Owner at Barbara Brooks Interiors Interior Designer specializing in remodeling and new construction. I also design apartment clubhouses, fitness areas, offices and breakrooms.
At least one consultant thinks Starbucks acted quickly and decisively. "That's pretty quick when it come to companies making major changes in ingredients," says management strategist Barbara Brooks. "They were aggressive and didn't set up a commission with recommendations eight months later."
Acquiring the addresses as a defensive move makes perfect sense, says Barbara Brooks, co-senior partner at The Strategy Group. "It's to preclude anybody else from using their good name in an inappropriate way."