Coffee / Specialty Beverages News & Media
Drink up: Chipotle now serving margaritas
April 22, 2013
After a successful test run in its Kansas City, Mo., market, Chipotle is adding margaritas to most of its restaurants just in time to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
read nowLipton offers Tea Makeover to boost beverage sales
April 19, 2013
Lipton hopes its new Tea Makeover will make it easier than ever for restaurants — from large chains to small independent brands — to sell and market tea to…
read nowStarbucks launching lunch
April 19, 2013
After a successful bout with breakfast, Starbucks is diving deeper into the food market with a new selection of Salad Bowls and Deli Sandwiches available all…
read nowStarbucks' 'Pick of the Week' going mobile
April 9, 2013
Starbucks customers have grown accustomed to getting free iTunes songs each week via printed "Pick of the Week" iTunes cards, but they can now get their free…
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Caribou Coffee Facebook fans steaming over closings
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
The Minnesota-based coffee chain will close 80 units and transform 88 others into Peet's Coffee.
read nowGenghis Grill's booze-free drinks win VIBE ward
April 8, 2013
Genghis Grill received an award for the Best Adult Alcohol Free Program last month at the Very Important Beverage Executives (VIBE) conference in Las Vegas.
read nowStarbucks continues Southeast Asian grind
April 8, 2013
Starbucks will open another 100 new stores in Indonesia over the next three years and another 100 stores in the Philippines over the next four years, said…
read nowStarbucks names new global chief strategy officer
April 8, 2013
Starbucks Coffee Company has appointed Matthew Ryan as its global chief strategy officer. Ryan was previously senior vice president of global brand, franchise…
read nowCaribou Coffee turning 'likes' into trees
March 27, 2013
Caribou Coffee Company Inc. is joining forces with its fans and Project 7, a manufacturer of eco-friendly products, to plant trees in April. As the first major…
read nowStarbucks expanding mobile, loyalty program after successful 2012
March 21, 2013
Starbucks executives touted the company's major growth in 2012 during today's annual meeting of shareholders. They also announced the expansion of the chain's…
read nowStarbucks buys Costa Rican farmland
March 19, 2013
Starbucks bought a 240-acre farm this week on the slopes of the Poas Volcano in Costa Rica, which will be home to a farming research and development center…
read nowCaribou Coffee to cut ties with JCP
March 18, 2013
JC Penney suffered another blow last week with the announcement that Caribou Coffee will no longer open shops inside of the retailer's revamped stores.
read nowSeattle's Best Coffee expands drive-thru footprint
March 18, 2013
Seattle's Best Coffee, featured brand within Starbucks Corporation, today announced that 15 new locations will open in Dallas-Fort Worth this year. Following…
read nowOrange Mocha Latte heating up Atlanta Bread
March 15, 2013
Atlanta Bread is switching all their cafes' caffeinated espresso beans to Rainforest Alliance, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving…
read nowStrawberry banana shake returns to Fatburger menu
March 14, 2013
The Strawberry Banana shake is back at Fatburger and is available now through April 29.
read nowStarbucks launches Hazelnut Macchiato
March 7, 2013
Starbucks Coffee Company has created a new flavor, the Hazelnut Macchiato.
read nowTwo new coffee flavors available at Caribou
March 7, 2013
Caribou Coffee Company began serving two new beverages this week for a limited time only. Biscotti Mocha features flavors of amaretto, vanilla and pistachio…
read nowStarbucks launching frozen drinks in grocery stores
February 26, 2013
Starbucks is expanding its presence in the retail market by teaming up with Inventure Foods to launch Seattle's Best Coffee Frozen Coffee Blends, the coffee…
read nowStarbucks doubling Asia Pacific staff
February 19, 2013
Starbucks Corp. plans to have about 40,000 employees in the Asia Pacific region five years from now, which would double its workforce in the area, according to…
read nowStarbucks gets juiced
February 14, 2013
Fourteen months after Starbucks acquired Evolution Fresh, an organic juice company, Starbucks has expanded distribution of the healthy, cold-crafted juices to…
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