Coffee / Specialty Beverages News & Media
Starbucks recalls half a million coffee grinders
June 16, 2009
Pacific Business News: Starbucks Corp. is recalling 530,000 Chinese-made coffee grinders sold from March 2002 to March 2009 and made by Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou…
read nowMintel releases findings on trends in ice cream, coffeehouses and alcohol
June 10, 2009
CHICAGO — Restaurant industry research firm Mintel has released new findings about three of the hottest food and drink markets: ice cream, coffeehouses and…
read nowPanera Bread, Starbucks receive Zagat survey awards
June 8, 2009
NEW YORK — Zagat has revealed the results of its latest Fast Food Survey, with Wendy's retaining its reign as champion in the Mega-Chain category for Food…
read nowStarbucks to drop high-fructose corn syrup
June 4, 2009
Reuters: Starbucks Corp. plans to revamp its menu at the end of this month to lure health- and cost-conscious consumers. On June 30, the coffee chain will…
read nowStarbucks lays off customer service reps
June 2, 2009
The Seattle Times: Starbucks Corp. is laying off an undisclosed number of workers this week at its customer service center in Seattle, which answers calls and…
read nowJudge overturns $100 million Starbucks tips verdict
June 2, 2009
LA Times: A California appeals court reversed a ruling Tuesday that had ordered the coffee giant to pay more than $100 million in restitution for allowing…
read nowWater bottle source of Starbucks explosion
May 31, 2009
NY1: Police investigating the explosion at an Upper East Side Starbucks in New York City say the device that went off was made from a small plastic water…
read nowMan continues worldwide mission to visit every Starbucks
May 28, 2009
The Times (United Kingdom): Freelance software engineer Winter has already been to more than 9,100 Starbucks locations throughout the world — and he is due to…
read nowStarbucks looks for 25% lease reductions at stores
May 28, 2009
Bloomberg News: Starbucks Corp. is pushing some U.S. landlords to reduce their lease rates by as much as 25 percent, taking advantage of a declining real…
read nowConsumers name Moe's Southwest Grill next 'It' brand
May 27, 2009
Smallbusiness.aol.com: Moe's Southwest Grill, Not Your Average Joe's, Which Wich and El Pollo Loco were just a few of the franchise brands named by consumers…
read nowMcDonald's Europe set to overtake Starbucks with McCafes
May 26, 2009
The Financial Times: McDonald's is aiming to overtake Starbucks as Europe's biggest coffee chain, with plans to open several hundred McCafé stores selling…
read nowNRA 2009: Products highlight coffee innovations
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
May 26, 2009
More than 54,000 attendees descended upon Chicago 's McCormick Place May 16-19 for the 2009 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show. …
read nowPolice investigate Starbucks explosion
May 25, 2009
The Associated Press: New York City Police looked through surveillance footage Tuesday that might have captured a small explosion near a Starbucks on…
read nowStarbucks institutes employee stock option exchange
May 21, 2009
San Jose Business Journal: Officials at Starbucks Corp. are giving employees with stock options a chance to swap out their "underwater" options. Stock options…
read nowStarbucks adds layer to social media efforts
May 19, 2009
Mashable.com: Starbucks is taking its strong presence in social media to the next level by including offline marketing challenges for consumer participation.
read nowTechnomic report: Fast casual chains grew 10% in 2008
May 12, 2009
CHICAGO — According to a new report by foodservice consultants Technomic, sales for the Top 100 fast casual chains grew 10.8 percent, totaling $16.7 billion…
read nowWriter asks: Is Chipotle the next Starbucks?
May 10, 2009
Motley Fool: A few recent similarities between Starbucks and Chipotle begs the question: Is Chipotle becoming the next Starbucks? One similarity: Starbucks…
read nowBruegger's says thank you to Boston public transit riders
May 6, 2009
BURLINGTON, Vt. — On the morning of May 13, an estimated 20,000 Boston transit riders will be rewarded by Bruegger's for their environmentally-friendly…
read nowCuppy's Coffee CEO arrested
May 5, 2009
Blue MauMau: Cuppy's Coffee CEO and principal of FranSynergy, Robert Dale Nabors, was arrested March 31 by Alabama's Colbert County authorities for being a…
read nowStarbucks cited for employee violations
May 3, 2009
Minneapolis — The Starbucks Workers Union has announced that the National Labor Relations Board has found merit with 17 counts of labor rights violations at…
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