Mobile Payments Comprise 10 Percent Of Starbucks’ U.S....
http://stock.ly/1qw86nMobile payments now account for 10 percent of Starbucks’ U.S. revenue, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. Starbucks revealed that it sees close to four million mPayments transactions a week, up from two million at the end of last year and three million just a month ago. The coffee giant now has
Starbucks Set For New Recipe Of Success
http://stock.ly/9sifv0Starbucks hopes to transform itself from a coffee chain into a broader consumer-product company in China with the opening of a food store. The new store, in Beijing's Oriental Plaza, serves beef lasagna, cream of mushroom soup and smoked chicken salad, among other dishes. "The new store, decorated
Coffee Fungus Spurs Central America Migration Plans: Jobs -...
http://stock.ly/5cmw7gCoffee picker Hector Gonzalez says he feels personal pain as he watches leaves stripped off plants from a fungus infecting 70 percent of the crop on the Salvadoran farm where he works.“The hurt of losing this work is like losing your life,” Gonzalez, 32, said in a phone interview. “The hills
Starbucks Cuts The Price Of Its Bagged Coffee
http://stock.ly/1o7w0hStarbucks is cutting the price of its 12-ounce bags of coffee, right.(Photo: LESLIE SMITH JR., USA TODAY)NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is lowering the list price of its bagged coffee to stay competitive as commodity costs ease across the industry.The Seattle-based chain says 12-ounce bags of its
Starbucks To Open 100 Stores In Indonesia, 100 In Philippines
http://stock.ly/14x6k4Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) unveiled plans to open 100 new stores in Indonesia over the next three years and another 100 stores in the Philippines over the next four years, ramping up its presence in the region.
Why New York Town's Ban On Fast Casual Is A Mistake
I'm all for supporting local eating establishments, but Eastchester, N.Y.'s ban on fast casual restaurants goes to the extreme. It's one thing to tout, "Eat, Buy local," but it's another thing to take away the choice. Plus, many fast casual establishments are often franchises, so supporting them is
Kraft's Gevalia Puts Bullseye On Starbucks
Kraft Foods Group Inc. (KRFT) is taking direct aim at Starbucks Corp. (SBUX), its one-time partner turned bitter courtroom rival, in the coffee wars, touting in its latest marketing spots that consumers prefer Kraft's Gevalia coffee to Starbucks' joe.In a campaign launching Monday, Kraft says a
Dunkin' Donuts Plans Its Debut In Vietnam
Dunkin' Donuts today announced it has signed a franchise agreement with Vietnam Food and Beverage Co. Ltd. to develop the brand in Vietnam. The agreement calls for the development of Dunkin' Donuts restaurants across the country throughout the next several years, with the first locations planned
Starbucks Still Feeling A Buzz From Mobile Payments
http://stock.ly/1voadzTwo years after it launched its payment app, Starbucks remains the unchallenged leader in mobile payments. From just about any perspective, from use frequency to volume to user experience, the Starbucks mobile payment app is the gold standard. And that doesn't seem to be changing anytime
Watch Saturday Night Live: Starbucks Verismo Online
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Customers Mixed On Starbucks’ Reusable Cup
http://stock.ly/9dsp4rMore than a quarter of Americans (28%) have already bought or plan on purchasing one of Starbucks’ new $1 reusable coffee tumblers aimed at cutting down on paper cup waste, according to a YouGov Omnibus survey taken Jan. 4 – 6, 2013.For the YouGov Omnibus survey, the total sample size included
Twitterers Use Starbucks’ #Spreadthecheer Campaign Against...
http://stock.ly/07m67aStarbucks UK was naive enough to believe people won't abuse hashtags.So the folks at Starbucks UK thought they could ask people on Twitter to use the #spreadthecheer hashtag and have their happy holiday messages displayed on a big public video screen. The people at Starbucks have apparently
Starbucks Offers To Pay More U.K. Tax Than Required
http://stock.ly/045p0kPARIS — Starbucks offered Wednesday to pay about £10 million a year in taxes in Britain in an effort to deflect protests over its lack of contributions to the public purse at a time when other taxpayers are feeling the effects of government spending cuts.
A K-cup "french Press"... Lol. Oh The Humanity
The My French Press is the only Single-Cup, "French-press" style K-Cup brewer on the market. You simply take a K-Cup, press it in, load it into the cylinder and attach the lower cup. With the microwaveable safe pour pitcher, you heat the water, your pour it in.
Green Mountain Unveils Keurig Rivo Cappuccino Maker
(Reuters) - Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc (GMCR.O) announced the launch of Keurig Rivo, its long-awaited, single-cup espresso machine, on Thursday, sending its shares up more than 2 percent.The Rivo, developed in partnership with Italy's Luigi Lavazza SpA, will be able to make cappuccinos and
