Coffee / Specialty Beverages News & Media
Starbucks heads into Swiss grocery stores
September 11, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Starbucks Corp. and Kraft Foods will sell packaged coffee in Swiss retail stores by the end of this month. The coffee will be sold…
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Dallas Starbucks to launch new breakfast offerings
September 2, 2008
Pegasus News (Dallas): Starbucks locations in Dallas will start to offer a new menu of "healthy" breakfast items. The menu includes oatmeal, apple-bran…
read nowNo raises for Starbucks' senior management team
August 27, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Starbucks Corp. will not be giving pay raises to its vice presidents or senior management this year, including CEO Howard Schultz…
read nowCoffee Bean & Tea Leaf to roll out free Wi-Fi
August 27, 2008
LOS ANGELES — The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has announced that it will offer free Wi-Fi Internet access at virtually all company-owned stores. The company…
read nowCaribou Coffee implements HR management tool
August 27, 2008
SAN MATEO, Calif. — SuccessFactors Inc., global provider of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, has announced that Caribou Coffee is using…
read nowStarbucks intros new coffee collection
August 25, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks has announced the arrival of its Clover Crafted Small Batch Coffees, unveiled today in 10 Seattle locations and expected to expand to…
read nowIndependents no longer fear Starbucks
August 20, 2008
Seattle Times: Independent coffee shops often thrive when a Starbucks is nearby. According to research firm Mintel, independent and small-chain coffeehouses…
read nowStarbucks, Pepsi and Unilever partner to grow Tazo Tea
August 19, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Unilever have jointly announced a licensing agreement for the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of…
read nowPJ's Coffee marks 30-year anniversary
August 19, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — PJ's Coffee of New Orleans is celebrating its 30-year anniversary Sept. 3, 2008, with the giveaway of free iced coffee and hot drip coffee from …
read nowPeltz releases Starbucks stock
August 14, 2008
Reuters: An investment arm controlled by activist investor Nelson Peltz has dissolved its stake in Starbucks Corp. Peltz's Trian Fund Management reported in…
read nowMick Rynning appointed Growers Direct Coffee director
August 11, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — The board of directors of Growers Direct Coffee Co. Inc. has appointed Mick Rynning as a new director of the company. In addition, J.D.
read nowTim Hortons Q2 net up 11.5%
August 7, 2008
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Same-store sales at Tim Hortons Inc.'s Canadian restaurants increased 5.7 percent for the company's second quarter ended June 29, 2008…
read nowCaribou net loss narrows
August 5, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS – Comparable-store sales at company-owned Caribou Coffee Co. restaurants fell 1.7 percent in the second quarter ended June 29, the company…
read nowCaribou Coffee names new CEO
August 4, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc., the second largest U.S.-based company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator based on the number of coffeehouses, has named…
read nowStarbucks outlines exec exit package
August 4, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Outgoing Starbucks Coffee International president Jim Alling will receive a year's salary in a lump sum, plus a year's worth of…
read nowCuppy's to move HQ to Alabama
August 4, 2008
BlueMauMau: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.-based Cuppy's Coffee will move its headquarters to Muscle Shoals, Ala., on Sept. 1, company officials announced. CEO Dale…
read nowStarbucks aims for 100 new stores in UK
August 3, 2008
The Scotsman: Starbucks is on track to achieve its target of opening 100 new UK stores in the current financial year, despite recently unveiling the first…
read nowWhile Starbucks' profit drops, Peet's delivers
July 31, 2008
San Francisco Business Times: Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. earned $3 million in the second quarter ended June 29, 2008, up from a profit of $1.8 million in the…
read nowCaribou Coffee to host Q2 earnings call
July 30, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. has announced that it will release financial results for its second quarter ended June 29, 2008, after the market…
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