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Starbucks opens flagship store in Mumbai
October 19, 2012
Tata Starbucks Limited, the 50/50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages Limited, today opened the doors to the first…
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Farmer Brothers launches specialty coffee line
October 3, 2012
Farmer Brothers has launched its first specialty line of coffee available through its nationwide direct-store-delivery (DSD) network. The Artisan Collection…
read nowWendy's, In-N-Out, Caribou Coffee top Zagat's 2012 list
September 28, 2012
Wendy's and In-N-Out Burger were once again named the top overall chains in this year's Zagat Fast-Food Survey. Both brands were No. 1 in the 2011 survey as…
read nowEinstein Bros celebrating National Coffee Day all week
September 27, 2012
Einstein Bros. Bagels is celebrating National Coffee Day, which is Sept. 29, with several coffee promotions. Coffee fanatics are invited to visit their local…
read nowCaribou partners with CancerCare
September 26, 2012
Caribou Coffee Company is honoring its original roastmaster, Amy Erickson, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 1995. Through the chain's annual Amy's…
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Starbucks super fans to the rescue: It's charge fightin' time
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Customers are not happy with the chain's decision to charge them for soy milk and syrups.
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Craft beer is on the menu
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Many fast casuals are now serving brews.
read nowReport: Beverage-only occasions at restaurants on the rise
September 12, 2012
As consumers manage restaurant checks by cutting back on beverages and ordering food-only at main meals, restaurant chains are driving incremental…
read nowCaribou coffee carrying out expansion plan
September 11, 2012
Caribou Coffee has opened its latest location inside the Oakbrook Terrace Square shopping center in Chicago. It joins more than 55 Caribou coffeehouses in the…
read nowStarbucks slowly drips into India
September 10, 2012
Starbucks is slowly but surely taking on India after eyeing the market for years, according to the business.inquirer. The primarily tea-drinking nation has…
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Starbucks may have got more than most from its LivingSocial partnership
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
The coffee giant reportedly paid nothing but brand equity to the No. 2 daily deal site
read nowElevation Burger goes 'Freestyle'
September 7, 2012
Elevation Burger has installed the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine in 11 of its 25 U.S.-based locations. The touchscreen-operated beverage dispenser displays the…
read nowTop social media impressions include Starbucks, Burger King, McDonald's
September 6, 2012
PQ Media, a media research and analytics firm, and uberVU, a social marketing platform for real-time end-to-end social media audience measurement, have…
read nowAustralian mobile coffee chain expanding in U.S.
August 28, 2012
A new coffee concept made its debut in Georgia this week when Ginger and Mercedes Romero's Cafe2U mobile espresso van began serving customers in Savannah. The…
read nowSeattle's Best contest-winning coffee includes bacon, pumpkin flavors
August 27, 2012
After searching across state fairs in California, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio, as well as on Facebook throughout the summer, Seattle's Best Coffee and…
read nowSeattle's Best taps Facebook fans to pick new coffee drink
August 21, 2012
After traveling the country and reviewing hundreds of recipes, Seattle's Best Coffee and TV Chef Jeff Mauro have found the top six new coffee drink ideas in…
read nowFazoli's testing beer, wine in Ky.
August 21, 2012
Beer and wine are now on the menu at the Falozi’s near the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Customers may choose from Budweiser, Bud Light, Peroni and…
read nowCaribou Coffee announces partnership with Chicago's Jewel-Osco
August 20, 2012
Caribou Coffee Company Inc. is expanding its retail and commercial footprint in the Chicago area by partnering with the Jewel-Osco grocery chain. Caribou…
read nowTropical Smoothie Cafe under new ownership
August 17, 2012
Atlanta-based BIP Opportunities Fund has purchased controlling interest in Tropical Smoothie Café, a 315-unit food and smoothie franchise.
read nowCafe2U mobile espresso van opens in Colorado
August 8, 2012
The gourmet coffee shop on wheels has rolled into Denver.
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