Starbucks test products

Hand-held ordering devices at Starbucks?

August 26, 2011
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Starbucks is experimenting with new technology: Imagine, if you will, this scenario:  It is 8:15 a.m., and you need to be at work in fifteen minutes.  You haven’t had your first cup of coffee.  You might even be a little grumpy.  You run into your local Starbucks, and you’re greeted by a painfully long line.  [...]

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Raspberry Pomegranate Refreshers by Starbucks = Delicious.

August 2, 2011

It’s time for another look at Starbucks Refreshers.  Next up:  Raspberry Pomegranate flavor.  Let me say, that without a shadow of a doubt, I am a complete fan of Refreshers.  They are indeed genuinely Refreshing.  Starbucks has experimented with a number of flavors and varieties of this product, so if you want to look at [...]

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What’s Pink and Lime and Frappuccino-ish at Starbucks? It’s the Pink Lime Frozt.

July 31, 2011
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Starbucks is testing a new Frappuccino beverage.  It’s called the “Pink Lime Frozt” and is available in a limited number of cities.  I went to a store in California just to give this a try.  I’ve also heard that these are being tested in a small region of Michigan as well, but I don’t know [...]

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Starbucks Refreshers in a can – an early peek at the Strawberry Lemonade flavor

July 8, 2011
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Starbucks is testing Refreshers in a can!  You may recall that I have written about Refreshers twice before on this blog: Refreshers – Very Berry and Cool Lime flavors being tested in San Diego Refreshers – Strawberry Citrus and Orange Mango flavors being tested in Washington State. I really like the Refreshers.  So far, my [...]

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Up for discussion: Is your Starbucks offering Decaf Iced Coffee?

June 19, 2011

I’ve heard people say (mostly through twitter conversation) that Starbucks is testing Decaffeinated Iced Coffee in the Northeast.  On Saturday June 18th, I was having a conversation with a twitter friend (Anthony) who happened to mention that he just got a Grande Iced Decaf Coffee.  I thought that was really interesting.  It is definitely not [...]

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Melody reviews the new Starbucks Ristretto Bianco test espresso beverage

February 6, 2011

Starbucks is experimenting with a new espresso bar beverage called the “Ristretto Bianco.”  I had heard gossip that it was being tested in Portland, Oregon, Lexington, Kentucky, and somewhere in Ohio. I decided I was going to find it and give it a try, and so I got in my car, driving southbound on a [...]

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Goodbye “push button” espresso at Starbucks: The Simonelli has arrived

November 29, 2010

It’s Monday November 29, 2010, and while I happily sat in a courtroom all day, one Starbucks in Seattle got something that no Starbucks (other than 1912 Pike Place) has seen in several years: A semi-manual espresso machine requiring baristas to hand tamp the espresso! As it turns out … what incredible luck … a [...]

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NEW Starbucks Refreshers test beverages with unroasted green coffee: Strawberry Citrus and Orange Melon

November 9, 2010
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Some of my readers might remember that at the end of September, I wrote about Starbucks testing “Refreshers” beverages in San Diego, California.  These drinks use an extract of un-roasted coffee and produce a beverage that isn’t quite like a juice, but isn’t quite like a tea either.  They definitely do not taste like coffee.  [...]

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Starbucks Sorbetto: The 2008 delicious test product that didn’t make it.(A piece of Starbucks history)

October 20, 2010
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Starbucks‘ Sorbetto is long gone. It’s never coming back. It was briefly tested in a few stores north of Seattle.  Then it moved to a widespread test in Los Angeles and Orange County.  I tried it in both places; Since I regularly travel to Orange County I had it there only a few months after [...]

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The mini test @Starbucks: A small food test of extraordinarily delicious looking treats (beginning 10/5/10)

October 7, 2010
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A few districts of stores in Arizona and also on the East coast are the site of the latest Starbucks food test: It’s called the “mini” test.  Small-sized food items at a small price.  And look at these photos! They look amazingly delicious! I really want to try those cupcakes right this very minute.  This [...]

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