Tag: Starbucks
Starbucks to Open Tazo Tea Store
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. is planning to do for tea what it did for coffee by opening a Tazo tea store in its hometown...
Starbucks to Acquire Bakery for $100 Million
NEW YORK — Starbucks Corp. has announced plans to acquire San Francisco-based Bay Bread, LLC in a definitive agreement that would include the company’s...
Starbucks Appoints Former U.S. Secretary of Defense to Board
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corporation has appointed Robert Gates, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, to the company’s Board of Directors. “We are honoured and humbled...
Starbucks Ditches Controversial Beetle Extract
SEATTLE — Starbucks has announced its swapping the cochineal extract used in its Strawberries and Creme Frappuccino drinks (and other products) for a tomato-based...
Starbucks Under Fire for Insect Ingredient in Frappuccinos
SEATTLE — Starbucks is facing criticism from vegetarians for its revelation that crushed beetles are used as a natural food additive in the chain’s...
Starbucks Enters Juice Market
LOS ANGELES — Starbucks is making a move into the competitive juice market with the opening of Evolution Fresh in Bellevue, Washington. Last...
Fortune Releases Most Admired Companies List
NEW YORK — Starbucks has earned the highest foodservice ranking on Fortune Magazine’s 2012 list of 50 Most Admired Companies, which measures the corporate...
Starbucks to Open in Canadian Target Stores
SEATTLE — Starbucks has inked a deal with Target to open 135 coffee shops in the discount retailer’s new Canadian stores. “Starbucks has been...
Starbucks Augments Reality for Valentine’s
SEATTLE — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Starbucks has released the latest version of its Starbucks Cup Magic app that offers an animation...
Starbucks to Sell Wine and Beer
SEATTLE — Starbucks has announced plans to introduce beer, wine and premium food offerings at a handful of locations in Atlanta and Southern California...