Your neighborhood Starbucks (SBUX) might look bulletproof, especially if it survived ballooning rents, changing commutes, and years of customers ordering the same morning drink.  However, Starbucks is no longer looking at treating every existing café as untouchable. The chain is becoming much more selective about where it spends money, even as it continues to see […]

Pizza seems like the perfect food for challenging economic times. It’s cheap compared to most lunch and dinner options, and it both travels well and works great as leftovers. But the overall pizza business has struggled. “The headlines are not kind to pizza right now. Pizzerias have fallen from Americans’ favorite restaurant category to sixth […]

While Starbucks has had stumbles over the past few years, it seems to have finally found its footing. That’s thanks to CEO Brian Niccol, who joined the company in September 2024 to take the reins of a major overhaul. Niccol’s plan, called “Back to Starbucks,” prioritized investing in baristas and transforming its locations into inviting, […]