Coffee / Specialty Beverages News & Media
Tennessee woman sues Starbucks over coffee spill
October 28, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel: Jordan Triplett is suing the Seattle-based coffee company for $250,000 over first-degree burns she received from a cup of coffee.
read nowCaribou Coffee taps Cellfire for mobile coupons
October 28, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. will accept will accept mobile coupons from San Diego-based Cellfire in all its 443 retail locations, the company announced.
read nowPeet's net up 11 percent
October 28, 2008
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Revenues at Peet's Coffee & Tea increased 12 percent to $68.5 million for the company's third quarter ended Sept. 28, compared with…
read nowJittery Joe's names operations VP
October 26, 2008
ATHENS, Ga. — Café chain operator Jittery Joe's Franchising LLC has named Kim Collins to the post of vice president of operations. Collins formerly served…
read nowStarbucks employees head to New Orleans
October 26, 2008
New Orleans Times-Picayune: Starbucks' annual leadership meeting begins today in New Orleans. The meeting, behing held outside of Seattle for the first time…
read nowJuan Valdez throws down the gauntlet
October 19, 2008
Houston Chronicle: The Juan Valdez Cafe chain plans to add 500 coffee shops across the United States, Latin America and Europe by 2010, adding to its existing…
read nowStarbucks clashes with landlords
October 13, 2008
Wall Street Journal: Several property owners and developers have filed lawsuits against Starbucks alleging that the company owes them money for rent or other…
read nowNew yogurt concept installs IDS Menus digital menu board
October 9, 2008
EXTON, Pa. — Berry Chill, a new yogurt bar in Chicago, has deployed a digital menu board display system from IDS Menus, a Scala Certified Partner. The store's…
read nowStarbucks extending barista shifts
October 7, 2008
Wall Street Journal: Starbucks Corp. is revamping employee schedules so that fewer employees will work more hours at its shops, the company announced. The goal…
read nowCaribou Coffee 3Q comps down
October 7, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Comparable store sales at Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. decreased 4.7 percent for the 13 weeks ended Sept. 28, 2008, compared with the same 13 weeks in…
read nowPeet's Coffee & Tea elects new board member
October 6, 2008
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. has announced that Ted W. Hall has been elected to its board of directors. Hall is a general partner of…
read nowStarbucks under fire for water usage
October 5, 2008
Herald Sun (Australia): Starbucks is being criticized by environmental groups after a report in a British newspaper alleged the company wasted millions of…
read nowStarbucks settles with fired barista
October 1, 2008
Associated Press: Starbucks Corp. has settled a National Labor Relations Board complaint with an employee who claimed he was fired for promoting union…
read nowStarbucks rolls out Doubleshot Espresso drinks in Japan
September 30, 2008
TOKYO — Starbucks Coffee Co. and Suntory Ltd. have announced plans to launch Starbucks Doubleshot Espresso Doppio and Starbucks Doubleshot Espresso Con Panna…
read nowNew Caribou Coffee management to host investor call
September 30, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. has announced that Michael J. Tattersfield, the company's newly-appointed president and chief executive officer, and…
read nowStarbucks workers hide woman from kidnappers
September 28, 2008
Cambridge Chronicle (Mass.): Employees at a Cambridge, Mass., Starbucks helped hide a woman after she escaped from two people who had held her prisoner for…
read nowStarbucks to intro new breakfast sandwiches
September 23, 2008
BusinessWeek: Starbucks plans to introduce new warm breakfast sandwiches begining next week, the company said. The new sandwiches, called Piadini, will feature…
read nowStarbucks opens first Portugal store
September 22, 2008
SEATTLE & LISBON, Portugal — Starbucks Coffee International and partner Grupo VIPS will open its first coffeehouse in Portugal on Sept. 30 at Alegro Mall…
read nowChina Starbucks pull milk
September 18, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Starbucks stores in China have stopped serving milk from a particular supplier due to the threat of contamination. Several infants…
read nowStarbucks, Unilever ink ice cream deal
September 15, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Co. and Unilever have announced an exclusive licensing agreement for the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of Starbucks ice…
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