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  • August 2008

    • Java Lovers Buzz Over 'Latte Art'

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 14, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      Java Lovers Buzz Over 'Latte Art'

      (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 and videos online, while others compete for cash in organized "throw downs." More »

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      art  • coffee  • espresso  • barista  • lattes

  • May 2008

    • Starbucks Banks on New Hardware

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  May 30, 08 4:59 PM CDT

      Starbucks Banks on New Hardware

      (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, which brewed its first shot in New York today. How the Mastrena might help: More »

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      Starbucks  • coffee  • espresso

  • 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

  • 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

  • February 2008

    • Rivals Earn as Starbucks Learns

      Associated Press  |  Feb 27, 08 8:10 AM CST

      Rivals Earn as Starbucks Learns

      (Newser) - Starbucks customers and competition alike got to know each other yesterday as the java giant closed for a 3-hour training break for all employee, reports the AP. "Free-market economy, baby! You've got to take advantage of what the competition throws at you," said one former Starbucks devotee swilling a competitor's discounted joe. More »

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      Starbucks  • coffee  • training  • Dunkin' Donuts  • espresso

    • Starbucks to Close 7,100 US Stores Today

      CNN  |  Feb 26, 08 12:20 PM CST

      Starbucks to Close 7,100 US Stores Today

      (Newser) - Get your afternoon latte early today, because Starbucks—all 7,100 US locations—is closing at 5:30pm for 3 hours of staff training, CNNMoney reports. The company says it hopes baristas will  “deepen their passion for coffee” and even “transform the customer experience,” not to speak of  turning around a wicked stock slide. Smelling weakness, Dunkin' Donuts is pouncing, offering all its coffee beverages for 99 cents this afternoon. More »

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      Starbucks  • coffee  • training  • Dunkin' Donuts  • espresso

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