Coffee / Specialty Beverages News & Media

Boston Starbucks workers aim to unionize

December 14, 2021

Workers at two Boston-based Starbucks stores filed to unionize Monday just one week after fellow employees in Buffalo unionized the first store in the chain.

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Coffee deals abound on National Coffee Day

September 29, 2021

Consumers nationwide can get free coffee today, National Coffee Day, as coffee brands, coffee shops, convenience stores and restaurants are offering coffee…

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Pumpkin spice boosting sales at Dunkin', Starbucks

September 3, 2021

It's officially September and that means pumpkin spice everything is back at QSRs and fast-casual restaurants. Both Starbucks and Dunkin' are enjoying an…

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Robotic baristas planned for Singapore transit stations

August 30, 2021

Stellar Lifestyle, a retail management, media and digital advertising solutions provider formerly known as SMRT Commercial, has teamed with Crown Digital, a…

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Starbucks opens 10th Farmer Support Center

August 19, 2021

Starbucks Coffee Company has opened its first Farmer Support Center in Brazil. The opening marks the company's 10th global center to support local coffee…

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Starbucks, Nestle advance global collaboration strategy

July 27, 2021

Starbucks and Nestle are aiming to bring Starbucks ready-to-drink beverages to Southeast Asia, Oceania and Latin America.

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Are smoothies finally growing up?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Smoothie brands are adding green veggies, herbs and spices to meet customers' maturing tastes.

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Coffee helps fight COVID-19

July 13, 2021

Add COVID-19 to the list of illnesses that coffee can reportedly help prevent.

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2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

Since its creation 16 years ago, the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers list has recognized the industry’s most successful brands. We are honored to feature…

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Stan's Donuts & Coffee brings back summer menu

April 23, 2021

Stan's Donuts & Coffee, a Chicago-based donut shop, is offering fans a taste of summer with a line of new drinks, including the Red Velvet Frozen Hot…

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Bambu drive-thru opens in Denver

April 6, 2021

Bambu's, a Vietnamese-inspired beverage shop, has opened its first drive-thru in Denver at 2215 S. Broadway St., according to a company press release.

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Bluestone Lane Cafe plans massive expansion

March 29, 2021

Australian-inspired New York-based coffee roaster and cafe, Bluestone Lane,will open up to 15 locations this year, making it one of the fastest-growing premium…

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Expansion planned for Bluestone Lane

March 26, 2021

New York-based specialty coffee roaster, café and lifestyle brand, Bluestone Lane, plans to open up to 15 locations this year, making it one of the…

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Main Squeeze Juice opens storefront with production facility

February 18, 2021

Main Squeeze Juice Co., a New Orleans-based juice and smoothie bar whose ownership group includes New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead, has opened a…

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Scooter's Coffee signs multi-unit deal in Oklahoma

February 17, 2021

Scooter's Coffee has inked an agreement to add more than two dozen units in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, market, according to a company press release.

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How Caffe Nero won landlord-tenant lawsuit

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Although Caffe Nero said it failed to pay rent for six months at one of its Boston locations, a judge dismissed the landlord's motion requesting payment.

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Millennial-owned cafe raises nearly $200K in crowdfunding investments

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Citizens Cafe, an Australia-inspired coffee shop based in NYC, hopes to raise $5 million to fuel national expansion.

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Scooter's Coffee surpasses 300 units

February 10, 2021

Nebraska-based Scooter's Coffee continued its upward trend in 2020 by opening 43 stores and reaching its 300th unit.

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Luckin Coffee files for bankruptcy protection

February 8, 2021

Luckin Coffee Inc., a pioneer in coffee vending and a competitor to Starbucks in China, has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in New York, less than a…

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Chipotle testing carside pickup in California

January 28, 2021

Chipotle fans in California are the test bed for a carside pickup pilot test happening at 29 restaurants.

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