Starbucks Pins Its Hopes on a new blend

So the big news really was just a new blend. Being a blender myself, I don’t want to minimize the difficulty or importance of a good blend; our Old North State has become pretty popular in these parts. But I thought they got a little carried away in the press release calling the [...]

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Starbucks Innovation - Wow!

So the press has been buzzing with the news that Starbucks will be announcing a big new change on Tuesday. What might it be, I thought? New relationship buying program? Massive consumer education? A return to traditional espresso systems?
No to all of the above. Turns out they are announcing a [...]

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