When you already own a donut company, a sandwich chain, and a handful of coffee brands, what do you buy next? If you’re JAB Holdings you seek out bagels: The parent company of Krispy Kreme, Panera, Caribou Coffee, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, and Keurig Green Mountain has bought Bruegger’s Bagels. [More]
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Caribou Coffee Cutting Artificial Ingredients From Beverages
By 3.13.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Weeks after Dunkin’ Donuts said it would ditch artificial colors over the next two years, fellow coffee shop chain Caribou Coffee has already established a so-called “clean label standard” for its beverages, eliminating artificial colors, flavors, and sweeteners. [More]
Here’s Where To Score National Coffee Day Freebies & Deals On Sept. 29
By 9.28.16
If caffeine is the music in your ears, the spring in your step, the very blood in your veins, well, tomorrow is your big day: National Coffee Day is Sept. 29, and with it comes a pile of offers from U.S. java joints for free or discounted coffee. We’ve got the goods on where to score your cheap fix in honor of such an important day. [More]
Michigan Cafe To Change Name After Caribou Coffee Wins Trademark Lawsuit
By 5.26.16
Several years ago a small New Hampshire coffee roaster won a legal victory (twice) against coffee giant Starbucks over its name “Charbucks.” Things didn’t go so well for a Michigan cafe that must retire its name “Blue Caribou Cafe” after losing a trademark lawsuit filed by Caribou Coffee. [More]
Sunday Is National Coffee Day, Which Means Free Coffee If You Know Where To Look
By 9.27.13
You may scoff at the notion of “National Coffee Day,” but it’s one of the few holidays that (A) doesn’t require you to buy a card, throw a party, or decorate, and (B) results in free coffee for people willing to seek it out. [More]
Caribou Coffee Shutting Down 88 Locations, Turning 80 More Into Peet’s Coffee & Tea
By 4.8.13
Fans of Caribou Coffee might want to start loading up on caffeine now, as the Minnesota-based company confirmed today that it’s closing down 88 locations around the U.S. A further 80 will undergo a rebranding makeover and re-emerge as Peet’s Coffee & Tea sometime in the next year or so. [More]
Caribou Decides It Doesn’t Want JCPenney As Its BFF; Won’t Set Up Coffee Shops In Stores
By 3.15.13
In some ways, we feel kinda bad for JCPenney; the department store is quickly becoming the kid on the playground no one wants to play with despite all its best efforts. The latest setback in its quest to find new best friends comes as Caribou declares it doesn’t want to pursue a partnership with JCPenney to set up coffee shops inside its stores. [More]
