Starbucks will end a Frappuccino promotion that baristas hate

Flickr/Calgary Reviews Starbucks will not run its Frappuccino Happy Hour special this summer.  The chain has blamed its Frappuccino promotions for its disappointing holiday sales.  Starbucks will be taking a “different approach” to its summer offerings. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp has told employees it is taking its Frappuccino Happy Hour special off the […]

Shareholders slam Starbucks for its family leave policy that fails to include baristas (SBUX)

Dan R. Krauss/Getty Images Shareholders are calling for Starbucks to change its family leave policy.  On Monday, a group of shareholders led by Zevin Asset Management filed a resolution to express concern with the company’s “unequal paid parental leave policy.”   While Starbucks’ corporate offices have extensive maternity and paternity leave policies, these policies do not include […]

Starbucks’ Frappuccino Happy Hour starts Friday with a new drink that’s ‘better’ than the Unicorn — and baristas are dreading it (SBUX)

Starbucks Baristas who hated the Unicorn Frappuccino are about to enter a new stressful cycle as Starbucks launches its annual Frappuccino Happy Hour promotion. On Tuesday, Starbucks said its Frappuccino Happy Hour would start Friday and last until May 14. During the promotion, the coffee chain will sell half-priced Frappuccinos from 3 to 6 p.m. […]

Starbucks’ Frappucino Happy Hour starts next week with a drink that’s ‘better’ than the Unicorn — and baristas are dreading it (SBUX)

Kate Taylor Baristas who hated the Unicorn Frappuccino are about to enter a new stressful cycle as Starbucks prepares to launch its annual Frappuccino Happy Hour promotion.  On Thursday, Starbucks announced that it plans to launch its Frappuccino Happy Hour next week and locations are reporting that the deal will last from May 5 to 14. During the promotion, […]

Starbucks’ Unicorn Frappuccino sparks social media backlash from baristas

(Reuters) – Starbucks baristas have taken to social media to complain about the coffee chain’s entry into the latest food craze: Unicorn Frappuccino. The sparkly color-changing frozen beverage has become one of the top posts on photo-sharing platforms such as Instagram since its release on Wednesday. But Starbucks baristas are not happy with the popularity. […]

Exhausted Starbucks baristas ‘hate’ the complicated-to-make unicorn drink that’s taking over Instagram (SBUX)

Kate Taylor As photos of pink and blue Unicorn Frappuccinos flood Instagram feeds, a rebellion has been brewing on the other side of the counter at Starbucks.  The aesthetically-pleasing beverage has been wreaking havoc on Starbucks’ employees since it was introduced as a five-day limited time offering on Tuesday.  Tweet Embed:https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/854546412700401665Omg I haven’t worked at […]