Starbucks Korea CEO Sacked Over ‘Tank Day’ Campaign

Starbucks Korea’s chief executive has been dismissed following backlash over the launch of a line of reusable drinkware, the company said Tuesday.

The furore centred on the company’s use of the words “Tank Day” to promote a series of coffee cups known as “Tank tumblers”, which were launched on May 18 — the anniversary of a deadly 1980 pro-democracy uprising.

Son Jung-hyun, head of Starbucks…