Hi Everyone,
I stumbled across this article today...
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0218468320100302?type=marketsNews
Apparently, in response "to customer demand for larger cold beverages", Starbucks is testing a 31-oz size for their iced tea and i
What is a barista? This is a word that I hear thrown about quite loosely. I find it quite insulting that starbucks has chosen this term for all of their employees. Their massive influence on the public has yielded, that anyone who works in a coffee h
Read more…Quick background 'graph because I'm new: I work at a Bullsh*t Starbucks. This means we are not owned/operated by Starbucks (and therefore don't accept their gift cards or use their stupid "tall/grande/venti" language) but we do serve Starbucks coffe
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Read more…Hello, I thought I would take a quick poll about Starbucks and their treatment of employees. Has anyone had any issues with the company? Treatment? Doing a film on this and was curious as to thoughts in forum. For a company who spends so much time
Read more…One of my favorite things to hear in the shop from customers is the dreaded phrase "I'll just go to Starbucks." I get it all the time when a customer doesn't find what they're looking for or when we're out of a particular syrup/drink. It's like they
Read more…Saw this in the Seattle Times yesterday. A couple of different articles were there - One on Starbucks layoffs at an end and the other on the new instant coffee they have developed. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008804726_
Read more…I am new to the industry and really don't know that much about espresso machines in general let alone home espresso machines. I have to picked out two that I like, the Francis Francis x5 and the Starbucks Barista (complete opposite machines in my opi
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Read more…Starbucks is closing 61 out of it's 84 stores in Australia. This is a lot of stores to say the least. From my understanding, the economy in Australia is not suffering, and other specialty coffee retailers are doing pretty good. I wonder why the huge
Read more…I am working on a story and wanted to find out if anyone had a site or reference for the number of Starbucks stores that were opened in the US per year. It would be awesome to find out how many there were starting in 2008 until today (before store cl
Read more…I have been talking to a lot of people looking to open a coffee business, or are existing retailers already about the announcement that Starbucks will be closing roughly 600 stores. There has been some mixed thoughts, concerns and feelings about how
Hi all, I am doing my PhD research about the global coffee industry, and for part of my project, I need to visit a plantation. I am doing some comparison work - comparing a small-scale, organic, very high quality and ethically sound plantation with (
Read more…Hi all, It's Fairtrade Fortnight! Woohoo! :-) Nothing much is happening in our little town, but to my surprise Starbucks are at least aware of this week's campaign. Their response? Today, from 2pm onwards, they are holding a Good Coffee Day. This mea
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