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Dunkin' Donuts Brews Up Showdown With Starbucks

Dunkin' fires new salvo in coffee wars with blind taste tests

Oct 22, 08 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dunkin' Donuts is aiming to punch holes in Starbucks' share of the coffee market with an aggressive new ad campaign, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The ads portray Dunkin' Donuts coffee as being the choice of "hard-working Americans" and boast of having beaten Starbucks' house blend in blind taste tests.... More »

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Starbucks • advertising • coffee • Dunkin' Donuts • advertising campaign

Caffeine Jolt From Soap, Elsewhere May Pose Hazard

Experts fear buzz overload from new caffeine-infused products

Oct 20, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coffee drinkers typically know their limits when it comes to caffeine. But with companies shoveling the drug into the most unlikely places—oatmeal, jelly beans, soap—things may be getting dangerous, writes John Cloud in Time. Public-health experts fear some may add, say, NRG potato chips to already-caffeinated lifestyles, upping... More »

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nutrition • FDA • health • drugs • coffee • caffeine

opinion

 Preggo? It's OK 
 to Have a Little Vino 

Gourmet foods are safer than most assume

Oct 18, 08 2:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pregnant gourmands can stop panicking about sipping on the occasional—heck, daily—glass of wine, writes Lesley Porcelli in Gourmet. “The health people have not been talking to the food people,” and many warned-against drinks and dishes are fine in moderation. Porcelli’s research freed her to enjoy... More »

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pregnancy • coffee • wine • diet • caffeine • cheese • healthy eating • sushi

UK Press Grinds Starbucks for Wasting Water

Firm vows change after tabloid claims chain uses 6.2M gallons daily

Oct 10, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starbucks is abuzz as it tests new methods of spoon-cleaning, a reaction to a UK tabloid's report that the caffeine titan wastes 6.2 million gallons of water daily, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Every store leaves a tap running constantly, the Sun said; Starbucks confirmed the claim, explaining that the... More »

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environment • Starbucks • water • coffee • water shortage • British tabloids

 Java Lovers Buzz
 Over 'Latte Art'

Fans try to master Italian barista trick

Aug 14, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coffee lovers are trying their unsteady hands at a craze called latte art: creating intricate designs in espresso foam, the Wall Street Journal reports. Using techniques like jiggling a pitcher while pouring milk, "artists" form pictures of rosettas, leaves, and swans atop their frothy drinks. Some post photos... More »

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coffee • art • lattes • barista • espresso

ANALYSIS

Brewhaha Over Coffee Muddies Health Facts

While caffeine has some risks, cups of joe pack a jolt of benefits

Aug 5, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coffee’s health risks and benefits have been widely debated, often with contradictory “facts” emerging simultaneously—but can they all be right? Yes, Jane Brody writes in the New York Times. For instance, below 550 milligrams of caffeine, beverages are not diuretic (though they are beyond that); and while... More »

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cancer • health • hypertension • diabetes • coffee • heart disease • caffeine

 JetBlue Adds $7 Fee
for Pillow and Blanket

Latest extra charge to hit travelers

Aug 5, 08 2:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - JetBlue has begun charging passengers $7 for pillows and blankets, Newsday reports. Flyers can keep the items, but there's no guarantee they will be available. It's the latest in a litany of extra charges facing passengers as carriers deal with soaring fuel costs. "This nickel-and-dime stuff doesn't work,"... More »

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coffee • JetBlue • US Airways • fuel costs • pillows • blankets • extra baggage • Aviation Consumer Action Project

Drown Money Woes With
Cups of Joe

Starbucks hopes sweet new deals will combat sales slump

Jul 10, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - While Congress worries about what to do for Americans squeezed by gas prices, Starbucks has its own ideas. To lure back people who are cutting pricey lattes out of the budget, new promotions are being launched around the country, writes the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.  More »

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Starbucks • coffee • promotion • economy • vouchers

 Cup of Joe Getting Smaller 

Chicago coffee maker nixes 20-ounce drinks, for flavor's sake

Jul 9, 08 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - One purveyor of fine coffee is drawing a line in the sand: Come Aug. 1, Chicago brewer and distributor Intelligentsia will phase out its 20-ounce option—or venti, per Starbucks lingo, the Chicago Tribune reports. Brewing such a large cup dilutes the proportions necessary for maximum flavor, Intelligentsia's CEO says,... More »

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Starbucks • Chicago • coffee • beverages • Dunkin' Donuts • excess • Intelligentsia

As Starbucks Wanes, Java Fiends Revel
in Indie Cafes

Deposed giant makes room for local stores

Jul 6, 08 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Starbucks' financial troubles percolate, not all java fiends are bemoaning the loss of the chain's talls, grandes, and ventis, reports Reuters. In fact, many are celebrating the java giant's downturn and throwing their support behind small independent cafes. Starbucks is set to close 600 stores and lay off 12,... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • Java • cafes

Guzzle Coffee, Prevent Multiple Sclerosis?

Mice who consumed equivalent of 6-8 cups a day were protected

Jul 1, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - For preventing the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis, caffeine might be just what the doctor ordered, the Daily Telegraph reports. In a study involving what must have been some very jittery mice, researchers found that the equivalent of 6-8 cups of coffee per day conferred protection from the rodent equivalent of... More »

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medical breakthrough • coffee • caffeine • multiple sclerosis • lab mice

 Coffee May Cut Heart Attacks 

Women who drank 3 cups daily suffered 25% fewer fatal episodes

Jun 17, 08 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Regular coffee drinking has been linked to a reduced risk of fatal heart attacks, according to a new study of the health effects of coffee. Women who regularly drank three cups of coffee a day had a 25 percent lower risk of death from heart disease than women who didn't... More »

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cancer • coffee • heart disease • antioxidants • free radicals • decaffeinated coffee

 Coffee's Smell Alone
 Can Perk You Up 

Beverage's mere aroma increases wakefulness, study shows

Jun 16, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The aroma of coffee is enough to wake you up, a new study shows. Smelling coffee stimulated the expression of genes known to reverse the damaging effect of stress and sleep deprivation in test animals’ brains, international researchers tell LiveScience. Coffee’s stimulating effects have been known for ages, but... More »

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coffee • caffeine • stimulant • smell • sense of smell • scientific study • scientific research

 Smucker Nears Folgers Deal 

Best part of waking up is market-leading coffee sales

Jun 4, 08 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A deal in which JM Smucker Co. will acquire Folgers from Proctor & Gamble is percolating and expected to close this week, the Wall Street Journal reports. The all-stock purchase, which could ring in at $2 billion or more, means Smucker will nearly double in size and take over the... More »

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Starbucks • Proctor • coffee • acquisition • Smucker • Folgers

 Starbucks Banks
 on New Hardware  

Company counts on gadget for better espresso, more customer face time

May 30, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the grounds of a sour economy sticking between shareholders' teeth, Starbucks is looking to a new espresso machine to perk profits back up, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. "What this machine is about is whether Starbucks can get its virginity back," one observer says of the semi-automatic Mastrena,... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • espresso • Mastrena

Coffee, Tea Not Seen to Boost Breast Cancer Risk

Drinking more, caffeinated or not, didn't increase cases in 22-year study

May 27, 08 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coffee and tea don't elevate risk of breast cancer, researchers report after a 22-year study involving nearly 86,000 women. Those who drank four cups of coffee or tea—caffeinated or decaf—a day had the same incidence as those who drank a cup or less. "Coffee and tea... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • coffee • tea

 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

 Starbucks Quits the Music Biz 

Coffee giant sheds record label as part of shakeup

Apr 25, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starbucks is handing control of its record label to Concord Music Group barely a year after it got into the music business, Variety reports. The move is part of a shakeup as the coffee chain refocuses on its core business to jolt itself out of a slump. Starbucks' label Hear... More »

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music industry • Starbucks • coffee • music label

 Gourmet Tea: The New Coffee 

$300-a-pot brews not uncommon as Americans get back to their roots

Apr 8, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cappuccinos are commonplace, but new gourmands get their caffeine fix from tea. After falling out of favor during the Revolutionary War, tea is experiencing a comeback in the US; sales have tripled since 1990 and gourmet tea can cost thousands per pound. Portfolio pours a cupful of tips for would-be... More »

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coffee • list • tea • beverages • puer • gourmet

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