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23 hrs ago | The New York Times

Heads Up: Where Tokyo Fills Its Cup

LIKE many Asian countries, Japan is a tea-drinking nation. So visitors to Tokyo in search of a coffee jolt must often settle for a machine-made caffe latte at a cheap Japanese cafe or find a Starbucks or Tully's, both plentiful but predictable.

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, Life, Dining, Restaurant Management, Travel

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Independent Weekly

Have cooler, will travel

Eating on the run is a challenge: It requires planning ahead and organization, and can feel like a hassle until we get the hang of it.

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Related Topix: Dining, Life, Local Food, Restaurant Management, Recipes

Wed Jul 08, 2009

TheStreet.com

Verizon Improves Modem, Still Lags Rivals

Let's take Verizon on a little road trip, shall we? Small-business owners face the same dilemma every summer: buy fancy mobile broadband service from Verizon Communications , Sprint Nextel , AT&T or T-Mobile , or suck it up and rely on Wi-Fi networks at local libraries and Starbucks .

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Related Topix: Verizon Communications, Telecom, IT Services, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Restaurant Management, PC, Computers

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Fresno Bee

Calorie counts for better food choices

Do you really want to count calories when you go to Carl's Jr. and order a Western Bacon Six Dollar Burger, large fries and chocolate shake? It's 2,230 calories, close to what some experts recommend for a day.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Restaurant Management, Recipes, San Francisco Metro, Opinion

Boston Globe

Starbucks unveils 'new and improved' menu items

Is the Hub ready for Oregon blueberries? Starbucks Corp ., the Seattle company best known for its coffee, seems to think so - despite the fact that many locals may be partial to blueberries from Maine.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, Drink, Coffee, Life, Food, Recipes

Sun Jul 05, 2009

GuruFocus.com

Hussman Predictable Companies: Starbucks Corp., Computer Sciences Corp. ...

SBUX , CSC , WAG , FDS , HD , PAYX SBUX , CSC , WAG , FDS , HD , PAYX Investment Guru John Hussman is not a buy-and-hold type of value investor.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, Computer Sciences, Computers, IT Services, Financial Markets, Warren Buffett, Walgreens, Retail, Media, FactSet Research Systems

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Business Wire

Starbucks Coffee Company and Rwandan Government Discuss ongoing Partnership

Today during his third visit to Rwanda, Starbucks Coffee Company chairman, president and ceo, Howard Schultz, met with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame to discuss and build on the investments Starbucks has made in East Africa over the past five as well as future opportunities.

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Related Topix: World News, Rwanda, Africa, Restaurant Management, Paul Kagame

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Seattle Times

Schools won't let Navy hold meeting at district site

Since this meeting was held yesterday, it would be nice if this story was updated with actual turnout and behavior of the supposedly dangerous blow-up missile protesters.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US News, Restaurant Management, Greenwood (Seattle, WA), Queen Anne (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Bloomberg

Stocks in U.S. Fall on Mortgage Delinquencies, Consumer Confidence Slump

U.S. stocks fell, limiting the biggest quarterly advance for the Standard & Poora s 500 Index since 2003, after consumer confidence unexpectedly slid and delinquencies on the least-risky mortgages more than doubled.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Financial Markets, Personal Finance, Manufacturing, Construction, Insurance, Caterpillar, Travel/Tourism, Restaurant Management

Wed Jul 01, 2009

TheStreet.com

Starbucks Going Natural?

In a move that mixes saavy marketing with some health progress, Starbucks rolled out a few new food items on Tuesday claiming they include more "real" ingredients.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Business Wire

Starbucks Raises the Bar on Its Food to a Tastier Standard

Starbucks Coffee Company delivers a new, delicious approach to food today. Looking to improve the taste of its food and focus on real, wholesome ingredients, Starbucks simplified many of its recipes and baked in authentic, high-quality ingredients like whole grains, Oregon blueberries and Michigan cherries.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Restaurant Management, Drink, Coffee, Recipes

Mon Jun 29, 2009

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Related Topix: ADTRAN, Telecom, Generation, Industrial, Huntsville Metro, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Restaurant Management, World News, Rwanda, Africa

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Earth Times

Starbucks and Fairtrade Meet With Rwanda Coffee Farmers

Starbucks Coffee Company , Fair Trade Foundation and Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International today met with farmers at Dukunde Kawa, a cooperative that cultivates high-quality coffee in central Rwanda.

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, Restaurant Management, Agriculture, Science

QSR Magazine

Starbucks Lays Out New Global Design Strategy

Starbucks Coffee Company has announced its new global store design strategy. Inspired by Starbucks Shared Planet, the company's ongoing commitment to ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship, and community involvement, the new designs will reflect the character of each store's surrounding neighborhood and help to reduce environmental impacts.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, Drink, Coffee

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Business Wire

Starbucks Coffee Company Reaffirms its Commitment to Rwandan and East African Coffee Farmers

As part of its ongoing commitment to east Africa, Starbucks Coffee Company announced today that participating stores in the U.S. and Canada will offer for a limited time a selection of African coffees and other products from the region beginning next week.

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, Restaurant Management

Fri Jun 26, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Seattle school system denies Navy a meeting place

The Navy was denied room for an environmental hearing meeting at the Seattle school system's headquarters, and Navy officials say they don't know why.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management

Chain Leader

Starbucks Reinvents the Store Experience

New global store design strategy amplifies the company's focus on coffee heritage, local relevance and environmental responsibility.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, Drink, Coffee, University Village (Seattle, WA), Greenwood (Seattle, WA), West Seattle (Seattle, WA), Lake City (Seattle, WA)

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Economist

Statewatch: Washington: Not by aircraft alone

WASHINGTONIANS like to point out that they are home to the largest building, by volume, in the world, a Boeing hangar in the Puget Sound north of Seattle.

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Related Topix: Washington, Washington Government, Seattle Metro, Banking, Financial Services, Washington Mutual, Restaurant Management, Home, Mortgage

The Seattle Times

Starbucks unveils eco-friendly, neighborhood-tailored store designs

Starbucks is opening far fewer stores these days as it used to, but it wants the ones it does open to be environmentally friendly, to be made with local materials, and to have new looks that reflect the neighborhoods they're in.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, University Village (Seattle, WA), Waterfront (Seattle, WA), First Hill (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Roanoke Times

'Every little bit counts,' says this raw foodist

Amy Tuggle of Roanoke usually drinks her breakfast. But we're not talking a grande iced coffee from Starbucks, a Slim-Fast shake or even a Carnation Instant Breakfast.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Raw, Roanoke Metro, Roanoke, VA, Breakfast, Drink, Restaurant Management, Coffee, Opinion

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