McDonald's UK pledges to sell environmentally friendly coffee

January 7, 2007

Manchester Evening News: The world's biggest burger chain is to serve rainforest-friendly coffee. McDonald's has pledged to source all coffee sold at UK…

Fast Casual 2006: A year in review

Despite lawsuits and mergers, it was a good year for the fast-casual segment.

Caribou Coffee to enter Asian markets

December 17, 2006

MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee plans to enter the Asian market and develop a minimum of 25 stores in South Korea over the next five years through a licensing…

Citizens question Starbucks' social responsibility

December 17, 2006

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: A guest columnist questions Starbucks' social responsibility efforts after the coffee company thwarted efforts by Ethiopia to…

Caribou Coffee partners with Coca-Cola

December 4, 2006

Charlotte Business Journal: Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. and Coca-Cola North America (CCNA) plan to launch a new line of premium ready-to-drink iced coffees in the…

Bad Ass Coffee gives soldiers free coffee

December 3, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Bad Ass Coffee Company, a fast-casual coffeehouse, is sending troops overseas bags of coffee.   According to a news release, the…

Starbucks opens in Brazil

November 30, 2006

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Starbucks Coffee Company and Starbucks Brazil announced that its first two stores will open this week in the capital of São Paulo at…

Caribou Coffee selects software to help it track finances

November 30, 2006

FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Imperva, a data security and compliance solutions provider, announced that Caribou Coffee has deployed the SecureSphere Database…

CORRECTION: Caribou Coffee's Wi-Fi usage increases 450% over one month

November 14, 2006

ATLANTA — Wandering WiFi, a wireless technology solutions provider, said Caribou Coffee has had phenomenal success implementing its wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi…

Starbucks sued for tipping policies

November 13, 2006

Sign On San Diego: The estimated $26 billion in tips left in counter jars and on tables across the country every year has become the focus of a debate over…

Einstein Bagels unveils holiday menu items

November 13, 2006

GOLDEN, Colo. — Einstein Bros. Bagels is introducing holiday season menu items.    According to a news release, the new foods include a candy cane bagel and…

McDonald's declined to settle "hot coffee" suit for $225,000

November 12, 2006

Miami Herald: The plaintiff in the infamous 1994 McDonald's "hot coffee" lawsuit talks about her landmark case. As the trial date approached, the plaintiff…

Caribou Coffee reports Q3 comps down 1%

November 1, 2006

MINNEAPOLIS – Caribou Coffee reported financial results for third quarter 2006 ended Oct. 1, 2006.   Comparable coffeehouse sales decreased 1 percent, and…

Starbucks buys out Beijing and Tianjin shareholders

October 23, 2006

BEIJING — Starbucks Corporation announced that it has acquired from H&Q Asia Pacific and other shareholders equity ownership of High Grown Investment…

Planet Smoothie rolls out coffee smoothies

October 22, 2006

ATLANTA — Planet Smoothie has partnered with NESCAFÉ, a Nestlé beverage brand, to develop coffee smoothies.   Beginning this month, every Planet Smoothie will…

Dunkin' Brands to sell Togo's

October 22, 2006

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Brands Inc. plans to sell Togo's Eateries Inc., the restaurant chain specializing in fresh sandwiches, salads and soups.   Trinity…

Starbucks eyes Brazil, Russia, India and Egypt

October 8, 2006

SEATTLE — If the company meets its projections and establishes locations in Brazil, Russia, India and Egypt by the end of calendar 2007, Starbucks will have a…

Starbucks to sell sandwiches all day in NYC

October 2, 2006

MarketWatch: Starbucks said it will begin offering several new food items all day long at its 200-plus New York metro-area locations. The items include four…

Starbucks, Cooking.com partner to sell coffee online

September 28, 2006

SEATTLE — Starbucks and Santa Monica-based Cooking.com have joined forces to launch Starbucks at Home, a coffee auto-reorder subscription program made…

Einstein Bros. rolls out organic and Fair Trade coffee

September 21, 2006

GOLDEN, Colo. — Einstein Bros. is expanding efforts to support sustainable, small-scale coffee farmers around the globe with the introduction of Global…