Reporting a 26-percent increase in net income for the second quarter, Howard Schultz, Starbucks’ chair, president and chief executive, declared “Starbucks is as healthy as it ever has been.”
Europe, the Middle East and Africa remain a challenge, but Starbucks said Thursday plans for expanding its loyalty programs next month and building its packaged goods business will set the coffee company up for continued growth.
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