Coffee shops by and by tend to gel into a few usual themes. Some look to be artsy, some folksy, cozy, hip, young, urban, etc. etc. etc. All of which is fine, I mean who doesn’t enjoy those themes, they bring a fun casual feel to things and there is nothing better than drinking a [...]
The Coffee Klatch list of awards is impressive and long, and this year they add another to their already long list of accomplishments — Roast Magazine’s 2009 Micro Roast Winner!
If you are in the mood to try some time tested award winning coffee, head on over to the Coffee Klatch online store!
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It’s hard to believe that the Presidential election is just around the corner, at this point its at our doorstep. Tuesday, a day for history whichever way the vote ends up going.
During the latest Saturday Night Live, Starbucks did its best to tempt people get off their asses and vote on Tuesday with a [...]
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Slightly older news, but interesting no less. On October 14th Lavazza released to the world it’s 17th calendar. This years calendar features the art of famed photographer Annie Leibovitz. For those not familiar with Annie Leibovitz I highly encourage you to visit the wikipedia link, chances are you have seen her work and never known [...]
The Valero Nice N Easy coffee and donut shop had an epidemic on their hands — Donuts were going missing, disappearing actually from under the manager’s noses. Even the strong police presence in the shop which they kept strong by comping their coffee did little to deter the theft.
It was then that the manager’s decided [...]
It no doubt came as a big surprise to those attending the Starbucks’ managers conference in New Orleans yesterday when U2 front-man Bono walked out on the stage. According to media reports Bono joked:
“I was going to jump out of a cranberry scone, but maybe not.”
Bono went on to say that his appearance was [...]
You might recall all the hubbub and gashing of teeth from the hordes of iPhone users when Starbucks nixed the planned free wifi. It looked then like the iPhone contingent would never be able to look elite surfing their lattes and looking cool on their iPhone.
The villain in the situation isn’t even the company that [...]
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Our corporate friends Starbucks announced today that it will be doubling the amount of fair trade certified coffee that it purchases in 2009 from 20 million pounds to 40 million pounds.
Even the staunchest of independent coffee house supporters cannot argue that this is nothing but a good thing. Starbucks is already the biggest importer of [...]
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