Food & Beverage
Starbucks vs Coffee Bean vs Caribou: PR Compared in 2026
Starbucks vs Coffee Bean vs Caribou PR compared: 250 more store closures, a $350M Jollibee deal and a drive-thru bet, backed by sourced October 2026 facts.
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Food & Beverage
Starbucks: The Global Coffee Operator
EPR's canonical Starbucks reference — the global coffee category anchor, the Niccol-era operational reset, the labor cycle, and the China question.
Marketing
Email Marketing in Food and Beverage: The 2026 Playbook
Definitive 2026 playbook for email marketing in food and beverage — Starbucks, Liquid Death, Olipop, Poppi, HelloFresh, Chick-fil-A. Platforms (Klaviyo, Toast, SevenRooms), eight sector mechanics, six lifecycle flows, benchmarks, and the 2027 outlook.
Crisis Communications
How the Four Models of PR Map to the Modern Crisis Canon
Six modern PR crises diagnosed through Grunig and Hunt's four models — Tylenol, Pepsi/Kendall, MSL/Netflix, Qwikster, Bud Light, and Starbucks under Brian Niccol. The diagnostic vocabulary every crisis operator needs.