COFFEE

Plants are tricking honey bees into pollinating their flowers by producing caffeine, successfully fooling the insects into repeatedly returning, even if their nectar is of poor quality. Jim Drury reports.

Starbucks' removal of symbols of the Christmas season from its cups was criticized by a Christian group, which accused the company of waging a “war on Christmas.”

Upwardly mobile Indians, with their smartphones and cars, are increasingly comfortable spending more on eating out. This bodes well for ambitious cafe chains.

European laws on marijuana differ greatly throughout the continent, with one country having decriminalized all drugs.

The informal motto of the on-demand economy has a nice ring to it: “Be your own boss.” But going out on your own is far from simple.

More than 150 million Americans drink coffee every day.

Lavazza commands a 45 percent market share in its home country, and now it wants to conquer the New World.

A stop at Starbucks is part of a morning routine for many Americans, but now the coffeehouse is expanding to serve wine and beer.

Thomas Coffee of Philadelphia was convicted of killing a New Jersey man in 2013.

Starbucks saw a 7 percent jump in quarterly sales this period, which was driven by a 4 percent increase in customer visits.

As the global weather phenomenon sets in this year, experts are predicting that the prices of some popular foods could double.

Rising temperatures and less predictable rain patterns are hurting production of coffee and other cash crops, the Thomson Reuters Foundation found.

The system failure had affected 7,000 company-operated stores in the U.S. and 1,000 stores in Canada.

Apple Watch will take Shazam out of pockets and onto wrists where the company hopes an always-on presence will one day transform retail.

A young work force in India has less time to relax at home, but plenty of money for a cappuccino at the McDonald's McCafe counter.

The second-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide joins other afflictions in being reduced by java consumption.

Starbucks says it's ending one aspect of its race-relations initiative less than a week after it began.

One barista said employees are ignoring the RaceTogether campaign, and a labor advocate group raised safety concerns.

Is there anything coffee can't do?

The coffee chain may have finally solved a persistent problem of low evening traffic.

Photos of the first Northeast blizzard of 2015.