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Lower restructuring charges explain much of North America’s operating profit increase, while Starbucks builds a full-time café leadership role.
7 Brew expands protein choices alongside coffee brands’ milk and foam.
The conditional exchange covers licensed interests in seven Asian markets.
Starbucks estimates $300 million in restructuring charges and lowers its global net-opening forecast to about 440.
North American revenue rose $421.1 million while operating income fell $68.4 million. A constant-margin comparison helps explain the size of the gap.
Rising water costs, mandatory restrictions, and supply chain pressures are forcing QSR brands to rethink operations in the driest region of the country
Mobile represents 60% of all digital restaurant orders. Starbucks drives 59% of U.S. sales through its app. McDonald's has 210 million loyalty users. The QSR transaction is moving permanently to the phone.
McDonald's is opening 9,000 stores by 2027. Starbucks added 791 net new locations in fiscal 2025. The battle for the next billion QSR customers is being fought outside the United States.
McDonald's hit its 2025 packaging deadline. Starbucks is still chasing its cup problem. Here's the real progress report.
With food costs up 30%+ since 2019, the brands winning on margin aren't just raising prices — they're ruthlessly optimizing what's on the menu and how it's positioned
Starbucks, Chipotle and McDonald’s illustrate different operating arrangements.
Eighteen months into his tenure, the former Chipotle CEO has closed 600 stores, cut 2,000 corporate jobs, and finally delivered the traffic growth Wall Street has been waiting for
Inside the corporate universities and tuition programs reshaping what it means to work in quick service
With 210 million active McDonald's users and Starbucks processing 57% of U.S. sales through rewards members, QSR loyalty programs have evolved from punch cards to the industry's most powerful competitive weapon