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Starbucks Wants Baristas to Slow Down, Can Caffeine-Craving Customers Wait?

Starbucks made headlines around the world last week for telling baristas to slow down. Now they aren't to make more than two drinks at a time, and they're to steam pitchers of milk and grind batches of coffee as needed instead of all at once.READ»

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Drink Wine, Save Planet

Want to cut your carbon footprint and get a buzz at the same time? Grab a bottle from the Sonoma Wine Company in Graton, California. The winery is the pilot project for Cogenra Solar, a startup backed by top VC Vinod Khosla.READ»

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Wes Anderson's Pal Waris Ahluwalia Pops Tea Room Under NYC High Line

A tea room dedicated to love and history, the pop-up space is Ahluwalia's latest foray into creative, cultural entrepreneurship.READ»

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Swizzle Sticks: The Ultimate Affordable (Not to Mention Adorable) Promo Tools

The swizzle stick--part branding platform, part beverage accessory--ensures that no drink goes unadorned.READ»

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POM Wonderful: Not So Wonderful After All, Says the FTC

POM Wonderful's claims about the health benefits of its Pomegranate Juice and POMx supplements go a little too far, according to a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission. READ»

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Urban Farming Gets a Swanky Boost from Organic Wine-Maker, Bonterra Vineyards

Bonterra Vineyards and Growing Power partner up to support healthy foods for all.READ»

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Benziger, French Rabbit Top Greenopia's Green Wine Rankings

Greenopia released its updated list of the most sustainable U.S. wineries this week with some big changes from last year's rankings.READ»

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Edinburgh University Researchers Turn Whisky Dregs Into Fuel for Everyday Cars

Future fuel consumption rates may be measured in Miles to the Dram.READ»

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Innovation in China's Tea Industry

Joshua Kaiser of Rishi Tea pioneered organic, fair-trade tea in the United States, but also in China.READ»

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Brian Ritchie: Violent Femmes Bassist Turned Tasmanian Tea Slinger, Japanese Bamboo Flutist

How a few side gigs with his former band led to a post-rock career as an arts entrepreneur and tea shop owner.READ»

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Can Nicholas Tung's Modern Tea Bars Make Hong Kong Hipsters Traditional Again?

Here's what we found out at the Hong Kong International Tea Fair, Asia's premiere tea source expo.READ»

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How Scientist Robert Fortune Fueled Britain's Expansion by Stealing the Secret of Tea

Sarah Rose, author of a new book about how tea forged historical relations between China, India, and the West, says that industrial espionage in the 1800s shaped the world much the way it does today.READ»

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Greenopia's Green Beer Rankings: New Belgium, Bison, Eel River Come Out on Top

It's 100 degrees outside and virtually impossible to not crank up that energy-sucking air-conditioning to full blast, but you can still keep some modicum of green credibility--just keep to Greenopia's list of the most sustainable beers. READ»

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Jamba Juice to McDonald's: You Selling Smoothies is Just as Crazy as Us Blending Cheeseburgers

It's almost too easy to make fun of Jamba Juice, what with the overpriced drinks, allegedly ripped-off ad campaign, and--no, this isn’t a joke--recently launched clothing line, featuring neon-green hoodies emblazoned with the ...READ»

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Jeannie Cho Lee Is the Asian Wine Market's Own Julia Child

Gary V.'s got nothing on Jeannie C.READ»

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Winner of Starbucks' Coffee Cup Challenge Isn't a Coffee Cup

Could a simple chalkboard eliminate the use of disposable coffee cups? The creators of Karma Cup think so.READ»

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A 7-Step Recipe for Marketing Success

How Catherine Davis helped Diageo serve up TheBar.com to gain share.READ»

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Coffee Brewing Lessons From a Champion Barista

A world coffee champion explains what you need to brew a winning cup.READ»

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WANTED: BKoffie's Recyclable French Press to Go Cup

Coffee to go is a problem for anyone who takes coffee seriously. Drip coffee is bitter and watery, and espresso (and variants thereof) take time to brew. New York's BKoffie coffee bar has the solution.READ»

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Free Beer Not as Good as It Sounds--Unless You're Pregnant

Kirin's Free beer (as opposed to free beer: that would obviously bankrupt the company PDQ) is a non-alcoholic lager with an interesting marketing campaign attached. Launched last month, the TV spot is filled with young, expectant ...READ»

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Tucson Area Real Estate is Ideal for Wine

The city of Tucson, including the outlying foothills, is highly sought after by many individuals, couples and families of all ages for countless reasons. Along with outstanding values on Tucson real estate, there is also plenty to see ...READ»

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Red Bank Wine Bar and Restaurant Offers Seminars and Tastings to Patrons

Wine connoisseurs can attend wine tastings and lectures at Red Bank NJ wine bar and restaurant, Undici. They also offer seminars and meet and greets with famed Italian wine makers.READ»

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Red Bank Wine Bar and Restaurant Offers Seminars and Tastings to Patrons

Wine connoisseurs can attend wine tastings and lectures at Red Bank NJ wine bar and restaurant, Undici. They also offer seminars and meet and greets with famed Italian wine makers.READ»

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Red Bank Wine Bar and Restaurant Offers Seminars and Tastings to Patrons

Wine connoisseurs can attend wine tastings and lectures at Red Bank NJ wine bar and restaurant, Undici. They also offer seminars and meet and greets with famed Italian wine makers.READ»