Coffee / Specialty Beverages News & Media
New report highlights worldwide QSRs
September 3, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has announced the addition of the 2007 Worldwide Fast Food Restaurants Industry Report to its offering. The Fast…
read nowStarbucks to open in Russia
September 3, 2007
The Seattle Times: Starbucks plans to open its first coffee shop in Russia Sept. 6, 2007, in a mall north of Moscow. Along with its traditional…
read nowStarbucks to open in A&Ps
August 30, 2007
Forbes: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. said it has signed an agreement to operate Starbucks coffee shops in some of its A&P grocery stores in…
read nowPort City Java signs Dubai development deal
August 29, 2007
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Port City Java has announced it has signed a development agreement with the Dubai-based Almahmoud Group to develop the Port City Java brand…
read nowStarbucks to launch 'Coffee is Culinary' campaign
August 28, 2007
SEATTLE — Starbucks has announced it is collaborating with chef Marcus Samuelsson for its new campaign, "Coffee is Culinary." Through a collaboration…
read nowStarbucks to carry 'SNL' DVD
August 27, 2007
USA Today: Saturday Night Live's "The Best of 06/07" DVD will be available for sale only at Starbucks. Starbucks draws 40 million customers each week into…
read nowRoger Laverty becomes Farmer Bros. CEO
August 23, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif. — Roger "Rocky" Laverty has been elected to the Farmer Bros. board of directors and will become the company's CEO effective December 2007…
read nowEinstein Bros. Bagels opens at East Carolina University
August 19, 2007
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Einstein Bros. Bagels has opened a new location on the campus of East Carolina University, the company has announced. The restaurant…
read nowCaribou launches franchise program
August 19, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee has initiated its domestic-franchising program in the United States with the signing of a domestic-development agreement for…
read nowStarbucks to enter Russia
August 19, 2007
International Herald Tribune: Starbucks will open its first location in Russia next month after a decade of delays that included losing its trademark rights in…
read nowStarbucks to sell chocolate in retail outlets
August 16, 2007
International Herald Tribune: Starbucks Corp. will start to sell packages of premium "drinking chocolate" nuggets in U.S. grocery stores and other retail…
read nowGloria Jean's steps up commitment to certified coffee
August 15, 2007
SYDNEY, Australia — Gloria Jean's Coffees has announced it will increase the amount of coffee it purchases from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms to nearly…
read nowJames Taylor joins Starbucks label
August 13, 2007
LOS ANGELES — The Starbucks Entertainment record label Hear Music will release James Taylor's "One Man Band," a CD/DVD set of live recordings and accompanying…
read nowStarbucks to sell oral history book
August 8, 2007
Forbes: A year after adding books to its entertainment lineup, Starbucks Corp. says it will begin to sell a collection of 50 stories in an oral history project…
read nowCappo intros dry-powdered ice-blended drink mixes
August 7, 2007
BALDWIN PARK, Calif. — Cappo will be unveiling its newest creation — a dry-powdered, ice-blended drink mix line — at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality…
read nowCaribou earnings continue decline
August 6, 2007
Associated Press: Caribou Coffee Co. said Thursday its second-quarter loss widened, hurt by higher labor and marketing costs. Quarterly loss totaled $3.…
read nowGreen Mountain reports 3Q results
August 1, 2007
WATERBURY, Vt. — Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. announced its fiscal third-quarter results for the 13 weeks ended June 30, 2007. Net income for the…
read nowR&I announces 2007 Consumers' Choice winners
July 30, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Restaurants & Institutions has announced the winners of its 27th annual Consumers' Choice in Chains study. In the study, more than…
read nowStarbucks relocates Indianapolis flagship
July 26, 2007
SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Company will open its new Indianapolis flagship coffeehouse at the relocated Mid-America office Aug. 2. The new store is adjacent…
read nowStarbucks to raise coffee prices
July 23, 2007
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Starbucks Corp. representatives said Monday the company will increase prices on lattes, Frappuccinos and other coffee beverages…
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