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Starbucks is creating a brand leader position as new CEO Brian Niccol seeks to revive the coffee chain’s sales.

Some coffee companies that secured beans in advance of the latest run-up have been able to avoid announcing more increases.

Starbucks and other multinationals have faced backlash before, but the boycott over Israel is “completely different”.

Boycotts in the Middle East over the company’s perceived support of Israel — which Starbucks has denied — also damped sentiment.

The partial withdrawal of service and consumer companies from China leaves a vacuum, and like all vacuums, it will get filled.

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