{"id":39122,"date":"2021-03-17T15:31:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T19:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcenter.org\/?p=39122"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:19:11","slug":"starbucks-lost-a-latte-but-covers-up-the-stain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalcenter.org\/ncppr\/2021\/03\/17\/starbucks-lost-a-latte-but-covers-up-the-stain\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Lost a Latte But Covers up the Stain"},"content":{"rendered":"
Washington, D.C. \u2013 Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson dodged a question today from the National Center for Public Policy Research about the coffee giant\u2019s financial losses due to protests and riots over the past year.<\/p>\n
At the company\u2019s annual shareholder meeting, held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a representative of the National Center\u2019s Free Enterprise Project<\/a> (FEP) submitted this question to Johnson:<\/p>\n How much have been Starbucks’ losses as a result of the protests and riots that began in 2020 and that continue into 2021, particularly in Seattle and Portland?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n