• OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    It’s cheaper for Starbucks to buy Cow milk than oat milk because the dairy industry is very heavily subsidized. Starbucks doesn’t make the milk.

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      8 months ago

      Could Starbucks eat the pennies of cost difference to make sure everything’s fair with no loss in revenue by moving prices around? Yes.

      Were the cost increases they put on non-dairy milk just enough to cover those costs? No.

      Did they add those costs to hurt people who can’t have dairy? No.

      But, does their profiting by charging more cost people who can’t drink dairy more than people who can? Yes.

      Regardless of their intent here we have a situation wheresome people must pay more for the same drink.

      Let’s not forget starbucks isn’t in any way the good guy here. They’re spending millions on Union busting so they don’t have to pay their workers so they can afford to eat 25c or whatever. If they shouldn’ have to, then should the individual? If you think the individual should, why?