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.
Contents:
- STARBUCKS CEO HOLDS HIS GROUND ON GAY MARRIAGE
- STARBUCKS CEO HOWARD SCHULTZ’S GRAN SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE
STARBUCKS CEO HOLDS HIS GROUND ON GAY MARRIAGE
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. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz dug his heels about gay marriage after an vtor plaed that the pany's support was erodg s bottom le.
STARBUCKS CEO HOWARD SCHULTZ’S GRAN SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE
In March 2012, the Natnal Organizatn for Marriage stuted a "Dump Starbucks" boytt bee of the pany's support of gay marriage.
"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. Bs surged as ctomers led up at the fast food cha to show their support, while gay upl staged a "kiss day" prott. Strobhar said he believed Starbucks lost revenue bee of s public support for a 2012 same-sex marriage referendum, which turn spired boytts om anti-gay-marriage groups, such as the Natnal Organizatn for Marriage.