'Coffee'

These days it seems that everyone wants to mirror the success of Starbucks. Even 7-11 and McDonald’s has added a bold (dark roast) coffee to their menus.
Wendy’s has taken it a step further to create a coffee bar called Javacino with plasma TVs, free wi-fi, and flowers on the table. Do you think the fast [more...]

Coffee has come a long way since my mother plugged in the percolator and the smell of morning coffee permeated the house. After awhile instant coffee came along and that heavenly aroma disappeared. I do believe that instant coffee is the worse beverage on earth which is probably why I didn’t drink coffee until my [more...]

Coffee Beans
Originally uploaded by Refracted Momentsâ„¢.

After turning its Starbucks coffee outlets into a major music sales channel, the coffee giant is launching its own recording label.
The venture, Hear Music, will develop artists and records to sell not only in Starbucks’ 13,000 stores but through traditional music retailers.
Starbucks is reportedly looking to Sir Paul McCartney as [more...]

If you think that a simple gesture, such as serving coffee to a guest, goes unappreciated or is taken for granted, then think again.  It set the stage for making a big impression on me.
I’d been having a bad hair week and, on the spur-of-the-moment, dropped by a trendy hair salon, called Square One in Dayton Ohio, [more...]

Starbucks Cup
Originally uploaded by Ryan Hadley.

A memo written by Howard Schultz, former CEO / visionary of Starbucks, surfaced on the web via starbucksgossip.com blog. In the memo, Schultz urges upper level management to remember the Starbucks’ roots of what made the chain coffee-drinker friendly such as the aroma and the baristas and not to dilute [more...]