Coffee / Specialty Beverages News & Media
Starbucks jumps on text-message trend
February 28, 2007
Seattle Times: Beginning today, mobile phone customers seeking the nearest Starbucks location can send a text message with their zip code to MYSBUX. A list of…
read nowFirst Green Beans Worldcafé to open in U.S.
February 27, 2007
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Green Beans Coffee is opening its first domestic location March 5 in Fairfield, Calif., near Travis Air Force Base. Green Beans first…
read nowNoah's Bagels adds fair trade coffee
February 27, 2007
GOLDEN, Colo. — Noah's Bagels, a subsidiary of New World Restaurant Group Inc, is introducing Tribeca Blend, the brand's first certified organic and fair…
read nowStarbucks CEO warns against brand dilution
February 25, 2007
MSNBC: Starbucks has confirmed that a memo attributed to CEO Howard Schultz and posted on the Internet was indeed written by Schultz. In the memo, Schultz…
read nowStarbucks sets its sights on India
February 25, 2007
ChannelNewsAsia: Starbucks is in talks to open its first location in India by the end of the year, according to officials from the coffee giant. India, the…
read nowPeet's net off 30 percent
February 22, 2007
Emeryville, Calif. —Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. reported that the company's net income fell by 30 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 and by 2…
read nowStarbucks stakes a claim on the corner grocery
February 21, 2007
MSNBC: Coffee giant Starbucks is moving into grocery stores and other retail outlets around the world. The company is slated to begin selling its coffee beans…
read nowStarbucks stepping up African coffee purchases
February 15, 2007
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Starbucks is planning to double the amount of coffee it buys from East African countries over the next two years and fund aid…
read nowAppeals court overturns ruling in Starbucks trademark case
February 15, 2007
NEW YORK — The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling in a case filed by Seattle-based Starbucks Corp. against a New Hampshire…
read nowCaribou's net loss tops $9 million
February 15, 2007
Minneapolis — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. reported a same-store sales increase of 2 percent for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. For the year, comps fell …
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Peet's Coffee & Tea launches grocery distribution
February 12, 2007
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Specialty coffee marketer Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. will begin offering its signature coffee within Stop & Shop Supermarkets in…
read nowStarbucks tests low-fat milk
February 11, 2007
News4Jax (Jacksonville, Fla.): Starbucks is testing percent milk in its coffee drinks if customers don't specifically request whole milk. The test is being…
read nowAu Bon Pain looks toward expansion
February 11, 2007
Bloomberg: Facing increasing pressure from competitors like Panera Bread and Starbucks, bakery-café chain Au Bon Pain plans to add more than 200 locations in…
read nowPanera net tops $19 million
February 8, 2007
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Panera Bread Co. reported Feb. 8 net income of $19 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 26. According to the company, Panera's…
read nowAtlanta Bread Co. intros new bread, menu offerings
February 8, 2007
SMYRNA, Ga. — Atlanta Bread Co. has introduced a new Italian ciabatta bread, which will be a permanent offering sold in the restaurant's bakery. For a…
read nowEspresscio Kiosks to focus on office complexes
February 5, 2007
HEATHROW, Fla. — Ultimate Franchise Systems Inc. has developed a fast-casual concept to focus on high rise buildings, office complexes and…
read nowStarbucks grant helps fuel New Orleans recovery
February 4, 2007
Louisiana Weekly: Starbucks Coffee Co. has donated $175,000 to New Orleans chef Leah Chase as part of the coffee company's partnership with the National…
read nowBruegger's reports strong 4Q, FY 2006 growth
February 4, 2007
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. reported fourth-quarter comparable-store sales grew 6.4 percent at company locations and 5.1 percent…
read nowScooter's Coffeehouse opens 50th location
February 4, 2007
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha-based Scooter's Coffeehouse has opened its 50th location in Nebraska. Scooter's, the largest locally owned coffee chain in Nebraska and…
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