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Starbucks foundation awards $2 million
March 13, 2008
SEATTLE – Starbucks Coffee Co. has announced the Starbucks Foundation is making two new grant commitments to help support water, sanitation and hygiene…
read nowStudy: Starbucks closures had little consumer effect
March 11, 2008
Advertising Age: Although Starbucks did a great job of letting consumers know it was closing for three hours last month, it failed to communicate the most…
read nowStarbucks co-founder serves up industry insights
March 9, 2008
The Seattle Times: Gordon Bowker has moved on from talking about his days with the coffee company he helped to start. After co-founding Starbucks, he…
read nowStarbucks names new U.S. president
March 6, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Company has announced that Cliff Burrows, currently president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has been named president…
read nowSonic launches premium coffee drinks
March 5, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Drive-In will launch a new line of premium coffee drinks nationally March 10.
read nowCaribou Coffee revamps, relaunches Web site
March 5, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Company Inc. has unveiled its updated and restyled Web site at www.cariboucoffee.com. The site offers coffee recommendations and…
read nowFarmer 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…
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