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NEWS ABOUT: cappuccino

cappuccino stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - Just as Starbucks is scaling back its European expansion, McDonald's plans to open hundreds of new outlets offering high-end coffees and pastries on the continent, reports the Financial Times. “We can become the biggest seller of coffee in Europe,” boasted McDonald's chief financial officer. The company plans... More »

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Starbucks • McDonald's • coffee • Europe • cappuccino • espresso • McCafe

 Drugged California Tourist 
 Killed by Train in Rome

Traveler stumbled onto track after cappuccino spiked by thief

May 27, 08 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - An elderly American tourist drugged by a thief was killed by a train as he wandered along the tracks in a daze, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 76-year-old traveler and his wife were befriended by a man who gave them drug-laced cappuccinos in a Rome train station and then... More »

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theft • robbery • Italy • Rome • drugging • tourists • cappuccino

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

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