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Starbucks bars customers in South Korea from turning their orders into political statements
The company is trying to stop South Koreans from using their orders to express support for or opposition to candidates in the ...
Starbucks’ nickname service in South Korea causes political headaches
Customers had been using the “Call My Name” option — often used for jokes and K-pop fandom — to have baristas shout political ...
A coffee by any other name: Starbucks avoids brewing controversy in South Korea
Walk into any Starbucks in South Korea right now, and there are some names you definitely won't be hearing. Six to be exact - ...
Starbucks South Korea bans use of presidential candidate names for orders
Voters will head to the polls on June 3 following the impeachment of former president Yoon Suk Yeol for briefly declaring ...
How Starbucks Is Keeping Politics Out Of Coffee In South Korea
This move is a response to the growing trend of customers using politicians' names as nicknames when ordering drinks, often ...
S Korea holds snap presidential election on Tuesday; here's what to know
After months of political turmoil, South Korea will elect a new president this week to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, ...
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Starbucks to introduce self-service kiosks in Korea, Japan
Starbucks is set to break with its long-standing tradition of direct barista-customer interaction by introducing self-service ...
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How simple coffee run can be too political in South Korea?
Starbucks locations in South Korea have some name that are temporarily blocked amid election tension.There are six names – ...