Thread: Starbucks investor booed for challenging CEO's pledge to hire 10,000 refugees: report

Starbucks investor booed for challenging CEO's pledge to hire 10,000 refugees: report

03/22/17 07:40 PM EDT

A Starbucks investor was reportedly booed Wednesday at an annual shareholders meeting for questioning CEO Howard Schultz’s decision to pledge to hire 10,000 refugees in response to President Trump’s travel ban.

The investor cited Schultz’s open letter from January, responding to Trump's initial executive order with “deep concern “and a “heavy heart."

The investor Justin Danhof invoked a ABC News story about a 2011 State Department halt of visas for Iraq refugees following the arrest of two terrorist-linked members.

“Where was your heavy heart then?” the investor asked Schultz.He continued to question the decision to bring on refugees and suggesting it would hurt the company's brand and finances.

“I have two quick questions: I understand that as you said ‘not every decision is based on economics,’ but economics are a hard reality. So, the first question is how much will investors have to spend so that company can properly vet refugees that the federal government admits it can’t always afford to vet?”

Danhof continued: "And why were you willing to have Starbucks reputation take a beating by attacking President Trump’s executive order when you lacked the courage to speak out against Obama/Clinton travel ban.”

His question was met with boos from the audience, which included Starbucks shareholders, according to Business Insider.

Shultz responded that his decisions for the company were not political.

“If there’s one message that I think, I hope, you came away with today it’s that none of the things we’ve tried to do as a company, which is based on humanity and compassion, is based on politics. But it’s based on principles and our core beliefs,” Schultz said.

He also noted that there's "no evidence" that the move would negatively impact the company.

“I can unequivocally tell you…that there’s zero, absolutely no evidence whatsoever, that there’s any dilution in the Starbucks brand, reputation, or core business as a result of being compassionate,” Schultz said to applause.

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/325...10000-refugees

Please boycott Starbucks.

Starbucks should deliver free their $5 cups of coffee and cakes to all our homeless on the street - everyday. Illegal immigration has taken millions of jobs and our citizens are homeless; can only be more so by allowing millions of "economic refugees' to settle here unnecessarily - safe zones in their area of the world is less expensive and more accommodating to their lifestyles & beliefs.

Originally Posted by Judy

Please boycott Starbucks.

I would if I was a customer. I don't do coffee.

They sell other stuff. But if you were a customer you would know that, you can't boycott where you don't trade to begin with!!



HEY STUPID STARBUCKS, if you spent more time devoted to promoting your BUSINESS instead of your HATRED FOR AMERICANS, you might have sold MW some drinks, those tasty ones I used to like so much. And that lemon pound cake ... yuuum .... and that giant everything in the world in it cookie.

WELL NO MORE STUPID STARBUCKS!! Your nasty goodies can sit there and go stale. I'll never cross your door or drive-thru again. NEVER.

I've never been to Starbucks either. And I don't drink coffee. I thought they only served fancy coffees.

Originally Posted by Scott-in-FL

I've never been to Starbucks either. And I don't drink coffee. I thought they only served fancy coffees.

No, they serve all types of cold drinks, berry drinks, banana drinks, pomegranate drinks, lemonade, iced teas, raspberry drink, they really are delicious. They have nice baked goods too. What a shame, all you who didn't even know because Starbucks is too stupid to promote the nice products of their company and would rather start a boycott over refugees. And what will happen to their employees then? Yep, they'll be on the unemployment lines with the berries rotting and the pound cake getting hard as a rock.

STUPID STARBUCKS.

Originally Posted by MW

I would if I was a customer. I don't do coffee.

Ditto MW!

I do not drink coffee either.