Tony Weisman, chief marketing officer of Dunkin' Donuts, discusses the restaurant chain's latest partnership with the Girl Scouts. Dunkin' has released three new Girl Scout cookie-flavored coffees including peanut butter, thin mint, and coconut caramel.
Weisman talks about why the partnership with the Girls Scouts made sense, given the company's emphasis on inspiring young entrepreneurs. We also discuss the new Quincy, Massachusetts concept location that is one of Dunkin's "DD Green Achievement" locations, meaning it saves 25% more energy than a regular location. We discuss the mobile app that allows customers to skip the line and order ahead.
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President Donald Trump said he has decided to lower his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on curbing fentanyl trafficking.
Universal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and streaming platform. The companies announced on Wednesday that they reached a compensatory legal settlement and new licensing agreements. These agreements aim to provide more revenue opportunities for Universal's artists and songwriters. The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the music streaming industry, leading to accusations from record labels. This deal marks the first since Universal and others sued Udio and Suno last year. Financial terms of the settlement weren't disclosed.
Samsung Electronics has reported a 32.5% increase in operating profit for the third quarter.
Starbucks halted a long sales slide in its fiscal fourth quarter as fall drinks and improved service brought customers back to its stores.
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