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Chief Executive Howard Schultz ved a disgntled anti-gay marriage vtor to sell off his Starbucks shar if he didn't like the pany's support.

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STARBUCKS CEO HOLDS HIS GROUND ON GAY MARRIAGE

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His openg sentence reads:"At the Starbucks annual shareholrs meetg on Wednday, CEO Howard Schultz sent a clear msage to anyone who supports tradnal marriage over gay marriage: we don't want your bs. The thor, Victor Meda, opens wh this:"At the Starbucks annual shareholrs meetg on Wednday, CEO Howard Schultz sent a clear msage to anyone who supports tradnal marriage over gay marriage: we don't want your bs.

The article, "Howard Schultz to Anti-Gay-Marriage Starbucks Shareholr: 'You Can Sell Your Shar, " accurately reflects the ntext and rponse to a shareholr's qutn, Starbucks' CEO rpond:"If you feel, rpectfully, that you n get a higher return than the 38% you got last year, 's a ee untry.

At the annual Starbucks shareholrs meetg, shareholr Tom Strobhar noted that Starbucks’ support for gay marriage Washgton state had led to a boytt which st the pany revenue. Schultz replied that supportg gay marriage was not an enomic cisn and if Strobhar thought he uld get a higher return elsewhere he uld sell his shar Starbucks.

STARBUCKS GAY MARRIAGE STANCE: CEO PUTS SMACKDOWN ON ANTI-MARRIAGE EQUALY SHAREHOLR

Starbucks CEO Smacks Down Anti-Gay Marriage Shareholr * starbucks view on gay marriage *

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz dug his heels about gay marriage after an vtor plaed that the pany's support was erodg s bottom le.

HOWARD SCHULTZ TO ANTI-GAY-MARRIAGE STARBUCKS SHAREHOLR: 'YOU CAN SELL YOUR SHAR'

In Pictur: Billnaire Howard Schultz At Starbucks’ annual meetg Seattle on Wednday a shareholr plaed to the chief executive, Howard Schultz, that the pany had lost ctomers bee of s support for gay marriage. Last year Starbucks announced s support for Washgton's state's referendum backg gay marriage, and rponse [...] * starbucks view on gay marriage *

In March 2012, the Natnal Organizatn for Marriage stuted a "Dump Starbucks" boytt bee of the pany's support of gay marriage.

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"Until January a year ago, we existed whout makg gay marriage a re value of our pany, " said Stber. " Related: Gay muny optimistic about fancial future Many major pani have publicly taken a stance on gay marriage.

Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-Fil-A, announced his opposn to gay marriage last year.

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Starbucks CEO holds his ground on gay marriage .

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