00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02Starbucks has replaced CEO Waxman Narasimhan with Chipotle CEO Brian Nickel, effective
00:07immediately. Narasimhan had only been the CEO since March 2023. Starbucks has been struggling
00:14with declining sales in the U.S. and China, its two largest markets. Sales were down 3%
00:19in the most recent quarter. Activist investor Elliott Management had recently taken a stake
00:24in Starbucks, putting more pressure on the company. Under Nickel, Chipotle has seen traffic
00:28and sales grow against current restaurant industry declines. For all things money,
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