Tag Archive for 'coffee'

Latte Love

Published by
Steve
at March 27, 2008 in news. 1 Comment

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Need a kidney, go to Starbucks!

Last fall, Ausnes, 55, was one of nearly 75,000 Americans in need of a kidney. Today, she is recovering from a successful kidney transplant — thanks to her local Starbucks barista.

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My brother told me about this story, it’s pretty amazing!

Barista Break

Published by
Steve
at February 26, 2008 in news. 2 Comments
Starbucks CoffeeWarning to Starbucks junkies who usually get a fix on their way home from work: You’re out of luck today.Starbucks plans to temporarily close its 7,100 U.S. stores on Tuesday for three hours of employee training.The coffee chain said the in-store training program which will begin at 5:30 p.m., would foster enthusiasm in its 135,000 U.S. employees and improve the quality of drinks made by Starbucks baristas.

“We believe that this is a bold demonstration of our commitment to our core and a reaffirmation of our coffee leadership,” said chief executive Howard Schultz in a statement.

Not sure what “coffee leadership” is, but I guess this is a good thing…

The article also goes on to say that other, lower-end, places are offering special deals during the 3 hour Starbucks training in order to take advantage of the Starbucks blackout.  I wonder how it will work out for them…