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Wannabe president Howard Schultz targeted by hecklers
After announcing Sunday that he’s “seriously considering” running for president as an independent, ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz kicked off a book tour Monday evening at a Barnes & Noble in NYC. Unsurprisingly, at least two protesters were in the crowd to heckle Schultz and his Very Bad Idea: One screamed “Don’t help elect Trump, go back to Davos!” while the other shouted “Healthcare is a human right.”
And in other news...
• Thankfully, fellow wealthy restaurant businessman Danny Meyer is not harboring any fantasies of a presidential run:
No worries there. https://t.co/TkJogKQAud
— Danny Meyer (@dhmeyer) January 29, 2019
• Meanwhile, Pop-Tarts’ tweet about running for president has gotten nearly 30,000 retweets thus far, which is about eight times as many as Howard Schultz’s. [Fortune]
Hello I am considering a presidential run in 2020. Please RT if you would support this endeavor for me.
— Pop-Tarts (@PopTartsUS) January 28, 2019
• Kraft Heinz, maker of such family-friendly products as Kraft Mac ‘n Cheese and Heinz ketchup, tried out a new marketing strategy this week: advertising on Pornhub. [WSJ]
• A former Brazilian soccer player is now Instagram-famous for his fish-butchering videos, leading some to refer to him as “Fillet Bae.” [NY Times]
• Chick-fil-A’s hawking heart-shaped trays of chicken nuggets for Valentine’s Day, which may or may not be preferable to a Whitman’s Sampler depending on your political views. [WLOS]
• Whole Foods is recalling a bunch of prepared food items due to potentially salmonella-tainted spinach; no illnesses have been reported. [Thrillist]
