Time magazine writer: Pike Place Roast is "coffee for people who ...

Starbucks Gossip[Starbucks Gossip] And, there is a way you can tell whether the coffee is getting low, and that's just by looking at the clear glass window on the urn..When the liquid in the window gets low, you move and rebrew another as a backup, or you stage it to where you can start brewing as soon as it runs out(If you are low on urns for whatever reason)..As a partner, I have started to ignore the critics, because most of them are just frustrated that Starbucks won't ever be dead, and that as soon as the recession is over, Starbucks will be positioned for success, becuase we are getting all the kinks out now. No matter what we do as a company, people will whine, because we're a big corporation, and as we all know, big corporations are bad, according the commies in the media, and the "commies" that tend to be the main people critical of the company..When the new changes start to result in more sales, and a higher stock price, you won't see Wall Street saying anything about how the coffee tastes..

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Jason Kelly[Jason Kelly] Coffee By Committee At Starbucks: All in all, not a bad cup -- nothing too objectionable, a perfectly fine if not completely fresh-tasting cup of coffee that I might expect to get at Dunkin, or, on a good day, Mickey D's. Which is the problem: Starbucks is staking its future on making a cup of coffee for people who don't like Starbucks -- a McDLT in a cup.Here we run into the classic big business dilemma.

I'm Just an Avatarhttp://nancib.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/starbucks-rolls-out-pike-place-roast/ [I'm Just an Avatar] Starbucks rolls out Pike Place Roast: You can get all the details on the Starbucks website, but if you love coffee it’s hard to go wrong with this new promotion. Granted, not everyone likes Starbucks, and I can’t help you there Just please don’t offer me a cup of coffee that I can see the bottom of the cup through.

Metaphoric Labs[Metaphoric Labs] Tasting Starbucks’ Pike Place Roast: This blend was created using input from Starbucks customers and represents our 37 years of coffee roasting experience, knowledge and passion. Taking the wide range of customer preferences as a guide, this everyday brew is a unique blend featuring Starbucks signature bold flavor with a smoother finish balanced by soft acidity and subtle, rich flavors of cocoa and toasted nuts.

Nightline's Daily Line[Nightline's Daily Line] Coffee Addict's Journey Inside the Starbucks Roasting Plant: By focusing on the brewed coffee, Starbucks addresses two issues at one time. It aggressively reclaims its heritage as a coffee roaster and during these tougher economic times, is offering a new coffee option when a $5 venti caramel mocha whip might feel a bit pricey.

Exit 117Ahttp://exit117a.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/starbucks-pike-place-roast/ [Exit 117A] Starbucks Pike Place Roast: It doesn’t have that signature burned taste that most Starbucks coffee has. It’s still a darker, stronger coffee, but seems less bitter than their other brews.

Top Stockshttp://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/topstocks/archive/2008/04/10/a-starbucks-rescue-plan.aspx [Top Stocks] A plan to rescue Starbucks: At this point, having the best beans around will only maintain the status quo for Starbucks as competitive pressures intensify and consumers reach their coffee-consumption limits. Before, in the company’s heyday, America was first being introduced to espresso-based drinks.

Internet Trends[Internet Trends] Starbucks Free Coffee: Pike Place Roast will also be the first Starbucks coffee bearing a new symbol the company created with Conservation International, showing that all beans are purchased from suppliers that meet high workplace and environmental standards, such as paying pickers well and requiring coffee to be grown in the shade without use of pesticides.

Around the Sun: A Blog About Saving Money in Portland, Oregon, and beyond[Around the Sun: A Blog About Saving Money in Portland, Oregon, and beyond] Free Coffee at Starbucks Every Wednesday Through May 28 (Portland ...: Starbucks will give you a free 12-ounce cup of its new Pike Place Roast each Wednesday now through May 28 when you present the “Brewed Cup Card” shown below. I got the card from the Starbucks in Pioneer Place (top floor) today.

Easy Money Bloghttp://cashcrater.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/what-is-starbucks-up-to-on-april-8-2008-revealed/ [Easy Money Blog] What is Starbucks up to on April 8, 2008? REVEALED!: Tomorrow, Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) will launch its much anticipated new everyday brew, Pike Place Roastâ™, reinventing brewed coffee while implementing new standards for freshness and sustainable coffee sourcing in all Starbucks company-operated stores. In recognition of this monumental event, Howard Schultz, chairman, president and ceo, will join partners (employees) and customers, beginning in New York, to celebrate a passion for coffee in a simultaneous, nationwide, coast-to-coast, coffee tasting conducted by Starbucks coffee experts.  Schultz will conclude this historic launch day with an evening ceremony at Seattle’s Pike Place Market, home of Starbucks original store and the inspiration for the new coffee blend.

NWsource | Gentle Snarkhttp://www.nwsource.com/entertainment/restaurants/blog/starbucks-and-mcdonalds-hand-out-free-coffee-cost [NWsource | Gentle Snark] Starbucks and McDonalds hand out free coffee -- but at what cost?: WHEREAS, McDonald's and Starbucks are rolling out new coffee products ("McCafe" espresso drinks and "Pike Place Roast"

My Starbucks Blog[My Starbucks Blog] UPDATED: April 8th Pike Place Roast Launch: Apparently as part the April 8th Pike Place Roast launch, Starbucks coffee makers have been retooled to deliver an even better cup of coffee. Additionally, as part of the launch, the green logo will be absent from cups and replaced with the, slightly modified, original logo.

Proud Geekhttp://blog.proud-geek.com/2008/04/10/more-on-the-new-starbucks-pike-place-roast/ [Proud Geek] More on the New Starbucks Pike Place Roast: If you have been to the first Starbucks at Pike Place market in Seattle, you would see that this is the same original Starbucks logo. They changed it later on because it wasn’t exactly the most appropriate for the Corporate image :-)

The Jason Calacanis Weblog[The Jason Calacanis Weblog] Starbucks Pike Place Coffee Reviews Video: We were wondering what the huge buzz about Starbuck's new Pike Place roast was yesterday at he office... so we sent out Mahalo Guide Lon (aka MERLon) to check out the insane crowds at Starbucks.

The Stew[The Stew] Starbucks' new Pike Place Roast drips out early in Gold Coast: Perhaps they are over roasted, but I far prefer it to under-roasted, anemically under concentrated Dunkin Donuts coffee. PPR is a little fuller in taste than DD, but it feels much closer to DD than my usual morning cup of Verona or Gold Coast blend (it doesn't even compare to Starbucks excellent Christmas Blend served seasonally).

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