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. 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.
STARBUCKS CEO HOWARD SCHULTZ’S GRAN SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE
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. Forb, "Howard Schultz To Anti-Gay-Marriage Starbucks Shareholr: ‘You Can Sell Your Shar, ’" March 22, 2013.