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The coffee giant is investing $10 million to support small business and economic development loans in Chicago. The investment, coinciding with the opening of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, is expected to finance more than 500 loans to small businesses in the city’s underserved communities.
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By 2020, Generation Z—people born between 1996 and 2012—will be responsible for up to 40 percent of consumer spending. For restaurants, Gen Z is the next new market. Getting Gen Zers in the door and then keeping them coming back should be a priority.