Ny exit: Herkules säljer ledande nordisk kafé kedjan Espresso House till JAB...
(Source: NAXS Nordic Access Buyout Fund AB) Herkules sells leading Nordic coffee shop chain Espresso House to JAB Holding Co. (Oslo, 2 June, 2015) Herkules Private Equity Fund III has entered into an...
View ArticleFactbox: With dealmaking, JAB Holding expands its coffee empire
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JAB Holding Co has reached a agreement to buy U.S. single-serve coffee company Keurig Green Mountain Inc (GMCR.O), the latest in a spate of deals that has expanded the...
View ArticleCreative cafes pour it on in Philadelphia's new coffee wave
It was just a few short years ago that caffeine-minded Philadelphians got their first jolt of the lighter roasts, latte art, and prized single-origin beans of the so-called third wave movement. (See...
View ArticleWhy Gourmet Coffee Roasters Are Racing to Perfect Canned Drinks
Putting its $45 million in funding to good use. "You've heard it before: the three waves of coffee," says Todd Carmichael, the founder of coffee chain and industry leader La Colombe. He's referencing...
View ArticleTwo Guns Espresso opens a kiosk in downtown L.A.
Two Guns Espresso, one of the best specialty coffee shops in the South Bay, and certainly one of the best places in town for a flat white, opened in the Financial District of downtown on Monday, in a...
View ArticleItalian Dessert Inspires Starbucks Affogato-Style Frappuccino (Starbucks...
(Source: Starbucks Corporation) In neighborhood trattorias in Italy, dinner is often finished off with gelato affogato - a scoop of Italian ice cream drowned in a shot of espresso. Starting today (July...
View ArticleBaristas reveal secret Starbucks menu hacks — and how to to save money
Get your fix for less. Thanks to substitutions, endless flavors and add-ons, and secret menus and combos, pretty much any drink at Starbucks is fully customizable. The only downside to these bespoke...
View ArticleMeet the Designer Behind Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room...
(Source: Starbucks Corporation) No detail inside the new Starbucks Reserve® Roastery and Tasting Room in Seattle escapes Liz Muller's attention. From the stitching on leather handrail covers and...
View ArticleStarbucks Has A Brilliant Plan To Sell More Expensive Coffees
The Seattle Reserve Roastery. See Also Nine blocks away from the original Starbucks location, in a renovated 1920s-era building, stands a 15,000 square foot statement of Starbucks' heritage of coffee...
View ArticleWorld's Largest Starbucks Will Open in Manhattan
The scene at the Seattle roastery. It's really happening: Starbucks's planned "Eataly-style" coffee center will open at 61 Ninth Avenue in the Meatpacking District, right next to the tourist hot spot...
View ArticleWith market saturated, Starbucks looks upscale>
For more than a year, the Seattle coffeecenti has been buzzing about the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room that opened this month, the flagship of a planned chain of 100 plush stores selling...
View ArticleSeattle will get Italian espresso machine maker La Marzocco's first-ever café
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...
View ArticleStarbucks plans new 'Reserve' targets in super-premium battle
By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) Chief Executive Howard Schultz on Thursday unveiled new growth plans for the chain's upscale Reserve brand as it fights off competition from...
View ArticleStarbucks invests in high-end Italian bakery Princi
Starbucks Corp. is partnering with a luxury Italian bakery in an effort to move more upscale. The coffee giant has made an investment in high-end Italian bakery and pizzeria Princi that allows it to...
View ArticleFormer Barista Now Roaster at First Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting...
(Source: Starbucks Corporation) Sometimes a simple holiday gift can change a life in unexpected ways. One Christmas morning, a dozen years ago, Mikey Graham gave his dad a small at-home coffee roaster....
View ArticleWhat Will Italy’s Discerning Coffee Drinkers Make of Starbucks?
“With great humility and respect,” Starbucks has announced it intends to open its first outlets in Italy in 2017. “With great humility and respect” Starbucks has announced it intends to open its first...
View ArticleLittle Amps Coffee Roasters third location opens in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG- A third location for Little Amps Coffee Roasters opened this week inside Strawberry Square in downtown Harrisburg. "This time, it's not a super vibey shop with neat...
View ArticleUpgrade your kitchen -- with a home La Marzocco espresso machine
Fancy an espresso machine? If so, you might want to start your comparison shopping over at La Marzocco. The espresso machine manufacturer last week unveiled a professional-level espresso machine geared...
View ArticleStarbucks Unveils New 'Express' And Upscale Stores
By Lisa Baertlein Sept 5 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Friday announced two new types of stores aimed at capturing the growing demand for upscale reserve coffee and a separate test of an "express"...
View ArticleRoast House to unveil Modbar
Roast House is remodeling its warehouse to accommodate an ultra-modern brewing system. It’s the same technology used in the new Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, which opened late last year...
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