Some mornings, all you need is a lattè.Today, though, three quick shots.
First, Borders drops Seattle's Best Coffee. Borders is already bankrupt, so they're not worried about losing any additional cred. They're just going to start their own cafés.
Second, Starbucks is in hot water with the EEOC. The feds have filed suit because, down in Texas, a barista was fired when she asked for a stool or stepladder to do her job. The barista is a dwarf, a situation one imagines would not have gone unnoticed by the folks who hired her for the job.
Third, McDonald's says it will begin buying cage-free eggs. That's not as big an item (to me, anyway) as the news that Mickey has decided to keep its mascot, Ronald McDonald, around for another year. The reason "The Ronald" didn't put in an appearance at the annual meeting, the CEO says, is that he was "out in the field, dealing with protestors." I know we Ronalds have to stick together, but, gulp, "Gulp!"
"I know we Ronalds have to stick together."
You, my friend, are no clown!