BBC News | BUSINESS | Starbucks takes on its critics (#)

„This year, for example, Starbucks will buy a million pounds of Fair Trade coffee, less than 1% of the company's total purchases. For its part, Starbucks resents being picked on. "If you were really sincere, for example, about doing something about GMOs in food, you wouldn't protest in front of Starbucks," says Mr Smith. "You would go to your supermarket, where 70% or more has GMO content, and try to make your case - because that could make a difference." See also: 25 Feb 02 | Business Starbucks offers 'ethical' coffee 16 May 01 | Business Coffee farmers 'face destitution' 03 May 01 | Business Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee 24 Aug 01 | Business The Cappuccino Trail Internet links: Starbucks The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Business stories now: WorldCom chiefs refuse to testify Buoyant eBay snaps up bills firm Digital TV woes hit Pace profits Bush vows action after scandals Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts Congress pushes accounting reform Oil trade thaws US-Russian ties HIV: the drug firms' quest for a cure Links to more Business stories are at the foot of the page.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„On the other hand, coffee drinkers should have no problem finding alternatives to the two rather mediocre main-menu Starbucks blends reviewed here. Smaller specialty roasters offer lots of medium-dark to dark-roasted offerings of impressive quality, and Starbucks itself produces some excellent alternatives in its "Commitment to Origin" series. (Look for the special displays of bagged wholebean coffees scattered among the other paraphernalia at Starbucks locations.) Apparently the coffee folks at Starbucks put their passion into these often outstanding limited releases (see, for example, Starbucks Serena Organic Blend, February 2004) but may be tempted to buy by number when faced with the challenge of acquiring the massive volume of coffees that go into the often sad and listless versions of the blends on the main Starbucks menu.“

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Coffee Association of Canada (#)

„And, unlike those corner cafes, which can often double as restaurants, licensed bars, tobacconists and occasionally venues for gambling, Starbucks will stick to serving just coffee and pastries. In its bid to break into the French market, Starbucks has linked up with Grupo Vips, the foodservice operator that works in neighboring Spain with well-known retail names such as Gino's Pasta & Pizza and TGI Friday's. The two companies already work together in Spain, where Starbucks has 15 shops in Madrid and Barcelona. The company has no plans yet to expand into Italy, another European coffee stronghold, but says it is "encouraged by opportunities" there.“

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Tips on Coffee - Coffee Basics : A Quick and Easy Guide (#)

„You'll discover: The basic coffee facts: its origin, history, and many varieties Step-by-step methods for selecting, roasting, blending, and flavoring coffee "to taste" A coffee taster's glossary Simple charts showing grind progression, relative grinding times, and regional characteristics The scoop on decaffeinated, organic, and espresso beans Specialty coffee recipes Lists of the best sources for beans and professional equipment Whether you make coffee at home or at a fine restaurant, Coffee Basics offers a bottomless cup of brewing knowledge and drinking pleasure. About the AuthorKEVIN KNOX, Vice President and coffee buyer for Allegro and former coffee specialist for Starbucks, is the country's leading coffee expert. JULIE SHELDON HUFFAKER is a writer and editor who works with the specialty coffee industry. Book DescriptionA coffee lover's guide to the best brews—written by two industry insiders Coffee Basics is a brief, no-nonsense guide to coffee products, appreciation, and brewing.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Based on this small sampling, Starbucks - famed or blamed as the national popularizer of dark-roasted coffees - appears to roast its specialty whole-bean offerings considerably lighter than many of its Pacific Northwest competitors. This apparent paradox should be no surprise to anyone who actually tastes American specialty coffees rather than generalizing about them. Starbucks has been moderating its roast levels in its whole bean menu for some years now, whereas many of its smaller competitors have been roasting darker and darker, perhaps in an effort to out-Starbucks Starbucks.True, Starbucks espresso and its house blend still taste mildly burned most of the time, as did the organic Sumatra reviewed here.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World (#)

„Or that coffee supplanted alcohol as a favorite breakfast drink in Britain in the late 1600s, and later became a patriotic American beverage after the Boston Tea Party? Pendergrast also details the rise and fall of regional coffee brands in the United States, the role of advertising in the industry, the global economic impact of coffee prices, and the recent emergence of specialty-coffee retailers--Starbucks, for example. Finally, he explores the social and environmental ramifications of coffee and highlights recent attempts to encourage a livable wage and environmental protection in coffee-producing nations such as Brazil. Pendergrast also includes an appendix on "how to brew the perfect cup." This wide-ranging book is a good read for those curious about the history and context behind that morning cup of coffee, as well as for those strictly interested in the business side of the industry.“

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A Little Something About the Big "S" (#)

„Over two dozen varietals and blends are available for purchase, bearing exotic names like Costa Rica Tres Rios and Ethiopia Yergacheffe. Thanks to a partnership with Pepsi, you can now take Starbucks' popular Frappuccino drink home with you in a handy four-pack. Starbucks cookbooks share the shelves with everything from travel mugs to press pots, and even that groovy tune in the background can be yours, since it's probably one of Starbucks' own CDs. No doubt influenced by the success of Ben & Jerry's, Starbucks entered the ice cream market in 1995 in a joint venture with Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.“

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The fast facts behind the fat in your beverage.. - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„The 16 fluid ounce Mocha Frappuccino, from Starbucks, packs a waist expanding 390 calories and 20 grams of fat, according to a Starbucks spokesperson. Starbucks is generally reluctant to part with its nutritional information and that speaks volumes to a paranoid customer such as myself. I tried to get a general rundown of as many drinks as Starbucks offers, and their relative fat and caloric content but was told they can only provide me with the numbers for specific menu choices. I, like others who have attempted the same thing, have been directed to the Starbucks website -- www.starbucks.com -- which may, one day, provide the numbers.“

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Tips on Coffee - The Coffee Book: Anatomy of an Industry from Crop to the Last Drop (#)

„Jammed full of facts, figures, cartoons, and commentary, The Coffee Book covers coffee from its first use in Ethiopia in the 6th century A.D. to the dramatic rise of Starbucks and other specialty retailers in the 1990s. Written with verve and filled with little-known facts, the book explores the process of cultivation, harvesting, and roasting from bean to cup; surveys the social history of caf society from the first coffeehouses in Constantinople to Renaissance French cafs to beatnik havens in Berkeley and Greenwich Village; and tells the dramatic story of international trade and speculation for a product that can make or break entire national economies. The book also examines the industry's major players -- General Foods, Nestl, Proctor & Gamble -- revealing how they have systematically reduced the quality of the bean and turned a much-loved product into a lifestyle.“

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Tea & Coffee 02/02 - The Starbucks Experience Going Global (Cont) (#)

„Dan Cox, owner of Coffee Enterprises, thinks that the fate of Starbucks in Europe depends on its cultural savvy. “If they go in with the attitude, ‘We’re Starbucks and know it all, we’re bringing good coffee to the heathens,’ then I think they’ll be in for a surprise.” But he points out that if Starbucks is more astute, it could do quite well, offering its 100% fine Arabica blend, since the trend in Europe has been to increase the amount of inferior Robusta used in blends. Norwegian Alf Kramer, the co-founder of the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe, is cautious in his forecast. “Europe is a continent with a huge variety of coffee cultures, and Starbucks will have to adapt to all of them.“

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Global Exchange : Mexican coffee growers slam environmentalists' multinational ties (#)

„Four coffee cooperatives in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas have complained that U.S. environmental group Conservation International is trying to gain control of their harvests to sell to companies like Starbucks and Coffee Company International.Sixto Cruz, a spokesman for cooperative Triunfo Verde, told that the situation is one more act of "trade imperialism or 'Yankee coyote-ism,'" which is further impoverishing some 28,000 families who grow coffee in the central region of Chiapas. Cruz believes the organic coffee grown in Chiapas is of higher quality than the beans from Vietnam or even Colombia, two of the world's largest producers. Organic coffee growing enabled this area to dodge the negative effects of the coffee crisis that began in the late 1980s and has knocked market prices down to less than the cost of production.“

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Virtual Coffee: A Review of the Sustainable Coffee Conference, Denver (#)

„The last session of the day, "Industry at theCrossroads," shared the perspectives of industries and foundations concerned withsustainable coffee. Speakers from Cafes de Alta Calidad de Mexico (specialty coffees ofMexico), the Coffee Kids foundation, Equal Exchange and Starbucks suggested a directionfor the coffee industry to move toward as we approach the 21st century. Given thecomplexity of issues discussed, it is not surprising that some participants felt morequestions were raised than answered. Providing future forums to answer those questions andexamine new ones is high on the agenda, and the SCAA Environment Committee andInternational Relations Committee are considering the next appropriate gathering.Additionally, several producing countries have already come forward to express interest inhosting sustainable coffee forums.“

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Coffee and Cafés of Amsterdam (#)

„American imports like Gary's were successful because they were able to merge easily into the culture - it worked out of fusion rather than force. But it took the Dutch themselves to show how enterprise, coupled with an intimate knowledge of the trade and the boundless energy for business which bubbles in Amsterdam like a fired-up percolator pot, could develop new models which, unlike the Starbucks template being stamped all over England, is uniquely theirs.“

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Amazon.com: Books: The Death of a Thousand Cuts: Corporate Campaigns and the Attack on the Corporation (#)

„* A detailed examination of strategies and tactics that includes their historical development. Some of the more high profile target companies in recent years include Coca?Cola, Microsoft, Catepillar, Campbell's Soup, Federal Express, General Dynamics, Home Depot, International Paper, K?Mart, Nike, Texaco, Walmart, Starbucks, and UPS. * Hundreds of examples that help explain such contemporary events as the anti?sweatshop movement on college campuses, the living wage movement, and the protests against the World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank. * A lengthy appendix contains abbreviated descriptions of nearly 200 corporate campaigns waged by labor unions and various advocacy groups since the idea of the corporate campaign was first developed in the 1960's.“

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coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„You have more options at a place like Starbucks than one more akin to Tim Horton`s. Yet Starbucks still has the McDonald`s factor where you can trust that one Starbucks will provide your favourite drink whichever corner you find yourself on (my first trip to Manhattan validated the reality of the "Starbucks on every corner" joke: there actually were about 5 Starbucks within 7 blocks on the same street). Of course, coffee outlets do not share the garish colour scheme that fast food restaurants, including Tim`s, use deliberately to deter overlong stays. “

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Blending Basics (#)

„So one reason coffees are blended in the commercial world might be the use of lower-quality coffee in the blend. Another reason might be to create a proprietary or signature blend that leads consumers to equate a particular coffee profile with a particular brand image; consumers don't often call Starbucks by the origin names used in the coffee but simply as "a cup of Starbucks" as if the dark carbony roast tastes were somehow exclusive to that brand. Coffees are also blended to attain consistency from crop year to year. This is done with major brands that do not want to be dependent on any specific origin flavor so they can source coffee from the least expensive sources.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„In some cases the qualities of the green coffee carried through into the dark roast with startling clarity. The Orleans Coffee Exchange Yirgacheffe and the Starbucks Guatemala Antigua, for example, lost almost none of their individuality in the conversion, and even may have added some nuance. In other cases, the Orleans Coffee Exchange's Costa Rica for example, the coffee's qualities (clean, clear profile, powerful but understated acidity) translated into dark roast terms pleasantly, but not identifiably. In other words, I would have had trouble positively identifying the coffee as a Costa Rica in its dark-roast incarnation, but in retrospect I easily saw how the Costa Rica clarity and power worked itself out in parallel dark-roast terms.“

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CoffeeKid - Things I don't like about Coffee (#)

„Starbucks: For all their good, they do some bad as well. Starbucks can be a bad corporate citizen, especially with their heavy handed legalistic attacks against other companies, and even individuals. I especially don't like the fact that Starbucks has taken other people's ideas and claimed them as their own (one example is the infamous Joe Magazine idea that was pitched to them, they rejected it, then a year or two later started up a, you guessed it, Joe Magazine concept without paying due to the originator). Starbucks needs to examine some of their corporate practices and fix them.“

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Cafes of B.C. - Chapter 1 - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Victoria has three cafe models to draw from; Chains, independent franchises and unique coffee houses. What I have discovered in about 25 years of observing the evolution of the coffee house, in this city, is that chains, like Starbucks seem to be able to deliver product, of a certain quality day in and day out year after year. It is a pretty safe bet that when you walk into a Starbucks, and there are about 25 of them in the region, that you are going to have an experience that is virtually indistinguishable from any other Starbucks experience anywhere. Yes, they follow the fast-food model perfected by none other than McDonalds.“

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Tiny Joy, a home coffee roasting newsletter from Sweet Maria's Coffee (#)

„Blending for Branding: Another reason to blend is to create a proprietary or signature blend that leads consumers to equate a particular coffee profile with a particular brand image. Consumers don't often call Starbucks by the origin names used in the coffee but simply as "a cup of Starbucks." It is as if the dark carbony roast tastes were somehow exclusive to that brand. So blends inherently refer to the place where the coffee was bought, and create allegiance to the retail source rather than creating awareness of the true flavor-origins: the farm, the region, the cultivar, the soil, the altitude, the hard work of the farmer, etc.“

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Tea & Coffee 01/04 - Working at Starbucks: More Than Just Pouring Coffee (#)

„But Starbucks not only aims to please the customers, it also provides its employees, whom are known as partners within the company, with a safe, comfortable, and profitable environment. Perks include: stock options, health benefits for part-time employees, an annual review which could result in a raise, as well as easy mobility to move up to managerial positions. In exchange for these employment benefits, partners have to endure long and intricate training that requires newly hired partners to read and answer questions on each of the stations the job is divided into - Drip, Register, Espresso, Frappachino, Bean and Customer Service - before they can get any hands-on training.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„Despite associations with Daddy Warbucks of 1920s cartoon fame (Little Orphan Annie), the suit held up. In July 2002, Starbucks filed suit against Sambuck's Coffee House, a small independent retailer in the somewhat far-flung outpost of Astoria, Ore. In this case, still pending in federal court in Portland, the plaintiffs call Sambuck's name "a confusing variation of the Starbucks name and trademark." This was news to the owner, Samantha Buck, who had named the shop after herself. Not only that, she had started her business one full year before Starbucks arrived in the area.“

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View topic - POLL: WHAT'S WRONG WITH STARBUCKS? - Coffee Forum (#)

„Meaning, there wouldn't be anyone out there paving the way for the independents to compete. Not all of their blends are bad, and pricing isn't where most Mom & Pops are, but people keep in mind that Starbucks doesn't play follow the leader, they like to think of themselves as being the leader...There is a difference. Personally I feel as long as they continue to expand the market for specialty coffee, the better chance all of us (roasters) to expand as well. Keep in mind, Starbucks will continue to grow, I'm just happy they are doing most of the work when it comes to introducing our style of coffees to the world.“

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India Coffee- Indiacoffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - Over a Cup of Coffee (#)

„Starbucks has tapped into a need, and it has fulfilled that need. For me that walk to the neighbourhood coffee shop was a welcome interlude: the reasons being the walk down on a balmy summer morning, the exchanged pleasantries with the friendly staff (I believe that after I left, they seemed concerned about my welfare in the light of the then tense Indo-Pakistan situation), the consumption of the coffee itself in the Styrofoam cups with the thick brown paper bands to facilitate their holding in the hand - and of course the bonding with my daughter. And I expect that these more or less cover the reasons for the patronage of most of the other habitués of the coffee-shop.“

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Tea & Coffee 07/03 - World News (#)

„JAPAN - Since it opened its first store in Tokyo’s Ginza district in 1996, Starbucks has opened 467 stores in Japan. Last year, Howard Schultz, chairman of the Starbucks group, set out plans for growth in the country with a target of 1,000 stores by 2007. But in May, Starbucks' Japanese business, a joint venture with the Sazaby Inc., announced an annual loss of $3.9 million on revenues of $467 million, according to Business Week. Starbucks seems to have expanded at a rate that could not be justified by sales or profits.“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 28 (#)

„We feature less chat, more hat, and always with good speed. (To compete with Starbucks on pure speed a customer should never wait longer than seven minutes for their coffee.) What I believe is in this way we are approachable on a daily basis for our regular customers for many years, and we avoid barista burn-out at the same time.. The customers that really want more social interaction at the bar are free to lead those conversations and will often uncover an insightful wit in their barista, I am just painfully aware, however that three quarters of the word twit is wit. It is just a matter of our style, based on what bugs the owner, me.“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„In his book, The Great Good Place: cafés, bookstores, bars, coffeeshops, hair salons and other hangouts at the heart of community , Ray Oldenburg investigates and explains this third place that Shultz found essential to the success of Starbucks. The third place, says Oldenburg, is where people congregate to find a sense of community outside of the home and workplace. By their nature, humans have a desperate need for somewhere to meet friends or take solace in the familiarity of both people and their surroundings.“

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Coffee Association of Canada (#)

„Starbucks Coffee, along with Chicago-based Bank One and Foster City, Calif.-based Visa U.S.A. launched the Starbucks Card Duetto Visa. The first-of-its-kind payment card blends Visa credit card functionality with the re-loadable Starbucks Card, offering Starbucks customers the power to pay, reload, earn and redeem rewards conveniently with one card.“

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CoffeeKid - Things I love about coffee and espresso (#)

„Starbucks: Yes, Starbucks. For all their corporate crap (see my bad things about coffee, below), Starbucks must be credited for many things - showing the general public there is better coffee out there. Having stellar after sales service for products that most vendors can't (or won't) touch. Actively promoting Fair Trade coffee - they may not sell a heckuva lot of it compared to all the coffee they sell, but the fact that they promote it like crazy is awesome - it educates the public about the Coffee Crisis.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Perhaps the most effective of the company's weapons used to combat the rumor, experts said, came from the Anti-Defamation League, which lent support. Starbucks, which is based in Seattle, did not place any messages refuting the rumor on its Web site. But the Anti-Defamation League contacted the company to investigate the matter and later circulated the company's message to interested parties on its Web site and in telephone calls. The organization said it was confident that the Starbucks move was "purely a business decision."“

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The many methods of brewing coffee - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„But coffee gourmets say the convenience and frills such as paper filters, hot plates and tepid water dilute the taste of the brew. "Paper filters trap all of the sediment, but all of the oil as well," says Alan Hilowitz of Starbucks Coffee. Hot plates seem like a good idea - especially when the machine's heating element fails to warm the water in the first place. However, hot plates continue to "cook" coffee and turn it bitter faster, says Colin Newell, a network technician at the University of Victoria in Canada and the director of The Coffee Experts Web page.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„(CSRwire) Free SRI Mutual Funds KitNEW YORK, NY - America SCORES, a national after-school program, today announced that it has received a $500,000 grant from The Starbucks Foundation to grow its national after-school programs. The financial support from Starbucks enables America SCORES to further develop and strengthen its programs, which use poetry, soccer and community service to promote literacy and the physical and social well-being of at-risk youth in urban communities nationwide.“

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BSCA - News (#)

„Our host was Milton Verdade Costa. Ipanema have an exclusive contract to supply Starbucks their Bourbon beans; and perhaps 20% of Ipanema's total production is sold to Starbucks. The impressive farm includes a magnificent guest house by a lake where we had lunch. Besides the exclusive Ipanema Bourbon, this company offers five other branded products, Ipanema Ouro Preto (washed), Ipanema Conquista (natural), Ipanema Gourmet (semi-washed), Ipanema Dulce (fine cup) & Ipanema Espresso.“

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Drinking Decaffeinated Coffees (#)

„For those of us who must give up the caffeine kick entirely, one or two cups of the best tasting decaffeinated coffee can be the answer. Personally, I drink the chemically decaffeinated coffees offered by my favorite roasters in the bay area: Peet's and Starbucks Coffees. They both provide a full-city roast, a darker roast than most other coffee roasters offer. The darker roast tends to cut down on acidity while boosting the flavor.“

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Global Exchange : Activist Network (#)

„Out of the blue, I just got news yesterday that the first batch of Starbucks FT coffee arrived and will be brewing up in all of Whitman College's dining services, cafes, etc... (now we need to get Starbucks to do a decaf, eh?) It seems that they finally came through! I feel like our dining service guy has had a lot of trouble getting good information from Starbucks on this. Perhaps this is slowly improving...“

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Vac Pot Brewing with the Starbucks Utopia (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„The base will keep the coffee in the carafe warm for a total of 2 hours and the heat sensors will shut off the power base entirely if the carafe has not been returned to the base within 8 minutes. Starbucks claims that their keep warm feature does not continue to "cook" the coffee, but they don't indicate in any of the associated literature exactly how their power base adjusts the temperature depending on the amount of coffee in the carafe, or how the heat is delivered to the system without cooking the coffee.“

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Amazon.com: Books: The Collaboration Challenge (#)

„Austin provides a practical framework for understanding how traditional philanthropic relationships can be transformed into powerful strategic alliances. He offers advice and lessons drawn from the experiences of numerous collaborations, including Timberland and City Year; Starbucks and CARE; Georgia-Pacific and The Nature Conservancy; MCI WorldCom and The National Geographic Society; Reebok and Amnesty International; and Hewlett-Packard and the National Science Resource Center. Readers will learn how to:“

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View topic - Recipe to make Starbucks White chocolate moca - Coffee Forum (#)

„That smell stayed in my coffee regardless of how much caramel I added to the coffee. I'd greatly appreciate it if someone has any clues regarding how to make white chocolate moca comparable to the taste of starbucks. My girl friend does not allow me to buy another brand of white chocolate syrup to experiment before I finished consuming the syrup I bought (unless I am sure that it's the syrup that causes the difference)...So, save me from consuming that bottle of syrup that has a strange taste...“

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CoffeeGeek - Starbucks Italia - David Faw's Review (#)

„I will opt for either the Digital Italia or better yet step up to the Saeco Comfort Plus or Professional. The machines for Starbucks have a nice stainless outside, but from what I can gather the Saeco machines sold through the chain are probably not as robust as their top end machines without the Starbucks marketing. Overall the espresso is quick and easy, the company is great, just realize the machine could have problems in the near future.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„"We are deeply saddened by the tremendous devastation and rising death toll in Southeast Asia, and extend our condolences and deepest sympathies to the bereaved families and those impacted by this tragic event," said Howard Schultz, Starbucks chairman. "Starbucks has a long tradition of striving to contribute positively to communities in which we do business. Our prayers and thoughts are with all the families who have lost their loved ones."“

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Spring Convention 2 - National Coffee Association (#)

„With the help of Starbucks and other investors, China is discovering the taste and value of coffee in a way that seems to mirror its emergence in as a major industrialized nation. Starbuck has been very successful in developing a market in the China’s urban centers, growing to more than 100 stores in Beijing and Shanghai. In this luncheon program [the speaker] will discuss the market potential and the bare facts about doing business in China.“

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First Recycled Cup Approved by FDA - National Coffee Association (#)

„The company participates in the Paper Working Group of Metafore, a non-profit group that collaborates with leaders in the public and private sectors to create innovative, market-based approaches that support thriving forests and communities. Through such collaboration, Starbucks seeks to increase its use of environmentally preferable paper as part of its commitment to environmental leadership as an essential component of business performance.“

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charlotte (#)

„He has studied "latte art" from some of America's foremost experts, or "baristas," learning from them how to pour heart and rosetta shapes into the steamy foam of a cappuccino. He also worked for eight months as a barista in a Charlotte Starbucks, learning firsthand how coffeehouses both educate consumers and compromise quality for commerce.“

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Tea & Coffee 05/02 - Editor's Letter (#)

„Standing at the bus stop about 30 feet from the Starbucks stood 10 weary people spanning all ages, both male and female. Walking towards them, holding a full tray of iced coffee beverage samples was a young, thin, female Starbucks employee (do I sound jealous?). The first person to take a sample was a young boy around 12-14 years old. Almost everyone on that line also took a sample.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„A punch card for all the businesses in the mall could include free drinks or at least a discount after being punched so many times. A "bring in your Starbucks cup for a free cuppa on us" campaign is a sure-fire attention getter. An employee dressed in seasonal costumes (Santa at Christmas, a bunny at Easter, a leprechaun on St. Patrick's Day, etc.), passing "25 cents off" coupons in front of your shop will surely attract people.“

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www.coffeereview.com - the worlds leading coffee buying guide - Starbucks Coffee:Decaf Sumatra (#)

„Any small residues of solvent surviving the steaming presumably are driven out during roasting. For every pound of whole-bean Sumatra or Sumatra Decaf sold in the month of January 2005 Starbucks will donate $2 or the equivalent in local currency to aid agencies benefiting victims of the December 2004 tsunami. Visit www.starbucks.com or call 800-782-7282 for more info.“

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Kopi Luwak (#)

„Mountanos says, "It has a little of everything pleasurable in all coffees: earthy, musty tone, the heaviest bodied I've ever tasted. It's almost syrupy, and the aroma is very unique." While it won't be turning up in every neighborhood cafe any day soon, Mountanos reports that Starbucks bought it for cuppings within the company.“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 23 (#)

„In my experience...forgetta 'bout it. Starbucks is experimenting with super-automatic machines in their stores to address their talent shortage. (See my article Espresso for Restaurants regarding super-automatics.) It is a bit of a Catch 22 to build a larger company based on quality espresso. You need a manager, but only a few locations can generate enough money for an arm chair owner to secure the talent.“

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Amazon.com: Books: The Experience Economy (#)

„At first, critics who were uncomfortable with the intangible nature of services bemoaned the decline of the goods-based economy, which, thanks to many factors, had increasingly become commoditized. Successful companies, such as Nordstrom, Starbucks, Saturn, and IBM, discovered that the best way to differentiate one product from another--clothes, food, cars, computers--was to add service.“

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Transfair USA | Fair Trade Month Events and Promotions Calendar (#)

„Starbucks Coffee Company , Nationwide Starbucks will be featuring Fair Trade Certified coffee during the entire week of October 25th. So be sure to stop by your nearest Starbucks and ask for the Fair Trade Month special!“

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India coffee - News - Starbucks is on a green crusade (#)

„Starbucks recently lost business in the UK during a campaign by the charity Oxfam showcasing the global coffee crisis. The company has since entered into a partnership with Oxfam on a rural development programme in a coffee-growing region of Ethiopia. In 1999, a Starbucks store was trashed by protesters at the WTO meeting in Seattle.“

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India coffee - News - FDI hint brings global retail giants to India gate (#)

„Martin Coles, president of Starbucks (Research) Coffee International, however, is unfazed by competition. He was quoted in a financial website early this month as saying, "India is an important long-term growth opportunity in the Asia Pacific region...We're looking at our own strategy... We believe there is a growing affinity for global brands, particularly among the middle class."“

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Amazon.com: Books: Com+ and the Battle for the Middle Tier (#)

„If you don't like the book because of favoring MS technologies and COM+, you got to love the Starbucks reference. The book gives you good insight of COM+ (MTS), good evaluation of differences between COM+, CORBA and EJB, not an adequate amount of information on CORBA and EJB details. In short, COM+ will do 98% that EJB does, with much less hassle .“

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View topic - Did anyone see this about starbucks???? - Coffee Forum (#)

„Whick I think is fine evryone sells their own flavored liqour for dults to enjoy. But there a website made by parents because they say "their 12 and 14 yr olds drink starbucks coffee and now they will drink liqour now" WHAT???? I agree with the posts there why would you let your 12 or 13 yr old to drink coffee. Nice parenting(horrible parenting).“

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CoffeeKid - Rockys and Vacuums (#)

„With the Starbucks Barista grinder on the fritz and me waiting for the replacement to come in on a warranty fix, (the motor shouldn't have seized up, according to Starbucks), I ordered a Rancilio Rocky grinder. It arrived a week later, and I finally put Miss Silvia and Mr. Rocky together.“

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CoffeeGeek - Starbucks Barista Grinder - Frank S's Review (#)

„Although Solis makes the Barista for Starbucks -- and at $30 less I thought it would be a bargain -- this grinder is different from the Solis machine in at least one important way: the Maestro's hopper allows roughly twice the open space for beans to fall through and reach the burrs.  I am guessing that this results in fewer jams.“

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index (#)

„And with the organic segment of that industry growing 24 percent a year, according to Inman, we're talking about a lot of Joe. Even Starbucks -- after suffering boycott threats and vandalism -- has added organic coffee to its lengthy menu of high-quality specialty coffees.“

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www.coffeereview.com - the worlds leading coffee buying guide - Starbucks Coffee:Panama La Florentina (#)

„Notes: Starbucks buys all of the estate-grade production from this fine Panama farm and brings it to a moderate roast style rather than the darker style most people associate with Big Green Visit www.starbucks.com or call 800-782-7282 for more info.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„    Once you make your way from under the ears of corn dangling playfully from the tree in front, beyond a pulpit packed with menus, and past the glowing neon sign that reads, “Caffeine Saves,” you enter a world that’s galaxies away from the Starbucks looming just down the street.“

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Tiny Joy -Web Version Sept-Oct 98 (#)

„The Siren's Note Blend is a mixture of Latin American and East Africancoffees that is being sold through the Starbucks chain worldwide. As ifto drive home the marketing buzz, the company released a CD of female vocaliststo merchandise the new blend. As we say in Columbus, "Go 'Bucks!"“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„Walk down Chicago's celebrated Michigan Ave. on any given morning and you'll see a sea of faces behind jumbo cups of coffee from Starbucks, Seattle's Best or Cosi Coffee. The ubiquitous grande-sized coffee cup has become as trendy as Chicagoans' cell phones.“

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View topic - Rumor: Starbucks buying Seattle Coffee? - Coffee Forum (#)

„No this isn't an April Fools Joke. It was posted yesterday in Puget Sound Business Journal where a rumor that Starbucks Corp. might be interested in purchasing Seattle Coffee Co. -- which owns the brands Seattle's Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia -- is gaining the attention of analysts.“

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Panama Cupping Competition: SCAP Coffee Cupping in Boquete (#)

„Peter of Starbucks ponders his scores. While some question Starbucks retail practices, they are heroes among coffee producers for the high premiums they pay and long-term relationships they sustain with growers.“

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BBC NEWS | Europe | Starbucks invades Parisian cafe culture (#)

„Others here, though, think they could come round to the idea of Starbucks, though for them it would never replace the corner cafe or the typical Parisian petit noir coffee - a shot of espresso that goes perfectly with a Gauloise cigarette first thing in the morning.“

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The Hamilton Spectator article - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„The first Starbucks opened in Seattle in 1971. Second Cup started selling coffee beans in the Toronto area in 1975, then moved to brewing drip coffee and eventually espresso-based drinks. This month, the Canadian chain is celebrating 25 years of serving lattes.“

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Global Exchange : International Starbucks protest comes to town (#)

„The Oxford Street picket, on the west end of the UC Berkeley campus, was one of 300 Starbucks protests planned this week by the Organic Consumers Association and other fair trade activist groups, including the San Francisco-based Global Exchange.“

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ 379.html - Cached