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NEWS ABOUT: gourmet coffee

gourmet coffee stories: 13 news summaries
Analysis

 Recession? 
 McDonald's 
 Is Loving It 


Aug 12, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that the recession’s supposed to be just about over, it’s time to survey the battlefield and pick out winners, and nobody was a bigger winner than the Golden Arches, writes Daniel Gross for Slate. McDonald’s sales grew more in 2008 than in 2006 or 2007, and... More »

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McDonald's • fast food • recession • fast food industry • gourmet coffee • recession depression • McCafe

Economy Brews Change for Coffee Drinkers

Americans splurge on
Starbucks less often, make joe at home

Jan 19, 09 9:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Still hitting Starbucks every day on your way to work? You’re in the minority. A recent survey found 60% of Americans buying less gourmet coffee as the economy has soured, reports Advertising Age. Starbucks’ loss has been Dunkin’ Donuts’ gain, allowing the company to expand into new markets as... More »

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Starbucks • recession • consumer spending • Dunkin' Donuts • gourmet coffee • financial crisis

 San Francisco Coffee Scene Heats Up 

Next-gen roasters brew plans to tap premium market

May 16, 08 6:10 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Small-Town Coffee
Purveyor Goes Grande

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is climbing, financially and socially

May 9, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Civet-Digested Beans
 Yield $99 Espresso 

Rarest cup of coffee blends Jamaican, Indonesian products

Apr 17, 08 5:19 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Starbucks to Pour Freebies

Execs hope new 'everyday' blend will boost soft sales

Apr 7, 08 8:59 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

UPDATED

 Starbucks Rolls Out  
 Customer-Focused Changes 

Loyalty card, new machines headline plans to jolt coffee giant

Mar 19, 08 2:46 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

OPINION

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

'Clover addict' thinks it could change how we think about our joe

Mar 13, 08 7:18 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Starbucks Testing $2.50 Cup of Brew

Slumping company looks to both high-end and low-end products

Feb 15, 08 9:03 AM CST
(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.... More »

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

New McD's Menu Muscles
In on Starbucks

Fast-food giant
adds baristas, fancy coffee, $1B in sales

Jan 7, 08 11:15 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Starbucks Reports First
Dip in Customers

Customer traffic down at coffee-shop giant's US stores for the first time

Nov 15, 07 9:51 PM CST
(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... More »

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

McD's Perks Up Coffee, Menu

Burger chain, er, beverage destination adds gourmet coffee, frappes, smoothies

Nov 14, 07 9:00 AM CST
(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... More »

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McDonald's • coffee • fast food • gourmet coffee

He Taught Starbucks How to Make Coffee

Alfred Peet, America's coffee king, dies at 87

Sep 2, 07 2:45 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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