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 Starbucks: We're No 
 'Poster Child for Excess' 

Coffee giant plans media push to reverse consumer perceptions

Mar 19, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Starbucks has become a “poster child for excess,” says CEO Howard Shultz, and the traditionally advertising-shy company is planning media blitz to combat that, Advertising Age reports. TV and Internet ads and social-media efforts will attempt to change the "myth out there that there's this $4 cup... More »

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Howard Schultz • Starbucks • advertising • coffee • advertising campaign

 Utah Considers Caffeine Tax 

Legislators consider tithing both soda and coffee

Mar 13, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - After seeing multiple proposals to raise the tax on cigarettes fail, one Utah legislator has set his sights on another addictive substance: caffeine. Rep. Craig Frank has initiated a yearlong study on the impact of such a tax, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. If it can fly anywhere, Utah might... More »

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taxes • coffee • caffeine • Utah • soda • cigarette tax • cigarette • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - British transit cops in Philadelphia to trade counter-terrorism tactics with their US counterparts were treated to an American specialty, the Daily Mail reports—Dunkin’ Donuts. The UK contingent is touring railroad terminals on the East Coast so that “our two organizations” can “work and learn from each... More »

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coffee • police • Philadelphia • counterterrorism • Dunkin' Donuts • Amtrak • Britain • doughnut • British Transport Police

OPINION

 Coffee: Good? Bad? 
 Whatever. Just Don't Smoke 

No need to obsess over every study, experts say

Feb 17, 09 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - It can seem impossible to sort through the health news that comes out every day: Is coffee good for you? Is it bad? Does this or that give you cancer? The best solution, for now, may just be not to worry about it, Trine Tsouderos writes in the Chicago Tribune.... More »

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cancer • coffee • study • public health • caffeine • health research • esophageal cancer • oral cancer

(Newser) - Baristas may turn up their noses, but Starbucks is going to start selling instant coffee, reports Advertising Age. Starbucks Via will be available in some cafes next month. The move comes on the heels of value meals and store closings by Starbucks as it adapts to tough times. Via will... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • economic downturn

I'll Have a No. 2, Please: Starbucks Adds Meal Deals

Struggling coffee icon adds $3.95 breakfast deals to jolt sales

Feb 9, 09 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Starbucks is taking a page from McDonald’s book by offering $3.95 drink and breakfast deals it hopes will help reprogram consumers' perceptions of the chain as home of the $4 coffee, reports the Wall Street Journal. "It is a reset of both economic and social behavior,... More »

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Howard Schultz • Starbucks • McDonald's • coffee • lattes

OPINION

 Reality Bites Starbucks Fantasy 


Feb 6, 09 3:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Many Americans fantasized of tuning in, dropping out, and working at Starbucks, Mary Schmich writes in the Chicago Tribune, but that dream died with the economic slowdown. “Starbucks was the great American backup plan,” Schmich writes. “The emergency exit. The parachute,” fueled by the “... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • recession • fantasy • barista • financial crisis • backup

(AP) - Starbucks Corp. plans to slash nearly 7,000 more jobs during a new round of store closures and other cuts, the company said as it reported that its profit dropped by more than two-thirds in its fiscal first quarter. The coffee chain plans to close 300 underperforming stores around the... More »

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Starbucks • layoffs • coffee • corporate earnings

(Newser) - This one ranks among the more unusual consequences of the slow economy: Those who drink decaffeinated coffee at Starbucks may have to wait longer for an afternoon fix. The company is going to stop brewing fresh pots of decaf every 30 minutes after noon because of low demand, Bloomberg reports.... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • downturn • decaffeinated coffee • recession depression

(Newser) - Tampa residents are the nation’s most caffeinated—and in the deepest denial about their addiction, reports Reuters. Though tops in ingesting caffeine-based pain relievers, "respondents in Tampa rank number one in saying they're least likely to be addicted to caffeine," said a rep for the company that... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • caffeine • addiction • Seattle • Tampa • chocolate • Coca-Cola • polls

Coffee Each Day May
Keep Alzheimer's Away

3-5 cups per day seen to reduce chance of Alzheimer's by up to 65%: study

Jan 15, 09 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers don’t quite know why, but a new study suggests that moderate coffee intake dramatically reduces the likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease, AFP reports. A 20-year Finnish study of 1,409 subjects shows middle-aged people who drink 3-5 cups a day are 60% to 65% less likely to contract... More »

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diabetes • coffee • caffeine • Finland • antioxidants • scientific study • Alzheimer's Disease • nervous system

 Caffeine Linked to Hallucination 

Drinking 3+ cups of strong joe triples chances of hearing or seeing things: study

Jan 14, 09 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - People with high caffeine intake are three times more likely to experience hallucinations, including voices, visions, and ghosts, LiveScience reports. A study found that subjects who consumed three cups of brewed coffee, or seven of instant, were more prone to freaking out than their temperate brethren. Researchers think caffeine’s... More »

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coffee • caffeine • stress • hallucination • scientific study • cortisol

(Newser) - Coffee is pretty serious stuff in Portland, Oregon, but a relatively new shop on the block is taking the preparation of caffeinated beverages to a rarified extreme, the New York Times reports. The Ladybug Organic Coffee Company requires applicants for barista positions to fill out a five-page application, complete... More »

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coffee • personality • Portland, Oregon • barista • economic downturn • coffee shop • job application • essay

 Coffee Nations Eye 
 Shares in Starbucks 

Colombia may buy stock, at bargain prices, in first quarter of 2009

Dec 23, 08 3:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The world’s coffee growing nations may swoop in to grab cheap Starbucks shares as the ailing company shutters stores and battles declining demand for premium beverages, Reuters reports. Colombia—the third-largest producer—could buy more control over the supply chain by nabbing “an important share” of the Seattle... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • Brazil • Colombia • shares • Central America • fair trade • coffee grower

One Man's Coffee Grounds Are Another's Biodiesel

Waste can be turned into cheap fuel

Dec 16, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - If lattes seem overpriced now, wait until coffee becomes a precious commodity. An engineering professor spied an opportunity in the layer of oil he found floating in an old cup of coffee one morning. He extracted what was left in some used grounds—about 10%-15% oil by weight—with simple... More »

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energy • coffee • biofuel • fuel • biodiesel • green energy • clean fuel • cars

Starbucks Shrugs Off
Big Mac Attack

Company refuses to get steamed as rivals move in for the kill

Dec 11, 08 3:09 AM CST
(Newser) - So far Starbucks isn't giving two beans about rival efforts to keep the coffee wars piping hot, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The latest not-so-subtle salvo—a McDonald's espresso billboard declaring "Four Bucks is Dumb" erected within sight of Starbucks' Seattle headquarters—has yet to meet a response, and execs... More »

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Starbucks • advertising • McDonald's • coffee • billboards • coffee houses

 Coffee Shortage Percolating 

Brazil likely to produce fewer beans next year

Dec 9, 08 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - A smaller coffee crop in Brazil could lead to a worldwide shortage in 2009-2010, Bloomberg reports. And the news is already affecting prices: Arabica beans, the kind used by Starbucks, jumped yesterday after a Brazilian official warned of a 22% drop in output. Other countries can't make up for "... More »

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Vietnam • coffee • Brazil • Colombia • commodities • arabica coffee

Do Your Civic Duty and Get a Free Sex Toy

Or coffee, doughnuts, ice cream as shops reward US voters

Nov 3, 08 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Joining a host of firms rewarding US voters, a sex-toy chain is giving out self-pleasuring devices to customers who have stopped at the polls, MSNBC reports. Men get “Maverick” sleeves: “He’s always there to lend a hand, he works for every man, and he bucks the status... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • voting • Ben and Jerry's • Krispy Kreme • Election Day • sex toys • Election 2008

 CEO: Starbucks Perking Up 

After drop in third quarter, coffee chain's sales improved in October

Oct 29, 08 6:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Starbucks' CEO says the company is percolating again and may have hit bottom in the quarter that ended in September, the Wall Street Journal reports. The chain again saw declining sales, says Howard Schultz, but he also noted a “slight improvement” in October. Starbucks has been shutting stores, and... More »

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Howard Schultz • Starbucks • Costco • coffee • quarterly results • economy

 Cuppa Joe Could 
 Shrink Your C-Cup 

Coffee, linked to decreased cancer risk, presents dilemma for busty-and-proud types

Oct 23, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three cups a day makes cleavage go away, a study has found. Though coffee protects against cancer, drinking caffeine for an extended time period makes breasts shrink. The reduction is most noticeable in larger busts, but it’s not enough to make Dolly Parton a Keira Knightley, the New York ... More »

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breast cancer • coffee • caffeine • Dolly Parton • scientific study • breasts • Keira Knightley • man boobs

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