August 2010

Starbucks Galapagos Island Coffee is almost here [Open thread]

August 10, 2010

Starting on August 31, 2010, Starbucks will be offering a very limited coffee called “Galapagos Island” as the first coffee branded as part of the “Starbucks Reserves”.  This coffee is sourced from the Galapagos Island (more specifically, the San Cristobal island) and it is the first time that Starbucks has ever sourced coffee from that growing [...]

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A Starbucks history lesson: Bottled Starbucks Mazagran

August 7, 2010

Fifteen to sixteen years ago, Starbucks launched a bottled beverage called Mazagran.  Through a partnership with Pepsi, they sold a bottled coffee soda in grocery stores.  The “Mazagran Spice Blend” soda was the very first attempt at a joint venture between Pepsi and Starbucks, and, it was a complete failure.  One interesting note: in many ways it was [...]

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Showing off a new Clover Starbucks at 2095 Golden Center

August 4, 2010

Some of my readers might recall a previous blog post I had where I talked about Starbucks Clover store locations.  Only a small percentage of Starbucks have the Clover brewer, and these very small number of stores receive special “small batch” coffees to go with their special equipment.  Starbucks is definitely working on expanding the [...]

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Store review: Licensed store, Starbucks in the Rancho Cordova Marriott hotel

August 2, 2010

Recently I took a quick trip to Sacramento and I decided that while I was there, I would use the opportunity to review a licensed location, far away from Seattle. I rarely talk about the licensed stores but they are an important part of the brand image, and since there was a huge Starbucks right [...]

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This little Starbucks Air Force Bearista Bear

August 1, 2010

I found this little Air Force Bearista Bear in a garage in Renton, Washington.  As I wandered amongst a permanent garage sale maze of cups, tumblers, a rounder of old clothes, bags, and even very old coffee, I found this little bear.  This blog post is just my personal stories, not really related to Starbucks, [...]

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