Elk Grove, California, is a small mom and pop shop known for its Vietnamese fare and delicious boba drinks; what it is not known for, however, is getting those drinks to go — and Starbucks is to blame. Andy Ha, owner of Nubo and Moo Moo, said that business…
· Ryan General
Why So Many Young Filipinos are Obsessed With ‘Pricey’ Starbucks Planners
The specially designed Starbucks planners in the Philippines have become an annual obsession for many Filipino millennials. A product of genius marketing, this highly-coveted item from the popular global coffee brand first became available in 2004 as part of its annual local…
· Khier Casino
Racist Woman at Starbucks Verbally Assaults Student For Speaking Korean
Annie An, an international student from Seoul, South Korea was getting coffee at a Starbucks in Walnut Creek, California with her tutor Sean H. Lee on Sunday when an elderly woman in a lumpy teal sweater told her “this is America” and to “use English only.” An was perplexed.…
· Kyle Encina
The Biggest Starbucks in the World is Now in Shanghai
Starbucks just topped their rapid expansion efforts in China by opening a massive 30,000 square-foot roastery in Shanghai that’s touted as their biggest store in the world.
· Bryan Ke
Steven Paddock Verbally Abused His Filipina Girlfriend in Public, Local Starbucks Worker Reveals
Workers at a Starbucks branch inside the Virgin River Casino in Mesquite, Nevada recalled encounters they’ve had with the Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock and his Filipina girlfriend Marilou Danley, who is now cleared by the police as a person of interest. Before the tragic…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Starbucks Laughs at Korean American Man After Writing Racial Slur For His Name
Editor’s Note: We have removed Jake Kim’s photo from this article upon his request. A Korean-American man has recently posted about an experience at an undisclosed Starbucks location, stating that the employees labeled his beverage with a racist slur instead of his name.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Starbucks is Now Serving Sushi Burritos With Chicken and Pickled Cabbage
In a surprising move, Starbucks is now serving sushi burritos in addition to their standard coffee and baked goods. In an attempt to capitalize off the sushi burrito trend, the company is offering a chicken maki roll to hungry customers starting today, according to ABC 7. It is…