WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - FEBRUARY 07: Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz pauses as he talks to reporters at a news conference after speaking at Purdue University's Fowler Hall on February 7 ...

it's a philosophy also touted by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. However, the expansion of mobile ordering and grab and go pickup has made coffee shops sometimes feel more like a waystation.

According to the report, Schultz — who is the son of former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz — started the confrontation. Basically, the two insiders had conflicting takes on the reported meeting ...

The success story of Howard Schultz, the visionary who transformed Starbucks from a small coffee shop into a global empire ...

Nor was there an outline of a body composed of plastic coffee stoppers. The final layer of irony: Schutlz is the son of former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.