Schultz said he did a "cartwheel in my living room" when he heard Niccol's turnaround plan for the coffee chain.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said Wednesday that he “did a cartwheel” in his living room when current chief executive ...

Starbucks founder Howard Schultz has endorsed company CEO Brian Niccol’s bold “Back to Starbucks” strategy, first introduced ...

The influential former chief says doubters of the coffee chain’s comeback plan will be proven wrong.

Howard Schultz, former chief executive officer of Starbucks, is retiring from the company's board of directors, the company announced Wednesday. Schultz, who has been with the company 41 years ...

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has been a lifelong champion of the kind of sentimental urban progressivism that has helped to turn the public spaces of cities such as Portland and Philadelphia ...

Starbucks announced Wednesday that Howard Schultz is stepping down from its board of directors – but the former chairman’s name will be sticking around. Though Schultz is retiring, Starbucks ...

By Noam Scheiber and Julie Creswell When Howard Schultz of Starbucks testifies before a Senate committee on Wednesday about the company’s labor policies, he will no longer be its chief executive.

Howard Schultz knows about overcoming obstacles and finding success. The 71-year-old billionaire is best known for his career growing Starbucks Coffee into the behemoth chain it is today.

Howard Schultz, who had just begun his third stint as the company’s chief executive, became irritated and shot back: “If you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can go work for another company.” ...