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☆ Labor coalition accuses Starbucks of 'flawed' union strategy, risking shareholder value
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Kate Rogers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The coalition is pushing to replace three current Starbucks board members with its own nominees. The SOC proxy presentation claims the company's board has backed what it calls an "unnecessarily confrontational" strategy with the union. Starbucks said it has not only a new CEO, but with these additions, it has added five new board members in the past year. The proxy presentation targets three current Starbucks board members: Ritch Allison, Andy Campion and Jørgen Vig Knudstorp. Allison, Campion and Knudstorp, specifically, provide "continuity and highly-valuable unique perspectives," the Starbucks presentation said.

Persons: Baristas, Nielsen, Maria Echaveste, Joshua Gotbaum, Wilma Liebman, Daniel Servitje, Neal Mohan, Mike Sievert, Ritch Allison, Andy Campion, Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, Allison, Campion, Knudstorp, Wendy's, Narasimhan Organizations: Starbucks, CNBC, Organizing Center, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Starbucks Corporation, Siren Retail, Service Employees International Union, Starbucks Workers United, Communications Workers of America, United Farm Workers of America, Chipotle, Darden, Restaurant Brands, Yum Brands, White House, Hawaiian Airlines, White, Grupo Bimbo, YouTube, Mobile, SEC Locations: Buffalo, Arlington , Virginia, China, U.S

☆ Nigeria's Access Bank Group CEO Among Six Dead in California Helicopter Crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Six people, including the group chief executive of one of Nigeria's largest lenders, were killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Friday, authorities said. Six people were on board the helicopter when it crashed around 10 p.m. near Nipton, California, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Access Bank Group CEO Herbert Wigwe's death was confirmed by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization, in a post on X, along with that of Nigerian Exchange Group's former Chairman Abimbola Ogunbanjo. "Terribly saddened by the news of the terrible loss of Herbert Wigwe, Group CEO Access Bank, his wife and son as well as Bimbo Ogunbanjo in a helicopter crash," Okonjo-Iweala said on X. The helicopter was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California, according to multiple reports.

Persons: Herbert Wigwe's, Ngozi Okonjo, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, Herbert Wigwe, Bimbo Ogunbanjo, Iweala, Surbhi Misra, Jyoti Narayan, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Reuters, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, Access Bank, World Trade Organization, Exchange, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, FAA, Eurocopter EC, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: Southern California, Nipton , California, San Bernardino County, Halloran, Las Vegas, Nevada, California, Bengaluru

☆ Opinion: Megan Fox, the actress-turned-poet, has a lot to say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Opinion Patricia Grisafi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But I am thinking about the phenomenon of the celebrity poetry collection differently — and it has to do with the actress Megan Fox’s recent debut collection, “Pretty Boys Are Poisonous” (Simon & Schuster). Simon and Schuster has lost all credibility…”Fox, who has starred in “Transformers,” “Jennifer’s Body” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is, of course, not the first celebrity to write a poetry collection. Confessional poetry continues to be a debatable term in academic circles. Confessional poetry is genre that is not limited to women but seems to be associated most frequently with them. In particular, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton are often invoked when confessional poetry is discussed.

Persons: Patricia Grisafi, Mary Sue, Square Barnes, Noble, James, Herbert White, Franco’s, Barnes, Franco, Megan Fox’s, Simon, Schuster, Fox, bimbo, ” Fox, Tupac Shakur, Billy Corgan, Alicia Keys, Mary Lambert, Florence Welch, Halsey, Lana del Rey, —, Jude Ellison Sady Doyle ruminated, she’d, ” Doyle, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Sexton, Plath, Lilith, Mary Magdalene, ” Marilyn Monroe, Formally, isn’t, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, “, Britney Spears Organizations: Guardian, Salon, NBC, Los Angeles, Daily, CNN, Square, Big, tote, Fox Locations: Hollywood, New York City

☆ A Tiktoker 'girlsplained' the Israel-Hamas war. She later removed the post and apologized for her 'fun flirty analogy.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nikita Redkar, a TikToker known for "girlsplaining" complex topics, is under fire after a new post. In it, Redkar tried to explain the Israel-Palestine conflict using an analogy of girls at a party. AdvertisementAdvertisementA popular self-described "for the girlies" TikToker is under fire this week after uploading a video "girlsplaining" the history of conflict between Israel and Palestine. A screen recording of Redkar's video shows her explanation of the conflict. "I use these fun, flirty analogies to explain complicated news topics in all of my videos," said Redkar in the video.

Persons: Nikita Redkar, Redkar, —, Patty, Brittany, Izzy Organizations: Service, Ppl Locations: Israel, Palestine

☆ Leading conservative women turn on 'embarrassing bimbo' Lauren Boebert after vaping and groping theater incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Leading conservative women took aim at Lauren Boebert over an incident at a Denver musical. Ann Coulter said Boebert was an "embarrassing bimbo" in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Boebert had been kicked out of a theater for seemingly vaping and was filmed grabbing her date's crotch. Ann Coulter, a conservative pundit and writer, responded to news of the incident with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, writing: "Totally embarrassing bimbo." Boebert blamed her "public and difficult divorce" for her actionsRep. Lauren Boebert vaping, left, and a Broadway performance of "Beetlejuice," right, in a composite image.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Ann Coulter, Boebert, bimbo, vaped, 9News, Lauren Boebert vaping, I'm, Donald Trump's, Jenna Ellis, shouldn't, Meghan McCain, John McCain, McCain, Trump, Coulter, Ellis Organizations: Service, US, Denver, Colorado, GOP, Broadway League, Denvers Arts, Getty, New York Times, Buell Theatre, Republican, Third, Colorado's, Congressional District Locations: Denver, Wall, Silicon, Boebert

☆ Why ‘Girls’ Rule the Internet
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If someone can’t penetrate several layers of irony to determine whether you are merely pretending to be obtuse or are genuinely slow on the uptake, well, that’s a good laugh for the girls. One might assume “girl” identity as a way to show naysayers just how clever girls actually are, or to show men how unserious those things to which they ascribe such importance may be. Claiming that something that is supposed to be “for boys” — say, baseball, the Grateful Dead, Karl Ove Knausgaard — is really “for girls,” is like a pinprick into a balloon, slowly letting the air out of masculinity. In the newsletter, Ms. Picurro has described Daniel Craig as “a girl actor trapped within the boy movie industrial complex.”“You can take things for men and make them less serious,” Ms. Balingit added. And with actual teenage girls shaping much of pop culture and pioneering linguistic trends, some argue: Wasn’t it always that way?

Persons: ”, Karl Ove Knausgaard —, Marlowe Granados, bimbo, there’s, Granados, Ms, Balingit, levity, Allison Picurro, Picurro, Daniel Craig, “, Ulysses

☆ The Secret Hand Behind the Women Who Stood by Cuomo? His Sister.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | More About Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Good Morning Just spoke and he thinks a distraction could be helpful today,” Ms. Cuomo wrote in the private texts reviewed by The New York Times. She suggested posting “photos of Charlotte In her sex kitten straddle” taken from Ms. Bennett’s Instagram account, potentially alongside more “austere, professional” ones of loyal Cuomo aides. “No respectable woman would EVER pose like that,” Ms. Cuomo added. The group swarmed his critics on social media, sold Cuomo swag and pushed for due process. But four of the group’s current leaders said in interviews that even as their work appeared organic to the outside world, Ms. Cuomo, 58, began privately exerting control.

Persons: Ms, Cuomo, Charlotte, Bennett’s, “, Cuomo swag Organizations: The New York Times, The Times Locations: York

Bimbo cut its annual sales forecast to low-to-mid single-digit growth, Chief Financial Officer Diego Gaxiola said in a call with analysts, down from a previous projection of mid-to-high single-digit growth. "Compared to our initial sales guidance, we have an impact of more than six percentage points" due to the strength of the peso, Gaxiola said. Earlier on Tuesday the firm, which sells buns, cakes, cookies, bagels and tortillas across 34 countries, reported that revenues increased 4% to a second-quarter record of 100.37 billion pesos ($5.86 billion) following price hikes, which were also offset by the peso's strength. The strong peso also partially contributed to a nearly 30% drop in quarterly net profit, falling to 4.30 billion pesos, Bimbo said. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the quarter rose 7.8% to 14.00 billion pesos.

Persons: Bimbo, Diego Gaxiola, Gaxiola, Kylie Madry, Aida Pelaez, Fernandez, Brendan O'Boyle, Sonali Paul Organizations: MEXICO CITY, U.S, Thomson Locations: Canada, MEXICO, U.S, Mexico

☆ Opinion | Susan Faludi Thinks ‘Barbie’ Is a Delight. She Also Thinks It’s About Abortion.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Jessica Bennett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Susan Faludi suggested we show up to the “Barbie” movie in a pink Corvette, but unfortunately, the only car available was a pickup truck. Even her origin story: She was based on a sex doll for men, but somehow marketed to mothers for their daughters. Barbie has been a protest slogan (“I am not your Barbie”), a bimbo (remember “Math class is tough” Barbie? But it also had a director — Greta Gerwig — with indie street cred, and early reviews focused on the film’s subversiveness. Ms. Gerwig, it seemed, had managed to make Barbie satisfyingly self-aware, likable and mockable; she called out the hypocrisy of the manufacturer — Mattel — while getting its blessing on the project.

Persons: Susan Faludi, Barbie, “ Barbie, ” I’d, Faludi, —, ”, — Greta Gerwig, Mattel Organizations: Toyota Tacoma, Pulitzer

☆ Barbie and Ken, this summer's hottest couple, were actually named after a brother and sister
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ruth Handler's children resented the dolls named after them and didn't buy any for their own children. The plastic dolls were actually named for a sister and brother – the children of Mattel cofounder and Barbie creator Ruth Handler. "If people did find out, she'd tell them in no uncertain terms that she was not the Barbie doll." Barbara, meanwhile, said: "I'm tired of being Barbie doll." Timm Schamberger/DDP/AFP via Getty ImagesHandler also named dolls for her children's partners and their children, including Allan, named for her son-in-law.

Persons: Barbie, Ken, Ruth Handler's, They've, Greta Gerwig's, –, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling –, Ruth Handler, Frederic Neema, Handler, Babs, Barbara, Barbara Millicent Roberts, Ruth, Jens, Ulrich Koch, Stache, Cyrus McCrimmon, Lobel, Blaine, Mel Melcon, Mattel Barbara, Elliott Handler, Bettmann, Barbara Handler, Handler's, Barbies . Bork, bimbo, Timm Schamberger, Allan, hadn't Organizations: Service, Mattel, Getty, Los Angeles Times, Hulton, Valentine's, Express, DDP, Getty Images, Denver, Fair Locations: Wall, Silicon, Europe, AFP, Nuremberg, Germany

☆ Mattel hated the 1997 song 'Barbie Girl' so much that it sued. Now, the song is making a return thanks to Greta Gerwig.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Aqua's chart-topping 1997 hit "Barbie Girl" called the doll a "blond bimbo" and was full of innuendos. "Barbie Girl" is now being revived in Greta Gerwig's film with a performance by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice. But no one really thought that the tongue-in-cheek song could have been written by Mattel, Lobel wrote. Years later, Mattel even bought the rights to the song from Aqua, Lobel wrote. The song is now making a comeback, in a way, thanks to Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" film, which is hitting cinemas this Friday.

Persons: bimbo, Greta Gerwig's, Nicki Minaj, Elton John, Barbie —, Lobel, Aqua, Barbie, Ken, Barbie's Dreamhouse, Lene Nystrøm, René Dif, hanky, Mattel, Alex Kozinski, Vinnie Zuffante, Michael Ochs, Nystrøm, Stone, Pamela Anderson, Kozinski Organizations: Mattel, MCA Records, Service, Universal Music, Michael Ochs Archives, Aqua, YouTube, Spotify Locations: Wall, Silicon, Norwegian, Australia, Barbie's

☆ Barbie and Ken, one of the hottest couples of the summer, were actually named after a brother and sister
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ruth Handler's children resented the dolls named after them and didn't buy any for their own children. The plastic dolls were actually named after a sister and brother – the children of Mattel cofounder and Barbie creator Ruth Handler. Almost immediately after Barbie hit toy shop shelves in 1959, Mattel started receiving "hundreds of letters from little girls begging us to make a boyfriend for Barbie," Handler wrote. "If people did find out, she'd tell them in no uncertain terms that she was not the Barbie doll." Barbara, meanwhile, said: "I'm tired of being Barbie doll."

Persons: Barbie, Ken, Ruth Handler's, —, Greta Gerwig's, –, Ruth Handler, Frederic Neema, Handler, Babs, Barbara, Barbara Millicent Roberts, Ruth, Jens, Ulrich Koch, Stache, Cyrus McCrimmon, Lobel, Blaine, Mel Melcon, Mattel Barbara, Barbie Ken, Iris Schneider, Elliott Handler, Bettmann, Barbara Handler, Handler's, Barbies . Bork, bimbo, Timm Schamberger, hadn't Organizations: Service, Mattel, Getty, Los Angeles Times, Hulton, Valentine's, Express, DDP, Getty Images, Denver, Fair Locations: Europe, AFP, Nuremberg, Germany

☆ I've made $98,000 in a month on OnlyFans. There's this stigma that it's just creepy dudes on there — but most of the time, my conversations aren't sexual at all.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Laura Lux transitioned to online sex work during the popularity of MySpace. Lux makes about $30,000 a month on OnlyFans, but she doesn't recommend it to everyone. My transition to online sex work happened with the popularity of MySpaceI kind of blew up on MySpace just posting photo shoots with local photographers. My content isn't full-on sex content, and it's actually kind of tame compared to other creators. There's this stigma that it's just creepy dudes on thereBut in reality, we talk about all kinds of things.

Persons: Laura Lux, —, I'd, Snapchat, I've, it's, It's, I'm Organizations: Lux, Service, MySpace, Twitter Locations: Australia, OnlyFans

☆ Mexico's Grupo Bimbo sees Q4 net profit skyrocket to 30.2 billion pesos
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MEXICO CITY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Mexican breadmaker Grupo Bimbo's (BIMBOA.MX) net profit increased to 30.234 billion pesos in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 4.824 billion pesos in the year earlier period, according to a filing published Wednesday. Company revenue totaled 109 billion pesos, a jump from the 94.550 billion pesos reported the same period a year before. Reporting by Valentine Hilaire and Marion Giraldo; Editing by Brendan O'BoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Mexico's Grupo Bimbo's Q4 net profit surges aided by sales, Ricolino deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Mexican breadmaker Grupo Bimbo's (BIMBOA.MX) net profit surged 526% in the fourth quarter of 2022 from the year-earlier period, driven by rising sales and the exit of its Ricolino unit, according to a filing published Wednesday. Grupo Bimbo's net profit totaled 30.23 billion pesos ($1.5 billion). Company revenue totaled 109 billion pesos, a 15% jump from the year before, aided by a favorable price mix and higher sales volumes, the filing said. Adjusted earnings before interests, tax, depreciation and amortization stood at 14.64 billion pesos, up 12% from the previous October to December period. ($1= 19.5089 Mexican pesos at end December)Reporting by Valentine Hilaire and Marion Giraldo; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Olive Garden, Wendy's, and Chick-fil-A are suddenly adding sesame to popular foods like bread sticks and buns, and people with allergies are furious
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Nancy Luna | Mary Meisenzahl | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Restaurant bakers are adding in sesame flour since it makes it easier to avoid cross-contamination. Allergy-friendly foods like breadsticks at Olive Garden are now off-limits to allergic consumers. The changes have affected buns at Wendy's and Chick-fil-A and breadsticks at Olive Garden. Olive Garden now lists sesame as an ingredient in its bread sticks. Families locked out of their "allergen safe havens" say they have no recourse but to stop patronizing these chains.

☆ Mexico's Bimbo beats Q3 estimates, driven by product price hikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Mexico's Grupo Bimbo (BIMBOA.MX) on Thursday posted a 51% year-on-year jump in its third quarter net profit, beating estimates, boosted by strong sales and product price increases to tackle rising inflation. Grupo Bimbo's earnings stood at 6.06 billion pesos ($301 million) in the July to September period, the company said in a statement, well above the 4.1 billion pesos anticipated by analysts, according to Refinitiv. The company increased prices in Europe, Asia and Africa, and said it also adjusted prices in the rest of the regions it operates in. "We reached record levels and our volumes continued to grow despite price increases," Bimbo's Chief Executive Daniel Servitje said in a statement. The firm's earnings per share stood at 1.37 pesos, beating the Refinitiv estimate of 1.02 pesos.

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