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Starbucks Slashing 1,100 Corporate Jobs In Major Company Shake-Up Starbucks Slashing 1,100 Corporate Jobs In Major Company Shake-Up
Starbucks Slashing 1,100 Corporate Jobs In Major Company Shake-Up Starbucks is cutting 1,100 corporate jobs as part of a sweeping restructuring plan designed to simplify operations and refocus on its core business. Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol announced the layoffs in a message to employees on Monday, Feb. 24. The job cuts will affect non-retail support employees, as the coffeehouse chain works to streamline leadership and eliminate duplicate roles. Several hundred open but unfilled positions will also be removed. In-store workers and store hours won't be affected Niccol said the decision is part of the company's broader "Back to Starbucks" plan,…
'We Are So Filled With Hope': Couple Opens Third Café In Connecticut 'We Are So Filled With Hope': Couple Opens Third Café In Connecticut
'We Are So Filled With Hope': Couple Opens Third Café In Connecticut A husband and wife have expanded their business, opening a third café in Connecticut.  The ribbon-cutting for Berkins on Main, located in Hartford, took place on Friday, Jan. 21. "We are so filled with hope about the possibilities for the future in this new space!" The owners, Doug Barber and Andréa Hawkins, shared in a Facebook post. "We are so grateful for all who showed their support through a visit, call, text, likes, loves or beautiful comments wishing us well!"  The new business is located at the Wadsworth Atheneum, at 600 Main St. in Hartford. Barber and Hawkins also operate anoth…
Fairfield County Bakery Goes National Fairfield County Bakery Goes National
Fairfield County Bakery Goes National Luigi's Bakery, which sold Italian pastries on Main Street in Bridgeport for 50 years, has rebranded and is selling its famous cannoli pies in over 400 grocery stores spanning over five states.  Now going by "The Cannoli Pie Company," Master Chef Joe Dimarco's new business venture boasts that they are "cannoli specialists" and "masters of all things cannoli." In addition to their factory on 391 Lincoln Avenue in Bridgeport, which supplies their pies to every Stop & Shop location, the now-wholesale eatery still maintains a cafe for dining in.  There, cannolis can be consumed in…