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Starbucks Plans Europe Push via Instant Coffee, New Stores: Report

Starbucks Corp. (Nasdaq: SBUX), the world's biggest coffeehouse chain, plans to grab market share from Switzerland-based food giant Nestle SA in the area of instant coffee and increase the number of Starbucks stores in Germany to more than 1,000 from 150, the Financial Times Deutschland reported Friday.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.: Brewing a Growth Story

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR), the maker of Keurig single-serve brewers and capsules, claimed the No. 45 spot on the IBTimes 1000 list by catering to consumers' needs while operating on a high-margin business model.

FDA Goes After AeroShot: Are Inhalable Caffeine Canisters 'New Four Loko'?

FDA Goes After AeroShot: Are Inhalable Caffeine Canisters 'New Four Loko'?
AeroShot Pure Energy, an inhalable caffeine product that went on sale last month, is now under investigation by the FDA after Sen. Charles Schumer (D.-N.Y.) pushed for the product to be banned, calling it the new Four Loko and claiming the canisters' design encourages kids to take hit after hit of the product and to mix it with alcohol.
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Kim Kardashian Involved in QuickTrim Lawsuit: What To Know About Caffeine Poisoning

Kim and Khloe Kardashian may be facing a class action lawsuit over their endorsed diet product QuickTrim. The lawsuit is being filed by law firm, Bursor & Fisher, against Windmill and the claims made by the Kardashian's. An e-mail was sent to users of the diet product by the law firm. The e-mail stated The active ingredient in QuickTrim weight loss products is a large dose of caffeine...The FDA has determined that caffeine is not safe or effective for weight loss.
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Starbucks to enter India, targets 50 outlets by year-end

Starbucks Corp will open its first coffee shops in India in August or September, a year later than originally planned, and aims to have 50 outlets by year-end through a tie-up with the Tata group, the country's biggest business house.
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Starbucks posts profit beat, sales jump

Starbucks Corp's reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's view after global economic worries failed to weaken demand for drinks and other products from the world's biggest coffee chain.
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Starbucks Beats Street View, Revenue up 16%

Starbucks Corp's reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's view after global economic worries failed to weaken demand for drinks and other products from the world's biggest coffee chain.
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Come for coffee, don't forget the cocaine, Dotcom joked

Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing site Megaupload.com who faces a lengthy jail term in the United States if convicted of racketeering, money laundering and Internet piracy, seems to have a mischievous sense of humor.
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Coffee and Diabetes: Four Cups of Joe Reduce Chances of the Disease

Here's how can reduce your chances of getting Type 2 diabetes: Drink four cups of joe a day. Epidemiologists noticed that people wired on coffee had a 50 percent reduction in adult-onset diabetes, but it wasn't until a Chinese group released a new study that suggested a molecular mechanism.
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Starbucks closing in on retail deal with Tata Coffee

Starbucks Corp , the world's largest coffee company, is finalizing its retail partnership with India's Tata Coffee Ltd and hopes to announce the deal by the end of this month, a senior official of the Indian company said on Thursday.
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Starbucks Offers Free Coffee Samples in U.S. to Promote New Blonde Roast

Popular coffee chain, Starbucks, is offering free samples to U.S. customers until Saturday in an effort to promote their newest roast. The company's latest blend, the blonde roast, debuted Tuesday in stores and supermarkets across America. Consumers will have a chance to taste the new blonde roast from Jan. 12 to Jan. 14 in the U.S.
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Starbucks raises prices in U.S. Northeast, Sunbelt

Starbucks Corp raised prices by an average of about 1 percent in the U.S. Northeast and Sunbelt on Tuesday, making coffee-drinkers spend more in New York, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas, Albuquerque and other cities.
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Siri, Please Make me a Cappuccino: iPhone Powered Coffee Machine Debuts in January (VIDEO)

A Danish coffee machine maker is ready to launch an iOS powered coffee maker called the TopBrewer in January, and it's the epitome of modern living if not a minimalist dream. Made by a company called Scanomat, the TopBrewer machine sits under a counter top with only one stainless steel neck curving out above the surface. It can be powered by an iPhone or iPad and makes up to four cups per minute, complete with milk foamer and self-cleaning dispenser.
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Collapsible iPhone 6 Boasts of Unique Applications (VIDEO)

Countless rumors on iPhone 5 are circulating around the world, including those about its features and release date. But leave aside iPhone 5 for as moment and imagine that Apple's going to release iPhone 6 - what features do you think it will boast of? Difficult to imagine? Not for MrFreeSpot, who has hit upon a novel interpretation of the word application.
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These Robots Can Make Sandwich and Coffee for You (VIDEO)

Scientists at the Intelligent Autonomous System Group of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed two robots which are capable of making and serving snacks, sandwiches, coffee and much more, it has been reported.

Starbucks Ends Undisclosed Fee on Bean Purchase Under One Pound

You might have been charged an additional $1.50 for buying smaller bags of coffee beans at Starbucks and left the store without even knowing it, until recently. Starbucks Corp. stopped adding the surcharge at over 11,000 stores nationwide this month after a Massachusetts consumer-protection agency fined the company over the practice.
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Green Mountain revenue misses, shares plunge

Keurig coffee machine maker Green Mountain Coffee Roasters , missed Wall Street's quarterly revenue estimates, knocking 30 percent off the value of its stock at a time when an influential short seller is questioning the company's business practices.

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