Coffee / Specialty Beverages News & Media
Farmer Bros. names new EVP, COO
March 5, 2008
TORRANCE, Calif. — Farmer Bros. Co. has announced that it has named Drew H. Webb to the positions of executive vice president and chief operating officer. The…
read nowStarbucks debuts chocolate line
March 3, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Co. has unvelied Starbucks Chocolate — a new portfolio of artisan-style chocolate inspired by Starbucks coffee, Tazo tea and other…
read nowStarbucks signs Carly Simon
March 2, 2008
BBC News: Singer Carly Simon is releasing her new album, "This Kind of Love," through coffee chain Starbucks. "This Kind of Love," the 62-year-old's first…
read nowPlayNetwork, Starbucks continue partnership
February 26, 2008
SEATTLE — PlayNetwork Inc., provider of signature media experiences for business, has announced that Starbucks has extended its partnership with PlayNetwork by…
read nowStarbucks hires president of global development
February 25, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Company has announced that former Starbucks executive Arthur Rubinfeld has returned to the company in the role of president…
read nowCoffee Klatch Roasting to offer free coffee
February 24, 2008
SAN DIMAS, Calif. — Coffee Klatch Roasting's two retail coffee locations in San Dimas and Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., will offer free coffee to customers from…
read nowStarbucks cuts 600 positions
February 21, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Starbucks Corp. has laid off 220 employees nationwide — about 73 of them in Seattle — and will allow another 380 planned or current…
read nowStarbucks opens 100th Malaysian outlet
February 18, 2008
The Star (Malaysia): Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company Sdn Bhd has opened its 100th Starbucks location in Malaysia, and plans to open another five to six…
read nowCaribou Coffee reports flat comps growth
February 17, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Company Inc. has reported flat comparable-store sales growth for the company's fourth quarter ended Dec. 30, 2007. Franchised…
read nowStarbucks to retrain 135,000 baristas
February 11, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks has announced it will close 7,100 company-operated stores in the U.S. from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 26 to retrain about 135,000 in-store…
read nowEllianos Coffee Company establishes nutritional panel
February 7, 2008
LAKE CITY, Fla. — The growing demand for healthier menu choices has led Ellianos Coffee Company to establish the Ellianos Nutritional Panel, designed to…
read nowCaribou Coffee announces Q4 earnings call
February 7, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. has announced it will release financial results for Q4 2007, ended Dec. 30, 2007, after the market close Feb. 14.
read nowPort City Java makes top new franchise list
February 4, 2008
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Entrepreneur magazine has listed Port City Java in the Top 50 New Franchises for the second consecutive year, the company has announced.
read nowStarbucks comps increase 1%
February 4, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. has reported a 1-percent consolidated same-store sales increase for the company's first quarter, ended Dec. 30, 2007. The increase…
read nowEllianos selects first HeroFran franchisee
February 3, 2008
LAKE CITY, Fla. — Ellianos Coffee Company welcomes Catherine Tune to the franchise family, as the first franchisee selected under the new HeroFran program.
read nowStarbucks to release Simon & Garfunkel CD
January 29, 2008
Billboard: The Simon & Garfunkel live album, originally due in September 2007 via Columbia/Legacy, has been revived as a Starbucks exclusive, beginning…
read nowEx-CEO of Starbucks receives $1.25 million
January 28, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Jim Donald, former chief executive of Starbucks Corp., will receive a $1.25 million severance payment. He also agreed not to…
read nowStarbucks to test $1 coffee
January 22, 2008
Reuters: Starbucks Corp. is testing $1 coffees and free refills at its Seattle-based locations, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Starbucks charges around…
read nowStarbucks to open first Czech location
January 20, 2008
NewsFinancial: Starbucks Coffee Company and its joint venture partner, AmRest Holdings N.V., will open its first coffeehouse in Prague, Czech Republic, Jan.
read nowStarbucks partners with Naked Juice
January 17, 2008
AZUSA, Calif. — Naked Juice Company has announced a multiyear distribution agreement with Starbucks Coffee Company Inc. to serve select Naked Juice juices and…
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