Watch out, Starbucks (and Starbucks VIA). Douwe Egberts, the market leader in tea and coffee, has unveiled its conceptual BeMoved vending machine, which promises to elevate human-coffee interaction "to a higher level." Literally. As ...READ»
Last Friday a cute new coffee shop opened in Seattle, dubbed "15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea"--it's one of those unique places that are being beaten out of business by big nasty Starbucks. Wait a second, it is a Starbucks.
And it's ...READ»
Complain all you want about Starbucks taking over the world--the company is at least trying to do some good in the process. The company announced plans last year to become the largest purchaser of Fair Trade coffee in the world. ...READ»
Upscale restaurants and gourmet labels may be hurting these days, but mega-manufacturers with a variety of brands (like Kraft and Nestle), along with club stores like Costco, are benefiting from the recession as at-home dining is on ...READ»
Flipswap has come up with a compelling sweetener to convince people to recycle old cell phones and iPods -- free coffee. The company, which already gives consumers cash for old devices, has partnered up with Tully's Coffee Corporation ...READ»
Going down the toilet:When I hear that the economy is going down the toilet, I think about that other office cubicle. The one that is confusingly labeled the bathroom or the restroom.The state of this cubicle can predict whether ...READ»
As well as being the early morning fuel for billions of office workers, researchers have discovered that coffee, in the form of spent grounds, makes a pretty decent biofuel. The Nevada-based team recently pointed out that one barrier...READ»
We all know coffee tastes good to humans. Soon, cars and buildings will be drinking it too.
Green Car Congress has a good post today about turning coffee grounds into biofuel. Coffee is one of those industry's discovering an ...READ»
Last year, Starbucks went red for the holidays, unveiling an attractive red cup, dotted with white snowflakes and sporting the company's logo in green.
This year, as the season of good cheer approaches, the chain is taking ...READ»
Kudos to Starbucks.
For three hours today, all 7, 100 Starbucks stores will be closed for barista training.
Granted, I do not like the taste of Starbucks coffee, but in a time when customer service seems to be at an all time ...READ»
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