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 Java Lovers Buzz
 Over 'Latte Art'

Fans try to master Italian barista trick

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

More about:  art • coffee • espresso • barista • lattes

 Starbucks Banks
 on New Hardware  

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

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle Post-Intelligencer 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, which brewed its first shot in New York today. How the Mastrena might help: More »

More about:  Starbucks • coffee • espresso

 Civet-Digested Beans
 Yield $99 Espresso 

Rarest cup of coffee blends Jamaican, Indonesian products

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) 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 by an Indonesian civet, the Guardian reports. But is the java foodie paradise or marketing racket? More »

More about:  food • gourmet coffee • gourmet dining • coffee roasting • espresso

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 Starbucks Rolls Out  
 Customer-Focused Changes 

Loyalty card, new machines headline plans to jolt coffee giant

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal 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 aims for a social-networking flavor with its new internet presence. More »

More about:  iPhone • social networking • Starbucks • coffee • McDonald's • training • Dunkin' Donuts • gourmet coffee • Howard Schultz • espresso • Clover

Rivals Earn as Starbucks Learns

Rival coffee chains target customers as Starbucks takes training break

Associated Press Associated Press Feb 27, 08 8:10 AM CST
(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 »

More about:  Starbucks • coffee • training • Dunkin' Donuts • espresso

Starbucks to Close 7,100 US Stores Today

Relax: It's just for 3 hours, and Dunkin' Donuts has 99¢ coffee

CNN CNN Feb 26, 08 12:20 PM CST
(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 »

More about:  Starbucks • coffee • training • Dunkin' Donuts • espresso

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