Fool Video: Can Starbucks Get Its Groove Back?

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Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced on Tuesday that it's eliminating 600 stores and cutting 7% of its workforce. What does the news mean for investors? Is Starbucks ready to rebound? Over the next five years, which stock will produce the more appetizing returns -- Starbucks, Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) (NYSE: CMG-B), or McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD)? In this installment of "Fool Video," Motley Fool Online Managing Editor LouAnn DiCosmo engages in some coffee talk with Fool senior analyst Seth Jayson.

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Chipotle has been recommended by both Motley Fool Hidden Gems and Motley Fool Rule Breakers. Starbucks is a Stock Advisor selection and an Inside Value selection. The Motley Fool owns shares of Starbucks. 

Lou and Mac own shares of Starbucks. Lou and Seth own shares of Chipotle. The Fool has a disclosure policy.

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CMG $84.34 Down -0.80 -0.94%
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