World'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 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 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 ArticleHow 3 Baristas Built Their Coffee Shop for the Price of One Espresso Machine
You can get a new Slayer, or an entire shop. The coffee world is as gadget-obsessed as any industry you'll find: Baristas talk of dialing in their grind and dosing their shots. Depending on what flavor...
View ArticleStarbucks Roaster is Seattle's ultimate, epic coffee experience
This isn't a coffee experience, but a COFFEE EXPERIENCE. The Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room at the edge of Capitol Hill is a 15,600-square foot shrine to the bean, complete with two coffee...
View ArticleDurham coffee pro named top barista in the U.S.
For Counter Culture Coffee’s most decorated barista, coffee isn’t a beverage – it’s an art. Over the weekend Lem Butler, head of wholesale customer support at the Durham coffee roaster, was recognized...
View Articleillycaffè opens its new illy shop in South Korea (Illycaffé SpA)
(Source: Illycaffé SpA) illycaffè opens its new illy shop in South Korea Trieste, 18 april 2016 - illycaffè announces the opening of its new illy Shop in South Korea, the first one with the new...
View ArticleN.C. coffee pro named top barista in the U.S.
For Counter Culture Coffee’s most decorated barista, coffee isn’t a beverage – it’s an art. Over the weekend Lem Butler, head of wholesale customer support at the Durham coffee roaster, was recognized...
View ArticleStarbucks Brings New Store Concepts and Experiences to Chicago (Starbucks...
(Source: Starbucks Corporation) Starting today (April 21), busy Chicagoans can get their coffee in the city's first Starbucks express format store. The 635-square foot space in Union Station, which...
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 ArticleScott Baio weighs in on climate control, blasts Starbucks for not saying ‘Trump’
Scott Baio is in the news again and this time it’s for giving his opinion on climate change and slamming a Starbucks barista for not saying “Trump.” The former Charles in Charge star took to Twitter on...
View ArticleStarbucks just took a major step back on a big initiative
Starbucks is pulling back on its plan to begin selling booze at locations from coast to coast. The coffee giant has withdrawn applications to sell alcohol at three of its San Francisco locations,...
View ArticleAP PHOTOS: Coffee shops all the rage in North Korean capital
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) Pyongyang may be one of the few major cities left on Earth where you can't find a Starbucks. But it's brimming over with coffee shops. The small, dimly lit cafes have been...
View ArticleStarbucks Opens its First Store in South Africa (Starbucks Corporation)
(Source: Starbucks Corporation) Taste Holdings and Starbucks open the doors of the first store in Johannesburg The store brings the full Starbucks Experience, plus Starbucks Reserve coffees Store...
View ArticlePick your own feast at Maui’s O’o Farm
KULA, Hawaii — No one should embark on a trek up the misty slopes of Haleakala to Maui’s Upcountry on an empty stomach, even if what lies ahead is a fabulous farm-to-table luncheon at the island’s O’o...
View ArticleWill Starbucks be a hit in South Africa?
Residents of South Africa's biggest city are brand conscious and rarely need much persuasion to try something new - so many were up for tasting their first cup of coffee from Starbucks when the US...
View ArticleLouisville company moving headquarters, production facility to Portland
The company that operates Louisville's biggest coffee shop chain is expanding into Portland. Heine Brothers' Coffee Inc. plans a major redevelopment of an 80,000-square-foot building at 1301 West Main...
View Article3 Rock Solid Examples of Why You Should Own Your Commercial Property
Whether or not a small business should own or rent commercial space is a decades-old discussion. Some businesses, like many retail establishments, may have little choice as prime shopping locations are...
View ArticlePlaybill exits stage to join theatre pals a few blocks north
Playbill is hoofing it a few blocks north. The theatergoers’ magazine, founded in 1884, is moving to Himmel + Meringoff’s 729 Seventh Ave., a building at West 49th Street with an illustrious show...
View ArticleReturning Starbucks Frappuccino Flavor Brings Back Summer Memories (Starbucks...
(Source: Starbucks Corporation) Beginning today (April 23) Starbucks S'mores Frappuccino® blended beverage returns. Customers have been asking for this summer-time beverage since it was...
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