Gaza solidarity boycott hits global food chains
As customers in the Middle East shun international restaurants, local businesses report they have benefited from the boycott.
Nespresso faces $330 m lawsuit in Switzerland over capsules
Zurich, Switzerland - A French television star and a group of investors are demanding 280 million Swiss francs ($330 million) from Nespresso after the failure of a company that tried to offer a more sustainable alternative to the aluminium capsules sold by the coffee-pod maker. Show host Jacques Essebag, who goes...Movement against ‘Pro-Israeli’ fast-food chains gains momentum
Tehran, Iran – Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey witnessed a significant surge in a boycott targeting multinationals that have either pro-Israeli stances or financial ties with Israel such as McDonald’s, Starbucks, and KFC, Lebanese Al-Mayadeen news network reported. Amidst rising global condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza, the boycott movement gains...Starbucks names outgoing Reckitt leader as next CEO
Narasimhan, who was most recently chief executive of Anglo-Dutch multinational Reckitt, will relocate to Seattle from London and join Starbucks on October 1, the company said in a news release. Following a stretch working with longtime Starbucks CEO and interim boss Howard Schultz, Narasimhan will take over the top spot...To use rather than collect, the second coming of Non-Fungible Tokens
The non-fungible token (NFT) craze, just over a year old, has given the world works that have sold for millions and includes collections from the "Bored Ape Yacht Club" to an image of a naked Donald Trump following his 2020 election defeat.McDonald’s, Coca-Cola join US firms halting Russia operations
Several of these companies, symbols of American cultural influence in the world, have been the subject of boycott calls on social media.PIF to bid for Starbucks stake
Owners of the Starbucks franchise value the business at $15 bn.