A market report from the investment analysis firm Paragon Financial Limited suggests that coffee prices may soon begin to climb again as the expected record arabica harvest in Brazil may fall short of originally predicted levels. “Brazil, home to roughly [...]
A University of Florida wildlife and ecology professor has attempted to specify what some of the most commonly seen coffee certifications mean. In a story for the Huffington Post, Mark Hostetler explores questions that many coffee-drinking consumers may have about [...]
McDonald’s Canadian market share is at its highest point since 1997, news that the company’s executives attribute to marketing of coffee products. The company introduced its McCafe line of specialty coffee products to the Canadian market in November 2011, and [...]
The trend of Starbucks and other cafes limiting wi-fi access to paying customers in high-traffic markets such as Manhattan isn’t necessarily applying to medium-sized markets. According to a recent Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report, most Starbucks, Panera and independent cafes are still [...]
Supplies of handpicked beans is expected to be a major discussion point at this year’s National Coffee Association conference, beginning this Thursday in Charleston, S.C. Representatives from large roasters including Starbucks, Maxwell House, Kraft Foods and J.M. Smucker will be [...]
Starbucks opened its first Evolution Fresh juice bar retail location in Bellevue, Wash., today. Starbucks bought the juice bar business for $30 million in November, and Starbucks has not announced how many more Evolution Fresh locations is plans to open. [...]
Coffee demand in Brazil, which has rebounded steadily in recent years to become the world’s sixth largest economy, may soon outpace demand in the United States, according to several sources in a Bloomberg Businessweek report. Of course, Brazil has always [...]
According to reports in several German newspapers, Starbucks has plans to gain a bigger share of the European market by aggressively marketing and selling coffee packs for single-cup brewing, as well as instant coffee. In Germany alone, Starbucks plans to [...]
Coinstar Inc., the vending company that runs Redbox, plans on selling coffee through Seattle’s Best-branded vending machines. The company expects to install more than 500 machines nationwide this year. According to a New York Times report, the 3-foot-by-3-foot kiosks will [...]
A Starbucks at a ski resort in Squaw Valley, Calif., has opened the first known “ski-through” coffee location. The cafe has been built into the mountain at approximately 8,000 feet above sea level.
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