The Working Lunch

Episode 245: Boston Becoming Next Major Battleground For Starbucks


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Boston is turning into the new epicenter of Starbucks organizing as more than a dozen stores in the market are in play right now. We talk to reporter Tori Bedford from GBH Boston, the NPR affiliate, to get a sense of what's happening on the ground in the market and how important the next few weeks are for the company.
And Consumer Reports rocked the industry this week releasing a study documenting the extent of PFAS in industry packaging and grading 24 companies on the potential toxicity of their packaging. We’ll discuss what impact that will have on the packaging conversation.
And once again, tipping has been linked to racism - this time from the author of the 1619 Project at the New York Times. We’ll discuss the impact that this growing narrative could have on the industry business model.
We’ll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.
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