The struggling coffee chain has tapped Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol to be its new chairman and CEO, effective September 9. Starbucks’ stock soared more than 13% in premarket trading, while Chipotle’s dipped 8%.

Niccol has been leading the Mexican-inspired food chain since 2018, with Starbucks saying he has set “new standards in the industry and driven significant growth and value creation,” pointing to its revenue growing nearly 800% during his tenure.

  • @SpaceNoodle
    0•28 days ago

    Taco Bell was the Mexican McDonald’s. Chipotle was never that much more authentic, but at least it raised the bar in relation. It is now a mere shell of what it once was.

      • @SpaceNoodle
        1•28 days ago

        I guess you’ve never been to the Midwest.

        I dated a woman who referred to Taco Bell and Fazoli’s as Mexican and Italian, respectively.

          • @SpaceNoodle
            0•28 days ago

            Well, congratulations on your superior intellect and worldliness, I guess.

            Edit: LOL, they just can’t bear being disagreed with.