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espresso stories: 7 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

 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

 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

 Civet-Digested Beans
 Yield $99 Espresso 

Rarest cup of coffee blends Jamaican, Indonesian products

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... More »

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food • gourmet dining • coffee roasting • gourmet coffee • espresso

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 Starbucks Rolls Out  
 Customer-Focused Changes 

Loyalty card, new machines headline plans to jolt coffee giant

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... More »

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social networking • Howard Schultz • Starbucks • McDonald's • iPhone • coffee • training • Dunkin' Donuts • gourmet coffee • espresso • Clover • Coffee Equipment Co.

Rivals Earn as Starbucks Learns

Rival coffee chains target customers as Starbucks takes training break

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... More »

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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

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... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • training • Dunkin' Donuts • espresso

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