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Taste Test: The Best Brands Of French Roast Coffee

Kitchen Daily | Posted 05.18.2012

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The Folgers jingle didn't lie, coffee really "is the best part of waking up." But is Folgers the best coffee to wake up to? If coffee were to ceas...

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Interview: Jeff Power of Pangeo Coffee

Menuism | Posted 05.11.2012

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Coffee has followed a similar story to wine. In recent years, people have realized there's truly a difference between cheap beans and good ones, and even amazing ones.

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Starbucks: The Unofficial Office for Social Change

Aaron Hurst | Posted 05.03.2012

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Wowed by a singing barista and a great place to bring her two daughters, Cecilia joined the Starbucks team as their Vice President of Global Diversity, Community and Government Affairs, for Starbucks Coffee Company.

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Coffee: What Do Different Sustainable Coffee Certifications Mean?

Mark Hostetler | Posted 04.25.2012

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There are several "sustainable" certification labels that appear on coffee. I love coffee, but what do all those environmental coffee labels mean? Is one certification better than the other?

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Starbucks' Gay Marriage Support Sparks NOM Boycott, But Earns HRC Endorsement

Posted 03.22.2012

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Starbucks' support for same-sex marriage has earned the endorsement of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights...

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25 Of The Most Influential Latinos In Contemporary American Culture (PHOTOS)

Posted 03.20.2012

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America is a melting pot of cultures, to be sure. If that pot were to be broken down according to spices, however, one might find that a significan...

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Starbucks Looking To 'Heat Up The Competition'

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012

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FRANKFURT, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Starbucks Corp is planning to strengthen its presence in Europe and grab market share from Switzerland's N...

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Starbucks 'Secret Menu,' Part 2

The Daily Meal | Posted 04.11.2012

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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...

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Starbucks Moving from Coffee to Cabernet- - What Do You Think?

Caren Osten Gerszberg | Posted 04.10.2012

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Do you think that it is appropriate for Starbucks to serve beer and wine?

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Starbucks To Open In India

AP | ERIKA KINETZ | Posted 03.31.2012

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MUMBAI, India — Starbucks aims to open 50 outlets in India by year's end, through a 50-50 joint venture with Tata Global Beverages, the companie...

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Starbucks CEO Took Home Big Pay Check Last Year

AP | By SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 01.28.2012

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was given a pay package worth roughly $16 million in the company's 2011 fiscal year. Starbucks perform...

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Starbucks Profits Get Big Shot Of Caffeine

AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 03.28.2012

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Starbucks Corp. reported its biggest quarterly revenue gain since the recession began, but investors worried after the company ...

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Venti Endorsement: Starbucks Supports Same-Sex Marriage In Washington State

Posted 01.25.2012

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It's still too soon to tell if Washington will become the seventh U.S. state to approve marriage equality, but having the support of the world's large...

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Starbucks To Raise Prices

Posted 01.03.2012

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Are you one of those people who constantly grumbles about $4 lattes? Brace yourself: Starbucks, patient zero of that particular fiduciary epidemic, ju...

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Consumer Advocates Blow Whistle On Starbucks' Gift Cards

Posted 12.02.2011

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A Starbucks gift card seems like a solid, if not exactly personal, present for a caffeine-loving person in your life. But a major complaint from sever...

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Starbucks: Stop Taking Away Your Customers' Rights

David Arkush | Posted 02.01.2012

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If you're one of millions of Starbucks customers who might buy or receive a prepaid card this holiday season, you might want to take a moment to send Starbucks a message: Don't take away my rights!

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Starbucks Ditches Surcharge For Coffee Beans Weighing Under A Pound

AP | Posted 01.14.2012

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BOSTON -- Starbucks has stopped tacking on a fee for bags of coffee beans that weigh less than a pound. The Seattle coffee company eliminated the fee ...

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Starbucks Steams Ahead Into The Juice Business

Posted 01.10.2012

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Coffee giant Starbucks Corp announced Thursday that it acquired juice company Evolution Fresh for $30 million. The java chain will take another ste...

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Starbucks' Secret Weapon

ForbesWoman | Posted 01.03.2012

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Starbucks' Seattle headquarters is a temple to coffee, with walls of muted espresso-colored woods enclosing trees ripe with coffee cherries and barrel...

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What Does Coffee Giant's Initiative Mean for America's Micro Businesses?

Elaine Edgcomb | Posted 01.02.2012

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With (seemingly) a Starbucks on every corner, the Starbucks- Opportunity Finance Network "Create Jobs for USA" initiative is designed to offer all of us an opportunity to become job creators.

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WATCH: Everything That's Wrong With Starbucks

Posted 12.31.2011

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Lovers and haters of mega-coffee chain Starbucks are sure to get a chuckle from this 3-minute rant from the same folks who brought us "The Gentlemen's...

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Starbucks Announces Big (Not Bold) Change

AP | By SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 12.18.2011

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Starbucks is going blonde. The coffee company known for its dark-roasted beans unveiled its lighter blend "Starbucks Blonde Roast" ...

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PHOTOS: Starbucks & Fashion Finally Make It Official

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.19.2011

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In the most perfect collaboration of all time, Starbucks has teamed up with fashion. Well, with the CFDA, if we're being particular. As Starbucks a...

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Starbucks 'K-Cups' To Come In November

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.30.2011

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Pumpkin Spice Lattes won't be the only things Starbucks aficionados will have to look forward to come fall. The coffee giant announced today that t...

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Starbucks Settles Suit With Fired Dwarf Barista

Posted 10.19.2011

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Elsa Sallard, an El Paso woman with dwarfism, wanted a chance to work as a barista. She applied for a job at Starbucks. The manager initially entertai...

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