Title: Starbucks Coffee Company Timeline History | Twoop
Headings: Starbucks Coffee Company Timeline
Starbucks Coffee Company Timeline
Content: Oct. 21, 2005
ABC’s 20/20 airs the results of an investigation into coffee outlets serving regular coffee when decaf is ordered. One Starbucks outlet is found to be serving decaf loaded with caffeine. A Starbucks spokeswoman says: “ in two samples taken by 20/20, the caffeine content was consistent with regular, not decaffeinated, coffee … We believe this error to be an isolated incident and an unfortunate occurrence that we take seriously. We have sent information to our stores to re-emphasize our operating procedures.” 2006
The company creates Starbucks Entertainment and it is one of the producers on the film Akeelah and the Bee. March 2008
A California court orders the company to pay $100 million in back tips to baristas who claimed that shift-supervisors were allowed to keep a portion of their tips, a violation of state labor laws. Similar lawsuits are filed in Massachusetts and Minnesota. Jan. 2012
A Starbucks exec says that Starbucks supports the legalization of same sex marriage. As a result, the National Organization for Marriage calls for a boycott of the company and its stock.