Starbucks To Change The Way It Makes Coffee

Instead of grinding coffee only in the morning, baristas will grind beans each time a new pot is brewed. Timers will buzz to signal when it’s time to make a new batch, according to internal Starbucks documents reviewed by The…

Instant Starbucks coffee?

Starbucks is preparing a new brew of coffee, and is designed to mimic the taste of store-bought Starbucks. Some Starbucks will begin selling Via next month.

STARBUCKS’ E-MAIL TO EMPLOYEES

From: Partner Communications
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:21 PM
Subject: Breakthrough Product News

Dear…

Starbucks Coffee Enters Bulgarian Market

Starbucks is set to open its first Bulgarian coffee shop in the capital of Sofia in early November, 2008, the company said recently in a media release. The American based coffee chain will open its new store as a franchise…

What’s the taste of Starbucks Thanksgiving blend?

When Starbucks called Tom Douglas asking the Seattle restaurant icon to collaborate on a Starbucks coffee blend for Thanksgiving, Douglas figured what the heck. He’s carried Starbucks coffee in his restaurants for almost 20 years.

“I thought it was going to…

Starbucks dumped by their ad agency

Starbucks’ ad agency, Wieden & Kennedy, has quit the account. The story on Gawker is pretty detailed, and it sounds like W & K was just fed up and Starbucks sucks as a client.

During the four years that Wieden &…

QuickOrder: Starbucks ordering on iPhone

Multimedia designer, Phil Lu, has created some mockups of an iPhone application that he calls “QuickOrder”. The series of images show how oa systrders with iPhone might work at Starbucks. Its pretty cool.

In an application with the U.S. Patent Office…

Starbucks Idea: Vote for your Starbucks

So, pull up a comfortable chair and participate in My Starbucks Idea. We’re here, we’re engaged, and we’re taking it seriously.
This is your place. Let’s see where we can take it together.
— Howard Shultz

Starbucks has just launched My Starbucks Idea,…

Confessions Of A Starbucks Barista

Jesse, who has worked at Starbucks for almost a year, has written a mythbusting “Buyer’s Guide” that will help you in your quest to save money when ordering your favorite Starbucks beverage. Our favorite tips? Frappucinos are a rip off,…

Starbucks: More closures despite strong protests

Starbucks’ decision to close approximately 600 underperforming stores elicited a round of protests from some of its customers, but the company is moving forward with its plans.

From YouTube posts to a SaveOurStarbucks.com Web site, lobbying from local officials, and at…

Starbucks to Close 500 More Stores

Starbucks will close 500 more locations in the U.S. and cut 7% of its work force.

The pullback is a sign that the Seattle-based coffee giant is continuing to see weak sales as high gas prices and other pressures on consumer…