How a tennis biscuit cold brew hit the right spot for SA’s champion barista Phuti Mmotla
Champion barista Phuti Mmotla shares how childhood memories of cookies and milk gave him the idea for his signature cold brew.
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Starbucks grows as other stores close
Starbucks in South Africa has pulled out the stops in its against-the-odds 2020 investment drive and is opening eight new stores in four weeks.
🔒 Starbucks is getting into cryptocurrency… kind of
In a sign that cryptocurrency may be going mainstream, Starbucks is teaming up with the Intercontinental Stock Exchange (the parent company of the NYSE), BCG, and Microsoft to launch Bakkt – a platform for exchanging cryptocurrency for fiat currency.
Starbucks founder Schultz gives SA a boost as rooibos latte goes global
Yesterday Alec Hogg enjoyed a “rooibos latte” from Starbucks at Waterloo station. The drink has been rolled out alongside a “red apple rooibos latte” in Starbucks’ 345 UK outlets.
Beyonce’s fave, Popeyes Chicken, lands in Joburg, looks to brave recession-hit SA
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, the latest in a flurry of US fast-food chains to test the South African market, looks to brave the country’s weak economy.
🔒 WORLDVIEW: Schultz discovers Ubuntu – perhaps the world is ready for Smuts’ Holism
Those who make a contribution are admired and remembered long after haters and destroyers have faded from public consciousness. There must be a message in that somewhere.
Ubuntu! Starbucks founder Howard Schultz’s 2017 ASU Commencement Speech.
In 15 minutes of eloquence, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz tells the story of his Ubuntu discovery, encouraging the graduates of the US’s biggest university to apply its lesson in their own lives.
Team SA says Davos trip a success – at what cost?
Team South Africa said it concluded a successful programme at the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Bloomberg View: Matt Levine – Ten good things about stock market Crashes
Maybe stock market crashes are good? People now celebrating the crash are mostly not the people complaining about rising stock prices a week ago.
Coffee drinkers unite – Starbucks heading to SA
Starbucks coffee shops are coming to South Africa after the world leader partnered with local franchiser Taste Holdings.