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Beyond traditional apple pies, crisps and cakes, there are lots of apple-forward recipes, including dumplings, salads, cider-glazed chicken and apple butter

At least 366 U.S. Starbucks stores have voted to unionize since 2021. The announcement is a sign of the continuing tension between the Seattle coffee giant and the Workers United union

Revenue for the July-September period rose 11% to $9.4 billion. That surpassed Wall Street’s expectation of $9.3 billion

People from all ranks have been called out for speaking too forcefully — or not forcefully enough — making it nearly impossible to come up with a unifying message when passions run deep on all sides

Schultz is credited for transforming the Seattle-based business into the coffee giant it’s known as today

It’s the coffee giant’s most popular seasonal beverage, with hundreds of millions sold since its launch in 2003. And it has produced a huge — and growing — industry of imitators flecked with cinnamon, nutmeg and clove

The ex-manager Shannon Phillips was awarded $25.6 million in June. She alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests

Jurors in Camden, New Jersey found that race was a determinative factor in the company’s firing of Shannon Phillips

Senator Bernie Sanders, a vocal supporter of Starbucks labor organizers, has sought Schultz’s testimony for months, saying he has violated workers’ rights by opposing unionization

Laxman Narasimhan plans to work a half-day shift once a month in one of the company’s stores in an effort to stay close to its culture and customers

The demonstrations were designed to urge new Chief Executive Officer Laxman Narasimhan to take a more welcoming approach to unionization efforts

Gambero Rosso, an Italian food and wine magazine, called the mixing of olive oil with coffee “a curious combination”

The plant, which makes solar panels and other renewable energy technology, is not far from a Starbucks location where workers voted to unionize last year

At least 286 company-owned US stores have voted to unionize since late 2021

The company’s CEO Elon Musk has taken a hard line against organized labor

Chick-fil-A said its culinary team spent four years developing the sandwich after guests told the chain they wanted to add more vegetables to their diets

US restaurants have added jobs for 24 consecutive months since the height of the pandemic

Public-sector workers, like police and teachers, had the highest unionization rates last year, at 33%

Illinois and Tennessee voters face radically different choices when it comes to worker rights

The company continues to reinvent itself with new products, more automation and digital services

The former NBA player has a Ph.D. in education and a master’s degree in business. He has owned over a hundred Five Guys restaurants, 150 car washes and a movie theater, and he now runs his own fast food chain