“The most grown-up thing you can do is fail at things you really care about,” imparts Joan Cusack’s Gladys to her daughter, Brie Larson’s Kit, towards the close of Unicorn Store. It’s the perfect nugget of wisdom for a tale of stilted, prolonged adolescence. But the film, Larson’s debut behind the camera, is a world away […]
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Can unicorn Dropbox avoid a down-round IPO?
GUEST: Dropbox’s likely IPO is set to be one of the largest offerings of the past few years, but the key question is whether the world’s largest cloud-storage company will go public at a valuation above its last primary round. As successful as the company is, it’s quite possible the company’s IPO – which could […]
Here’s what’s next for Hong Kong after its first billion-dollar start-up ‘unicorn’
Alan Levine / Flickr Hong Kong will need to step up development of a sustainable ecosystem for a growing hi-tech start-up community to help foster the city’s next US$ 1 billion “unicorn,” according to industry experts. It would mean plugging the city’s big gaping hole in funding resources to support these entrepreneurs, said Gary Chan Shueng-han, […]
Klarna, a Swedish fintech unicorn, gets a full banking licence
BANKS moan incessantly about over- regulation. Yet their banking licences come with perks: in most places only licensed institutions can accept deposits and offer current accounts; within the EU, “passporting” means a bank licensed in one country may operate across the single market. So some European financial-technology (“fintech”) upstarts have started to seek banking licences. […]
Starbucks sued over bizarre ‘Unicorn Frappucino’ drink (PHOTOS)
Published time: 6 May, 2017 11:22 Coffee giant Starbucks is being sued over a strange, kaleidoscopic-looking drink dubbed the ‘Unicorn Frappuccino’ which last month sent java drinkers into an online frenzy. Available across a limited number of Starbucks stores from April 19, the unusual brew containing turmeric, mango syrup and “sour blue powder” gained a […]
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, […]
Katy Perry Tried The New Unicorn Frappuccinno And Spat It Out
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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 […]