At the end of February, Starbucks announced it will open its first shop in Italy, and Saturday, Italian espresso machine maker La Marzocco opened its first ever café in Seattle. The two companies go way back. Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) and La Marzocco had a decades-long relationship before the Seattle coffee giant started using automatic machines in the early 2000s. The original Starbucks store at Pike Place Market still uses one of La Marzocco's machines, according to a company spokeswoman. Many… ......
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