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Analysts at Stephens continue to hold a bullish view on McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) heading into earnings season for the restaurant group. The firm's Will Slabaugh maintains an Overweight rating on McDonald's stock with an unchanged $175 price target after conducting first-hand industry...

Analysts at Stephens acknowledge that Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) remains one of the few consumer brands in existence that can consistently grow its square footage and same-store sales — but this alone isn't sufficient reason to buy shares of the java giant.  Stephens'...

If it's your birthday and you love free food, then what better way to spend the day then going to 11 different restaurants to eat 11 free meals. While the cliche "there is no such thing as a free lunch" is true, there is such a thing as free appetizers, desserts, drinks and — in...

Based on the more than 7-percent decline in Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s stock investors concluded that the bad aspects of its fiscal third-quarter earnings report outweigh the good — but the opposite is true, at least according to BTIG's Peter Saleh. Saleh maintains a Buy rating on...

Did you know Friday is National Doughnut Day? While most investors are excited to celebrate the unofficial national holiday, are they just as excited to invest in a name synonymous with the pastry: quick service restaurant and coffee chain Dunkin Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ: DNKN)? Dunkin's CEO...

The competitive landscape within the retail coffee business is certainly set to intensify after JAB Holdings, the parent company of multiple coffee brands, acquired Panera Bread to build its retail presence across the U.S. Despite the competitive landscape, analysts at Deutsche Bank still see...

Many retailers are seeing sales negatively impacted by declining mall traffic trends. On Friday, investors add another retailer to the growing list of those struggling in the current environment: Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s chain of Teavana stores. Speaking to CNBC on Friday morning,...

Analysts at Stephens maintain an Equal-Weight rating on Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s stock with an unchanged $58 price target after the coffee chain reported its fiscal second-quarter earnings report. Stephens' Will Slabaugh commented in a research report that Starbucks' earnings per...

$10 for a cup of coffee? That's one part of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s plan to jolt the company's brand. According to Reuters, Starbucks' co-founder Howard Schultz will step down as CEO and focus on building 1,000 new "Reserve" brand stores and up to 30 large Reserve Roastery and...

After hitting a new 52-week low of $50.84 on Friday, shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) gained more than 3 percent as investors fully digested the company's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. In a research report on Friday, Jason West of Credit Suisse reaffirmed a Neutral rating on...

JAB Holding, a European investment firm, has been active in acquiring notable U.S. coffee and food brands. The company most recently acquired Keurig Green Mountain and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and will add the brands to its existing lineup, which includes Peet's Coffee & Tea and Stumptown Coffee...

Pay attention coffee drinkers: the price of your morning Joe will soon become more expensive due to poor weather issues in Brazil affecting various commodities needed to produce a steaming hot cup of coffee. According to Bloomberg, dry weather is currently affecting production of arabica and...

Mario Contreras of Deutsche Bank previewed in a research note on Thursday J M Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM)'s upcoming first-quarter results, scheduled for release on August 23. Contreras is expecting the company to earn $1.82 per share, which is ahead of the consensus estimate of $1.74 and marks an...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s stock has gained over 200 percent over the past five years and a whopping 16,900 percent since its IPO debut back in 1992. Investors questioning if the stock has further room to gain could find the answer in a recent Bloomberg report. According to Bloomberg,...

Gold and oil are the world's most heavily traded commodities. Bullion and black gold, as oil is also known, also command the bulk of the headlines in the commodities space. Despite being one of the world's most consumed commodities coffee, is often overlooked relative to gold and oil....