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Starbucks Is Coming to Disneyland

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:54:00 CDT

Starbucks is about to perk up "the happiest place on Earth." The Seattle-based coffee chain is today announcing a partnership to open a store inside each of the six Disney properties in California and Florida. The first will open this summer at Disneyland California Adventure in Anaheim. The other locations...

Starbucks to Stop Using Bugs in Drinks

Matt Cantor — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:19:51 CDT

Some 6,500 customers were bugged by Starbucks' insect-based food coloring , and the company is responding: It won't be using cochineal extract in its treats anymore, at least in the US. The dye, made from crushed insects, prompted a Change.org petition that sent an email to Starbucks HQ every...

Starbucks' China Problem: People Love It Too Much

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:55:49 CDT

It's a good problem to have ... maybe? Starbucks is making huge inroads in China, and expects it to become its second-biggest market, booting Canada to No. 3, by 2014. But a lot of the customers who are pouring in these days don't seem to want to leave. Or, in many...

Starbucks' Frap in a Flap Over Dye With Insects

Matt Cantor — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:39:09 CDT

Note to vegans—and those grossed out by bugs: Starbucks' Strawberries and Creme Frappuccino is colored with insects. It gets its pink color from cochineal extract, which comes from ground-up cochineal bugs native to Mexico and South America. The coloring is nothing new: It's been used since the 15th century,...

Next for Starbucks: Energy Drinks

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:40:47 CDT

First alcohol , then juice , and now Starbucks is getting into yet another non-coffee beverage: energy drinks. The Seattle company told shareholders yesterday it will be coming out with a line of "Refreshers" drinks, which are already available at some grocery locations. The 12-ounce, 60-calorie beverages will include such flavors as...

Starbucks Launches Juice Bar Chain

Matt Cantor — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:38:16 CDT

Instead of venti cappuccinos, veggie juices: Starbucks has opened its first juice bar, called Evolution Fresh, in Bellevue, Washington. Customers can purchase smoothies or bottled fruit and vegetable juices (sample: the Spiced Carrot, made with carrots, blueberries, and cinnamon); calorie-conscious food options include vegan options. It's not clear yet how...

Starbucks Plans Single-Serve Home Espresso Machines

Matt Cantor — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:54:05 CST

Starbucks is expanding its venture into your home. First it offered instant coffee, then it launched K-cups of brewed coffee that work with Green Mountain Coffee's single-serving Keurig machines. Now the coffee chain is taking it up a notch: It's readying a single-serve espresso machine, enabling the chain's classiest coffee...

Brits Perk Up as Starbucks Doubles Espresso Shots

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:25:00 CST

Get ready to get your buzz on, Britain. Starbucks is planning to double espresso shots in all its lattes and cappuccinos served in the UK. The move has been brewing since customer requests for extra shots started skyrocketing two years ago, say company officials. The new shots boosting caffeine and...

Man Tries to Order Priciest Starbucks Drink Ever

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:21:05 CST

Ahh, Starbucks. Land of the $4 cappuccino ... and $23.60 Frappuccino? That's the final tally one man managed to ring up on his quest to order the most expensive Starbucks drink ever. Logan Warren started by requesting the largest size beverage, the 31-ounce Trenta. Into it went a Java Chip...