Former Starbucks employees reveal what they really think of 9 popular drink orders

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Some Starbucks employees think drinks like the vanilla sweet-cream cold brew are worth the money.

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I tried all of Dutch Bros Coffee's fan-favorite drinks and ranked them from worst to best

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Dutch Bros is one of my favorite coffee chains, so I taste-tested all the fan-favorite drinks.

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Starbucks customers say wait times have gotten really long, so I went to check it out

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I ordered drinks at three different Starbucks locations.

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The breakfast a top nutrition scientist eats for gut health — plus the common foods he avoids

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Tim Spector has yogurt with fruit, nuts, and seeds for breakfast every morning.

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6 of the best and 4 of the worst drinks at Starbucks, according to baristas

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A barista recommended hot drinks over iced ones.

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All the differences between Starbucks in Italy and the US

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From exclusive items to portion sizes, we wanted to find all the differences between Starbucks in the US and Italy. This is "Food Wars."

China is Starbucks' 2nd biggest market, but sales are slumping. Here's why.

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A Starbucks store is filled with customers taking a coffee break in Shanghai, China, January 26, 2023.
China is Starbucks' second-biggest market, with more than 7,000 stores.

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These graphs show how much people have cut back on visiting Starbucks — a key driver of its sudden management shake-up

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Customers order at a Starbucks in Manhattan Beach, California, on July 19, 2024.
Comparable sales are down in Starbucks' two biggest markets.

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Starbucks' Howard Schultz talked Steve Jobs yelling at him, not trademarking the latte, and the coffee chain's bad path

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Howard Schultz.

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I ordered the same 6 drinks at Dunkin' and Dutch Bros Coffee, and the pricier chain just barely came out on top

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I frequent both Dunkin' and Dutch Bros when I'm looking for coffee.

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