Power Players with Brian Sozzi16 Okt 2025

Starbucks CEO reveals secret AI barista that predicts your order

Bringing a restaurant industry icon back to a fully caffeinated status. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi talks on the Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast with Starbucks (SBUX) CEO Brian Niccol from Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce event. Niccol passed his one-year mark as CEO in September, and it has been a wild ride to say the very least. The company is closing underperforming restaurants, remodeling more than 1,000, has revamped the menu to include protein-infused coffee, and is knee deep in overhauling the mobile ordering tech platform. Niccol has been forced to make tough calls on employees and is undergoing a review of the Chinese business while also navigating a challenging spending backdrop at restaurants. Niccol shares where he thinks Starbucks is in the turnaround and measures he is taking to revitalize the coffee giant. Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid Unfiltered brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves, and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor, before the stock market opens. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid Unfiltered at http://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Please email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid Unfiltered is hosted by Brian Sozzi and produced by Langston Sessoms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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