Frappuccino

Starbucks Drops Controversial Bug Ingredient

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.19.2012

UPDATE: Starbucks has announced it will no longer use cochineal extract in its Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino drinks and other products, instead opt...

Starbucks Under Fire Over Insect Ingredient

Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 03.28.2012

Starbucks enraged vegetarians this week after confirming that its strawberry flavored drinks contain a new ingredient of cochineal extract -- a red dy...

Starbucks 'Secret Menu,' Part 2

The Daily Meal | Posted 04.11.2012

The Daily Meal

Last August I had a revelatory experience. A good friend, and Starbucks non-enthusiast, had accompanied me to the local 'bucks to pick up a quick dri...

Starbucks' Secret Menu

The Daily Meal | Posted 10.15.2011

The Daily Meal

Frequenters of Starbucks know the situation all too well: You're standing in line, reciting the precise order of the five different descriptors that...

Can Treats Save Civilization?

Anneli Rufus | Posted 09.14.2011

Anneli Rufus

Treats are costly and/or fattening and/or obtainable only in one tiny spot on Earth. Your treat and my treat might not be the same, yet the word "treat" triggers in both of us a throbbing thrill.

Starbucks Raises Prices Of "Complex" Drinks, Cuts Costs Of Latte, Regular Coffee

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. is raising prices on certain harder-to-make beverages – and cutting the costs for simpler ones like a plain cup ...

Wiggly Coffee Wows Japan

Anneli Rufus | Posted 05.25.2011

Anneli Rufus

Gelatinous coffee might be just the thing on a scorching summer day.

McDonald's To Poach Starbucks Customers With Coffee Bars

Wall Street Journal | Janet Adamy | Posted 05.25.2011

This fall, a McDonald's here added a position to its crew: barista. McDonald's is setting out to poach Starbucks customers with the biggest addition ...