LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp has "very bold" plans for the fast-growing single-serve coffee market, the CEO of the world's biggest coffee chain said in an internal memo obtained by Reuters. Starbucks, which … [Read more...]
Dunkin’s Keurig Deal Heats up Coffee War with Starbucks
February 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Thomas Grillo writes in the Boston Herald that Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks — with their coffee shops saturating neighborhoods and their bags of beans bulging from supermarket shelves — are now duking it out one … [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...]
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...]
Analysts: Starbucks CEO Wrong About Coffee Prices
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Melissa Allison reports in The Seattle Times that coffee prices have been high this year, largely because there is barely enough supply to meet demand. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, whose company buys a lot of coffee … [Read more...]
Starbucks’ Cup Recycling Plans Move Ahead
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Memphis Business Journal reports that a six-week pilot program completed by Starbucks Coffee Co., International Paper Co. and other partners shows that it is possible to recycle Starbucks’ coffee cups into new … [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...]
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