Italy

4 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jun 4, 2024 by Howard Schultz · said 103 times in 12 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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brought up most by David Rosenthal (58), Ben Gilbert (27), Howard Schultz (16), Jim Weber (1), Doug DeMuro (1)

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2026 57 mentions in 2 episodes 29 per episode
2025 13 mentions in 2 episodes 7 per episode
2024 24 mentions in 3 episodes 8 per episode
2023 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2022 7 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode

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Everything said about Italy, oldest first

Jun 4, 2024 negative
Opinion
Schultz: Coffee in Italy is no longer as good as it once was
“The by and large coffee in Italy is not as good as it once was. There are certain coffee companies that have maintained the standard, but by and large, the coffee is not as good.”
Howard Schultz Jun 4, 2024 ▶ 2:31:46 Starbucks (with Howard Schultz) · Acquired
Jun 4, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Schultz: Straight espresso is Starbucks' number one selling beverage in Italy
“Two, three years later, what do you think the number one beverage is? It's espresso. For Starbucks. Straight espresso. Espresso is the number one beverage.”
Howard Schultz Jun 4, 2024 ▶ 2:37:13 Starbucks (with Howard Schultz) · Acquired
Feb 24, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Rosenthal: Italian dealers sparked the Paul Newman Rolex Daytona craze in 1986
“Because two short years later, in 1986, For whatever reason, it is unknown, a bunch of dealers in Italy start snatching up versions of the Daytona from the era when Paul Newman's Daytona was made.”
David Rosenthal Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 2:35:12 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
Feb 24, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Gilbert: In the 1980s, Europe had a watch culture while America did not
“And it's important to say here, in Italy, there is a real watch culture. This is true in various parts of Europe at this point in time, in a way that, in America, there's actually not watch culture.”
Ben Gilbert Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 2:35:34 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
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