Seattle's Best intros Just Pure Flavor for brewed coffee

September 8, 2009

Seattle's Best Coffee has introduced its Just Pure Flavor, an innovation for fresh brewed coffee that offers customizable flavor by the cup. Unlike other…

Starbucks fills key leadership spots

September 3, 2009

Starbucks Coffee Co. has announced the appointment of Annie Young-Scrivner to global chief marketing officer. She will be responsible for the global marketing…

Starbucks acquires operating control of Starbucks Coffee France

August 31, 2009

Starbucks Coffee Co. has announced that its subsidiaries, Starbucks Coffee EMEA and Starbucks Coffee International Inc., have entered into an agreement with…

Starbucks to raise prices on some drinks

The price of some drinks, such as 12-ounce lattes and brewed coffees, will decrease an average of 5 cents to 15 cents.

Starbuck settles allegations over gift card refunds

August 18, 2009

District Attorneys in Northern California have reached a $225,000 settlement with Starbucks over the company's alleged failure to refund gift card balances to…

Jury declines damages in Starbucks vending machine suit

August 17, 2009

A Denver jury has declined to award damages to a Longmont, Colo., man and his business partner who sued Starbucks and several other companies, according to a…

Così Inc. comps down 12%

August 10, 2009

Così, Inc. has reported a systemwide same-store sales decline of 12.2 percent for the second quarter ended June 29 as compared to the second quarter of 2008.

Barista sends open letter to Starbucks CEO

August 5, 2009

Starbucks Corp. was recently listed as No. 6 on a PRNews list of the top 10 brands effectively using Twitter, but the company's latest round of media attention…

Starbucks selects Unisys for China outsourcing services

August 2, 2009

Unisys Corp. has been selected to provide data center outsourcing services to support Starbucks' continued expansion in China, the company announced last…

McDonald's not pulling from Starbucks customer base

July 29, 2009

Despite McDonald's massive advertising efforts for its McCafé specialty coffee launch, the chain doesn't seem to have grabbed too many actual Starbucks…

Bearclaw Coffee, Mr Pita to open co-branded locations

July 28, 2009

Bearclaw Coffee Co. has formed a strategic co-branding alliance with Askar Brands, parent company of Papa Romano's Pizza, Mr. Pita Sandwiches, Stucchi's Ice…

Starbucks to match employee 401(k) contributions

July 27, 2009

Starbucks will match employee contributions to the Future Roast 401(k) Savings Plan for the 2009 plan year, CEO Howard Schultz said in a memo.   In December…

Starbucks gives glimpse inside reimaged store

July 26, 2009

Starbucks newly reimaged location, now called 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, opened Friday in Seattle.   The store will sell a rotating menu of beer and wine…

Caribou Coffee takes flight

July 23, 2009

Sun Country Airlines will begin brewing Caribou Coffee for complementary in-flight beverage service. Both businesses are based out of St. Paul, Minn.   MN…

Starbucks earnings rise above expectations

July 21, 2009

Starbucks Corp.'s third quarter earnings were reported at slightly above Wall Street estimates, according to an article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. For…

Starbucks to rename Seattle stores

July 15, 2009

The Seattle Times: Starbucks is dropping its household name from Seattle's 15th Avenue East store on Capitol Hill, a shop that was slated to close at one point…

Teen arrested, charged for Starbucks explosion

July 15, 2009

NY1: A Manhattan teenager was charged Wednesday in connection with the Memorial Day explosion outside a Starbucks on the Upper East Side.   Police Commissioner…

Fidelity becomes Starbucks' largest shareholder

July 13, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Fidelity recently upped its stake in Starbucks to 10.58 percent, pushing the mutual fund past Morgan Stanley as the coffee chain's…

Food chains, packaging firms initiate recycling campaign in NYC

July 8, 2009

NEW YORK — Global Green's Coalition for Resource Recovery gathered 80 participants for a "value chain caucus" aimed at diverting prepared food packaging from…

Starbucks gives away free ice cream via Facebook

July 7, 2009

Examiner.com: In celebration of National Ice Cream Month, Seattle-based Starbucks is giving away about 800 pints of ice cream each hour on Facebook. There will…