The Boston Business Journal reports that shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (Nasdaq: GMCR) surged 15 percent Thursday morning after the company said sales at its Reading-based Keurig single-cup brewing … [Read more...]
Ruling Lets Starbucks Take Over Packaged Coffee Distribution March 1
February 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. District Court denied Kraft Foods Inc.'s request to block Starbucks Corp. from taking over the distribution of Starbucks's branded packaged coffee March 1. In U.S. District … [Read more...]
Analyst says McDonald’s Should Put Focus Back to Burgers
January 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Kate MacArthur Crain's Chicago Business reports that McDonald’s Corp.’s domestic “beverages over burgers” strategy has hurt its core business, an influential investment analyst told clients … [Read more...]
Kraft Says It Faces `Irreparable Harm’ If Starbucks Ends Accord
January 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Edvard Pettersson reports at Bloomberg that Kraft Foods Inc., the world’s second-largest food company, says it faces “irreparable harm” if Starbucks Corp. is allowed to terminate an agreement that allows it to … [Read more...]
Starbucks-Kraft coffee battle heats up in court
December 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Los Angeles Times reports that when corporate partnerships implode, it's usually ugly. But a dispute over ground coffee promises to be particularly bitter. Starbucks Corp. and Kraft Foods Global Inc. have been … [Read more...]
Giant Leap Forward for Starbucks Recyclable Cups
December 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
QSR Magazine reports that Starbucks’ ambitious goal to have 100 percent of its cups be reusable or recyclable by 2015 may have just gotten much easier. The company announced a successful test with paper cup … [Read more...]
Kraft takes Starbucks to Arbitration, Public Bickering Continues over Supermarket Distribution
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Melissa Allison of The Seattle Times writes that sounding a bit like Carly Simon accusing Starbucks of not sufficiently promoting her 2008 album, "This Kind of Love," the Seattle-based chain has accused Kraft Foods of … [Read more...]
McCafe Named One of America’s Hottest Brands by Advertising Age
November 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Maureen Morrison writes at AdAge.com that McDonald's has had coffee on its menu since the early '80s, with as many as 60 different coffee blends being used in the restaurants. But then McDonald's starting developing a … [Read more...]
Starbucks ends distribution terms with Kraft Foods on not such a ‘good note’
November 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Images Food reports that Starbucks criticised Kraft Foods recently for disclosing the terms of a distribution agreement for packaged Starbucks coffee. Kraft Foods has been distributing Starbucks’ packaged coffee to … [Read more...]
IHOP Eyes College Campuses
November 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Nation's Restaurant News report that IHOP plans to grow its presence on college campuses through a partnership with Aramark and expand its name beyond the restaurants with a new licensing program, the company said … [Read more...]
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