Head of Starbucks upscale businesses, takes a ‘coffee break’

March 19, 2019

Cliff Burrows, president of Siren Retail, which includes Starbucks’ Roastery stores and Princi and Reserve cafes, is taking “an extended unpaid leave,” otherwise known as a “coffee break” in the company’s vernacular. Starbucks has scaled back plans to expand its Roastery locations under Kevin Johnson. The concept was a pet project for former CEO Howard Schultz.

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