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  • May 2008

    • San Francisco Coffee Scene Heats Up

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 16, 08 6:10 PM CDT

      San Francisco Coffee Scene Heats Up

      (Newser) - Plans for tapping the premium coffee market are percolating in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Chronicle reports in an in-depth look at the new generation of roasters. Emphasizing freshness and preparation, next-gen roasters are building Northwest-inspired businesses that offer patrons ground-to-order $8 cups, or $9-$11 pots prepared by a $20,000 halogen-powered siphon from Japan. More »

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      San Francisco  • Starbucks  • coffee  • gourmet coffee  • coffee roasting  • Peet's Coffee

    • Small-Town Coffee Purveyor Goes Grande

      Barre-Montpelier Times Argus  |  May 9, 08 9:00 PM CDT

      Small-Town Coffee Purveyor Goes Grande

      (Newser) - A success story is brewing in tiny-town Vermont, where a coffee roaster is supplying beans to 600 McDonald's restaurants across 50 states and 25 countries. The creator of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Bob Stiller, never imagined such a feat—nor the $121 million in sales last quarter—when he started the business in 1981. "This vision of today was not in his mind," Green Mountain exec Jon Wettstein said. More »

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      coffee  • McDonald's  • gourmet coffee  • coffee roasting  • social responsibility  • business models

  • April 2008

    • Civet-Digested Beans Yield $99 Espresso

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 17, 08 5:19 PM CDT

      Civet-Digested Beans Yield $99 Espresso

      (Newser) - You might look for a $99 espresso shot in a crowded Italian café before the second floor of a London department store. Yet it's the latter where you'll find the cup brewed from two of the world’s rarest coffee beans, one of which is sniffed out and, er, digested by an Indonesian civet, the Guardian reports. But is the java foodie paradise or marketing racket? More »

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      food  • gourmet coffee  • gourmet dining  • coffee roasting  • espresso

    • Starbucks to Pour Freebies

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Apr 7, 08 8:59 PM CDT

      Starbucks to Pour Freebies

      (Newser) - Starbucks will pour a new blend for free tomorrow (Tuesday) in an effort to rekindle customer love, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The company is keeping the blend's ingredients—“subtle, rich flavors of cocoa and toasted nuts"—under wraps, and hopes it will boost sales as Starbucks faces fresh competition from Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's, MSNBC reports. More »

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      Starbucks  • coffee  • gourmet coffee  • Howard Schultz  • coffee roasting  • barista

  • March 2008

    • Starbucks Rolls Out Customer-Focused Changes

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 19, 08 2:46 PM CDT

      Starbucks Rolls Out Customer-Focused Changes

      (Newser) - A customer-loyalty card, a new website and upgraded brewing machines highlighted changes in store at Starbucks, the Wall Street Journal reports, with CEO Howard Schultz using today's annual meeting to re-focus the firm on quality of customer experience. The card will offer rewards for regulars at the coffee giant, which aims for a social-networking flavor with its new internet presence. More »

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      iPhone  • social networking  • Starbucks  • coffee  • McDonald's  • training  • Dunkin' Donuts  • gourmet coffee  • Howard Schultz  • espresso  • Clover

    • Why Fork Over $11,000 for a Coffee Machine?

      Slate  |  Mar 13, 08 7:18 PM CDT

      Why Fork Over $11,000 for a Coffee Machine?

      (Newser) - A cup of coffee brewed with 16 ounces of water at 203 degrees for 44 seconds? Coming right up. The brouhaha over the $11,000 Clover 1s—the ultra-high-tech machine that brews one cup at a time—makes sense, Paul Adams writes in Slate. After two hours test-driving the built-to-order machine, which regulates temperature, water, and brew time with staggering precision, he considers himself “a Clover addict.” More »

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      coffee  • luxury goods  • caffeine  • gourmet coffee  • coffee roasting  • barista  • Clover

  • February 2008

    • Starbucks Testing $2.50 Cup of Brew

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Feb 15, 08 9:03 AM CST

      Starbucks Testing $2.50 Cup of Brew

      (Newser) - Struggling with its first major sales slump, Starbucks hopes to lure back customers with a $2.50 cup of luxury coffee. The company hopes to find a high-end niche among serious coffee aficionados with the new brew, made in an $11,000 gizmo similar to a French press, Bloomberg reports. The company already is experimenting with a $1 cup with free refills. More »

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      Starbucks  • coffee  • McDonald's  • Dunkin' Donuts  • gourmet coffee  • breakfast sandwiches  • sales slump

  • January 2008

    • New McD's Menu Muscles In on Starbucks

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 7, 08 11:15 AM CST

      New McD's Menu Muscles In on Starbucks

      (Newser) - You’ll be able to get cappuccinos, lattes, and frappes from a certified barista beneath the Golden Arches this fall, reports the Wall Street Journal, as McDonald's takes on Starbucks. It’s the fast-food behemoth's biggest menu addition in 30 years, and the company expects it to bring in $1 billion annually. It’s also a huge risk, because McDonald's traditionally appeals to customers who want simple, cheap food. More »

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      Starbucks  • coffee  • McDonald's  • fast food  • gourmet coffee  • barista  • cappuccino  • lattes  • menu

  • November 2007

    • Starbucks Reports First Dip in Customers

      Bloomberg  |  Nov 15, 07 9:51 PM CST

      Starbucks Reports First Dip in Customers

      (Newser) - Starbucks reported its first-ever decline in US customer visits today, reports Bloomberg. The coffee juggernaut lowered its profit and sales forecast, and shares of its stock fell 8.3%. The profit revision suggests that Starbucks is losing customers to McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts, where a cup of coffee may cost $1 or less.  More »

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      US economy  • Starbucks  • coffee  • McDonald's  • gourmet coffee  • breakfast sandwiches

    • McD's Perks Up Coffee, Menu

      Associated Press  |  Nov 14, 07 9:00 AM CST

      McD's Perks Up Coffee, Menu

      (Newser) - Vanilla lattes, cafe mochas, and caramel cappuccinos are coming to your local Golden Arches as McDonald’s Corp. positions itself to take a slice of the booming $12 billion specialty beverage market and become a “beverage destination,” reports the AP. McDonald’s will launch a sausage skillet burrito in two weeks and a Southern-style chicken biscuit next year. More »

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      coffee  • McDonald's  • fast food  • gourmet coffee

  • September 2007

    • He Taught Starbucks How to Make Coffee

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 2, 07 2:45 PM CDT

      He Taught Starbucks How to Make Coffee

      (Newser) - The Dutchman who gave America an early jolt of caffeine culture died Friday at his home in Oregon, the Los Angeles Times reports. Before there was Starbucks, Alfred Peet opened Peet’s Coffee & Tea in 1966, distinguishing his coffee with high-quality beans and pioneering a roasting system that Starbucks would later adopt with the entrepreneur's help. More »

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      obituary  • San Francisco  • Starbucks  • coffee  • gourmet coffee  • coffee roasting  • Peet's Coffee

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