Coffee / Specialty Beverages News & Media
Cosi comps flat for second quarter
July 19, 2007
Houston Chronicle: Sales at fast-casual chain Cosi Inc. rose 12 percent in the second quarter, falling short of Wall Street estimates. Comparable-store sales…
read nowStarbucks puts India entry on hold
July 19, 2007
Economic Times (India): Starbucks is withdrawing its application to operate single-brand retail stores in India, the company announced. Starbucks had planned…
read nowStarbucks teams with Hershey
July 18, 2007
Forbes: Coffee retailer Starbucks Corp. will begins offering coffee-flavored chocolate products as part of an agreement with chocolatier Hershey Co. The…
read nowStarbucks fills long-vacant COO post
July 17, 2007
Washington Post: Starbucks has tapped Martin Coles, international division president, to take the role of chief operating officer. Coles, 51, will assume the…
read nowStarbucks evicted from Beijing's Forbidden City
July 15, 2007
China Daily: Starbucks Corp. has closed its outlet in Beijing's Forbidden City following months of public outcry and charges that the store's presence was an…
read nowCaribou Coffee announces preliminary 2Q 2007 results
July 12, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Company Inc.'s same-store sales increased 1 percent for the thirteen weeks ended July 1, 2007, compared with the same 13 weeks in…
read nowStarbucks intros salad line, new summer beverage
June 25, 2007
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. has launched a new line of salads and snacks, as well Raspberry Mocha beverages, available June 26. Starbucks has paired the…
read nowStarbucks, Ethiopia reach coffee-licensing agreement
June 20, 2007
International Herald Tribune: Starbucks Corp. and the Ethiopian government said June 20 they will work together to promote three of the African nation's…
read nowStarbucks adds salad to menu, settles discrimination lawsuit
June 17, 2007
Starbucks Corp. will begin selling a curried chicken and Asian sesame-noodle salad at its U.S.-based locations, according to an article in the Seattle…
read nowStarbucks, Jones Soda end partnership
June 14, 2007
MarketWatch: Starbucks Corp. has ended its relationship with beverage company Jones Soda in order to make room for more lunch items such as salads and…
read nowMaggieMoo's launches new ice cream flavor
June 11, 2007
COLUMBIA, Md. — Super-premium ice cream brand MaggieMoo's International has launched Buttered Popcorn as its newest ice cream flavor. Buttered Popcorn also…
read nowPotbelly teams with Starbucks
June 11, 2007
Chicago Business: Potbelly Sandwich Works will begin selling Starbucks coffee at 15 of its 150 stores next week, the company announced. Starbucks founder…
read nowBruegger's celebrates summer with free coffee
June 11, 2007
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Bruegger's bakery in Tallahassee, Fla., will transform into a winter wonderland June 21, the first day of summer. Guests are invited for…
read nowEinstein Noah sets common-stock price
June 10, 2007
GOLDEN, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. announced the pricing of a public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at $18.00 per share. …
read nowCaribou CEO spills coffehouse beans
June 5, 2007
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: When Michael Coles took the lead at Caribou Coffee, his first action was to close stores. Just in metro Atlanta, he and his team…
read nowStarbucks converts to low fat milk
May 31, 2007
SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Company has announced plans to adopt a new dairy standard for all espresso-based drinks, switching from whole to reduced fat (…
read nowNew Peet's plant to double coffee production
May 29, 2007
San Jose Mercury News: Gourmet coffee company Peet's Coffee & Tea is moving into a new coffee roasting facility in Alameda, Calif. Increased coffee…
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NRA show highlights industry's best
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
More than 2,000 exhibitors displayed at the 2007 restaurant show.
read nowCosi director sells shares
May 23, 2007
Associated Press: William D. Forrest, a director of restaurant chain Cosi Inc., sold 25,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according…
read nowCosi director sells more shares
May 23, 2007
Associated Press: William D. Forrest, a director of restaurant chain Cosi Inc., sold 25,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according…
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