Starbucks is suffering from a mountain of mobile orders and chronic understaffing, a store employee says

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Workers at a Starbucks with a menu overhead.
Starbucks' mobile ordering system has become a challenge for store employees to manage, one told BI.

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Chick-fil-A just opened a wild new store design that it says handles three times as many drive-thru cars as other stores

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A multi-story Chick-fil-A restaurant with drive-thru lanes below the restaurant
Chick-fil-A's newest restaurant is drive-thru only, with four lanes for cars below the restaurant itself.

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Fast food has a Gen Z problem

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Winning over Gen Z diners is key, a Morning Consult analyst said.

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McDonald's and Burger King's meal deals aren't changing fast food's pricey reputation

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A poster advertising McDonald's $5 meal deal is seen on a window outside of a McDonald's restaurant as a patron walks out of the restaurant.
McDonald's started offering a $5 meal deal this summer.

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Here's a new look at Elon Musk's 24-hour Hollywood Tesla diner and drive-in

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Exterior photos of construction at Elon Musk's Tesla diner and drive-in
A photo showing Tesla's new 24-hour diner and drive-in theater under construction in Los Angeles.

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I've eaten at over 1,000 restaurants in Miami. You have to try these 10.

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Sushi at La Mar
La Mar has some of the best sushi in Miami.

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6 leadership lessons from Brian Niccol, the new Starbucks CEO who revived Chipotle

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Brian Niccol, CEO of Chipotle, in front of Chipotle sign
Chipotle's Brian Niccol is the new CEO of Starbucks.

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Starbucks' new CEO is set to make up to $113 million — the average total pay for a barista is $49,000

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A barista serving a customer at Starbucks.
Brian Niccol is slated to take over as Starbucks' CEO in September.

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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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The heartbreaking cost of modern dating

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A bouquet of roses and quarters wrapped in dollar bills

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