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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It's the hottest cold drink at Starbucks – and it barely contains any coffee

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Starbucks says its Refresher drinks are gaining in popularity throughout the day.

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More Starbucks customers are ordering food with their drinks than ever before

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Cold drinks are hotter than ever at Starbucks

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In June, Starbucks introduced frozen Starbucks Refreshers as the company leans into cold drinks.

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See Chick-fil-A's wild new restaurant design with a drive-thru that runs through the middle of the building

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Chick-fil-A is debuting an elevated store design next year in Atlanta. The restaurant has four drive-thru lanes.

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Starbucks said its app suffered a partial outage and mistakenly blasted 'order ready' notifications to customers

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Starbucks' app had some usual issues.

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Here's a list of major companies requiring employees to return to the office

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Americans are spending less money even as the Chinese spend more. Take a look at the 5 major US companies winning on China's spending spree.

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Chinese consumers are back and spending.

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Buffalo Starbucks workers helped spark the chain's labor union movement. Now, one of the stores has filed to decertify its union.

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In Buffalo, New York, one of the first Starbucks stores to vote to unionize filed a petition to decertify its union.

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Starbucks will soon charge customers $1 for 'no water' Refresher drinks — and some baristas are dreading the change

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Starbucks said it will charge $1 for customized Refreshers with no water.

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