Read more espresso stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24311/espresso.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:40:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60171/mickey-ds-aims-to-mug-starbucks-in-europe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust as Starbucks is scaling back its European expansion, McDonald's plans to open hundreds of new outlets offering high-end coffees and pastries on the continent, reports the Financial Times. “We can become the biggest seller of coffee in Europe,” boasted McDonald's chief financial officer. The company plans to launch 1200...http://www.newser.com/story/60171/mickey-ds-aims-to-mug-starbucks-in-europe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 1:25:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34873/java-lovers-buzz-over-latte-art.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCoffee lovers are trying their unsteady hands at a craze called latte art: creating intricate designs in espresso foam, the Wall Street Journal reports. Using techniques like jiggling a pitcher while pouring milk, "artists" form pictures of rosettas, leaves, and swans atop their frothy drinks. Some post photos and videos...http://www.newser.com/story/34873/java-lovers-buzz-over-latte-art.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 14:50:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28849/starbucks-banks-on-new-hardware.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the grounds of a sour economy sticking between shareholders' teeth, Starbucks is looking to a new espresso machine to perk profits back up, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. "What this machine is about is whether Starbucks can get its virginity back," one observer says of the semi-automatic Mastrena, which brewed...http://www.newser.com/story/28849/starbucks-banks-on-new-hardware.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 May 2008 16:59:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24114/civet-digested-beans-yield-99-espresso.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou might look for a $99 espresso shot in a crowded Italian café before the second floor of a London department store. Yet it's the latter where you'll find the cup brewed from two of the world’s rarest coffee beans, one of which is sniffed out and, er, digested by...http://www.newser.com/story/24114/civet-digested-beans-yield-99-espresso.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Apr 2008 17:19:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21933/starbucks-rolls-out-customer-focused-changes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA customer-loyalty card, a new website and upgraded brewing machines highlighted changes in store at Starbucks, the Wall Street Journal reports, with CEO Howard Schultz using today's annual meeting to re-focus the firm on quality of customer experience. The card will offer rewards for regulars at the coffee giant, which...http://www.newser.com/story/21933/starbucks-rolls-out-customer-focused-changes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Mar 2008 14:46:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20142/rivals-earn-as-starbucks-learns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks customers and competition alike got to know each other yesterday as the java giant closed for a 3-hour training break for all employee, reports the AP. "Free-market economy, baby! You've got to take advantage of what the competition throws at you," said one former Starbucks devotee swilling a competitor's...http://www.newser.com/story/20142/rivals-earn-as-starbucks-learns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 8:10:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20091/starbucks-to-close-7100-us-stores-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGet your afternoon latte early today, because Starbucks—all 7,100 US locations—is closing at 5:30pm for 3 hours of staff training, CNNMoney reports. The company says it hopes baristas will “deepen their passion for coffee” and even “transform the customer experience,” not to speak of turning around...http://www.newser.com/story/20091/starbucks-to-close-7100-us-stores-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Feb 2008 12:20:00 CST