Now that Dunkin’ Donuts has given this whole cold brew coffee thing a try, it’s realizing that the cool kids might just be onto something: the drink has proved successful enough that the chain is going to keep it on the menu for a bit longer than planned. [More]
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Starbucks Of Putting Too Much Ice In Iced Coffee
By 8.24.16
If you feel like you’re getting too much ice and not enough coffee in your Starbucks iced beverages, well, we’ve got some bad news for you: a judge has ruled the chain hasn’t done anything wrong. [More]
Lyft Will Soon Be Selling $20 Gift Cards At Starbucks Stores
By 8.9.16
In a move that its rivals haven’t tried yet, Lyft says it will start selling gift cards in a new partnership with Starbucks. [More]
Starbucks Will Start Offering Almond Milk In U.S. Stores Next Month
By 8.9.16
There will be another dairy-free alternative for Starbucks customers come September: alongside soy and coconut milk, the chain will be offering almond milk as part of its milk lineup. [More]
Cold Brew Craze Continues: Starbucks Selling Pitcher Packs To Make It At Home
By 7.27.16
Starbucks’ love affair with cold brew coffee doesn’t appear to be slowing down. In addition to selling a traditional version of the cold beverage – along with a nitro version – at stores and bottles of the drink at retail partners like Target, the company is now providing customers with the option of making the beverage at home with new pitcher packs. [More]
To Investors, Dunkin’ Donuts Is Stuck Between A McRock And A Starbucks Place
By 7.25.16
For those of us of a certain age, especially those of us that age who grew up in and around Boston, the Dunkin’ Donuts brand identity might seem indelible. But it’s been almost 20 years since the last time Fred the Baker intoned, “Time to make the donuts!” on TV, and those decades — and a national expansion in the face of some stiff competition — have left the iconic sugar-and-caffeine chain in a bit of a slump. [More]
Guy With A Mule Who Serves Free Coffee To Hikers Will Get To Keep Doing His Thing
By 7.21.16
Hikers in the Boise Foothills of Idaho who’ve enjoyed a free cup of coffee handed out by a guy and his mule will be glad to hear that they’ll get keep operating on private land after tackling a few regulatory hurdles. [More]
Why Your Airline Has To Make Sure Your Plane’s Coffee Maker Works Before You Can Take Off
By 7.18.16
Wings are pretty vital to an airplane. Engines, flight instruments, landing gear, yeah, these are all things you definitely want to be sure are mechanically sound before you find yourself hurtling at 500 miles an hour six miles above the surface of the Earth. Yet even the most devoted caffeine addict would probably rather take off on time than wait three hours for the plane’s coffee maker to get fixed — so what’s the deal when you have to camp out on the tarmac because the plane can’t make you a cup o’ joe? [More]
Starbucks Brings Back Iced Sampler Cards Program, Separate From Star Rewards
By 7.18.16
While recent changes to the rewards program at Starbucks drew some complaints, the app remains popular and customers still have massive amounts of money stored away in their accounts. However, the company has brought back a very analog promotion for the summer, which uses a card with stickers for customers to rack up free drinks. [More]
Starbucks Price Increases Go Into Effect Today
By 7.12.16
Two weeks after a computer glitch pushed out Starbucks’ annual price increase early, the day has finally come when your morning cup of joe will actually cost more. [More]
Starbucks Annual Price Increase Showed Up Early Thanks To Glitch
By 7.5.16
For the third year in a row Starbucks will dig its hands a little deeper into customers’ wallets, once again raising the prices for many drinks on its menu. [More]
Starbucks To Sell Coffee From India For The First Time
By 6.27.16
Tired of picking up bags of the same old Colombian coffee at Starbucks? You’ll soon be able to branch out, as the coffee giant announced today that it will, for a limited time, offer coffee from India for sale this fall — but only in Seattle. [More]
Starbucks Releasing Bottled Cold Brew In July
By 6.23.16
Starbucks already offers a variety of bottled beverages for sale at grocery and convenience stores around the country. But if you’re looking for something a little less sweet than a White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino, you don’t have a ton of options, until now. The coffee giant will begin selling bottles of its unsweetened cold brew at stores starting next month. [More]
Your Morning Cup Of Coffee Could Be Made With 9-Year-Old Beans
By 6.15.16
If the beans in your morning beverage could talk, they would probably use a first-generation iPhone to call up all their pals and tell them they finally made it out of storage and into the Big Show. After years of being socked away as the coffee market weathered hard times, arabica beans — some as old as nine years — are now on super sale and could wind up in your cup of java. [More]
Starbucks Gives Permission For Miami Bakery To Serve Coffee Again
By 6.3.16
Even though some city streets have multiple Starbucks on the same block, the coffee colossus doesn’t like it when someone other than Starbucks serves up hot caffeinated beverages nearby. After three years of battling Starbucks, a Miami bakery has finally earned the right to serve something other than drip coffee to its customers. [More]
Starbucks Adding Nitro Cold Brew To The Menu At 500 Locations This Summer
By 5.31.16
Because there’s always time for a new trendy thing in coffee to catch on across the nation, Starbucks will have a new option on tap for customers at around 500 locations this summer: Nitro Cold Brew. [More]
Be On The Lookout For Cheaper Packaged Coffee Prices In The Near Future
By 5.24.16
If you’re cruising for a pick-me-up in store aisles soon, you might notice that certain brands are a bit cheaper than before: because the price of coffee beans has fallen lately, the parent company of Folgers and Dunkin’ Donuts brand packaged coffees has decided to pass on the savings to consumers. [More]
The Big Chill: Cold Coffee Is The Cool Kid On The Block Now
By 5.23.16
When the temperature rises, the last thing many people want is a hot beverage. Iced coffee drinks aren’t a new thing , of course, but they certainly are the cool thing going on right now in that world. [More]
