Starbucks made a lot of changes in 2025. Some were great — but one was terrible.

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A fancy Starbucks coffee drink with whipped cream

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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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Roaches were found in a McDonald's frappé machine. It's not the first time the chain has had this problem.

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Health inspectors found roaches inside a frappe machine at a Florida McDonald's.

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Coffee chains are betting big on cold drinks as Gen Z turns its back on old-school coffees

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Starbucks dominates the iced coffee market. Cold drinks account for 75% of its beverage sales.

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