Wednesday 6-25-2014 Starbucks Corp (SBUX) $SBUX op
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Overall Average: 88% Buy
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Starbucks Plays the Fool Once Again
Jessica Alling, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 58 mins ago
For more than 20 years, the folks over at Starbucks Corporation have done things a little differently. With their focus on providing employees above-average benefits, the Seattle-based coffee purveyor is a prime example of Foolish business... (full story)
Final Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - 2 hrs 14 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies were mixed at the close of trading: (full story)
How Important Is California to Dunkin' Donuts?
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 25, 2:11PM CDT
The dream of the Oregon Trail never dies. Companies fire up in the East, build a head of steam, and then push out across the Midwest to find their fortune on the West Coast. Dunkin' Brands is one of the most recent brands to hitch up the wagon and... (full story)
Midday Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - Wed Jun 25, 12:36PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: (full story)
1 Reason Starbucks Will Help SodaStream
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 25, 10:14AM CDT
Starbucks finally began arming its baristas with carbonators across the Sun Belt. Fizzio -- the handcrafted beverages that the java giant has been testing in a handful of stores since last year -- became available at 3,000 Starbucks locations... (full story)
Starbucks' New Opportunity May be Worth All the Tea in China
Nickey Friedman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 25, 8:00AM CDT
The average person in China drinks just four cups of coffee per year but Starbucks is in the process of changing that. And we probably should have guessed -- it's having an easier time than you think doing so. Although God's gift to caffeine... (full story)
Can Starbucks Start Another Revolution?
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 24, 7:40PM CDT
On Monday, Starbucks added to its already encyclopedic menu with the announcement of two new cold drink lines. The company will start selling handmade sodas and an expanded selection of iced teas Tuesday. The sodas come in three different flavors,... (full story)
Why These 4 New Dunkin' Donuts Could be a Game Changer
Nickey Friedman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 24, 5:10PM CDT
Looks quite inviting, right? Source: Wikimedia Commons For a company with nearly 11,000 restaurants in 33 countries, the announcement of just four new Dunkin' Donuts in California would seem barely worthy of a footnote. However, that... (full story)
Keurig Green Mountain Offers Wellsley Farms Coffee in K-Cups - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 24, 1:25PM CDT
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (GMCR) has entered into an agreement with BJ's Wholesale Club to widen the homemade single-serve coffee options for Keurig users. (full story)
3 Glaring Problems With Starbucks' U.S. Strategy
Ted Cooper, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 24, 1:20PM CDT
Investors have come to expect Starbucks to grow quickly, and it has delivered. The company consistently grows comparable-store sales by mid-single digits each year -- phenomenal results for such a large company. Even in the U.S., stores older than... (full story)
Starbucks Boosts Cold Beverage Line-up with Fizzio Launch - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 24, 1:05PM CDT
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) will roll out its highly awaited healthy, all-natural handcrafted cold carbonated sodas ??? Fizzio ??? at more than 3,000 U.S. stores on Tuesday. (full story)
BJ's Restaurants Beats Industry Leader Starbucks to the Punch
Nickey Friedman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 24, 12:15PM CDT
Source: Wikimedia Commons. Look who stepped ahead of the line! While Starbucks has been busy patting itself on its back for being the industry leader in mobile payments, BJ's Restaurants took a larger step. Both companies just recently... (full story)
3 Reasons Keurig Green Mountain Is Still a Buy
Chad Henage, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 24, 10:35AM CDT
For the last few years, there has been a battle over the future of what is now Keurig Green Mountain . Some investors publicly decried the company as a fad. Other investors suggested that the company changed the way coffee is made for the better.... (full story)
Early Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - Tue Jun 24, 9:52AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: (full story)
The Business of Breakfast
Jon Quast, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 24, 8:14AM CDT
You can microwave a Pop Tart...Listen, if you need to zap-fry your Pop Tarts before you head out the door, you might want to loosen up your schedule. -Comedian Brian Regan While it makes for good comedy, the truth is Americans have a paltry 12... (full story)
Here's the Reason Starbucks Is Raising Prices (and Why It's the Right Move)
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 24, 8:00AM CDT
Specialty coffee retailer Starbucks is about to raise prices in response to soaring agricultural commodity prices over the past several months. In fact, the price of arabica beans is up more than 50% year to date. Because of this, Starbucks made... (full story)
Evolution Fresh at the Forefront of Customer Wellness Trends
Business Wire - Tue Jun 24, 5:00AM CDT
According to Information Resources, super-premium green juice is greatly outpacing(1) the growth of the $1.6 billion super-premium juice category as a whole(2). Additionally, Greek yogurt, which five years ago represented less than ten percent of yogurt sales, today represents nearly 50 percent(3). To support those seeking products that support their health and wellness goals, Evolution Fresh has added three new cold-pressed, HPP processed green juices for grocery consumers and is testing a handcrafted Evolution Fresh Cold-Pressed Juice Smoothie inspired by Dannon in select Starbucks retail locations. (full story)
Macy's adds Starbucks executive to board of directors
M2 - Tue Jun 24, 4:56AM CDT
US retailer Macy's Inc (NYSE:M) announced on Monday that Annie Young-Scrivner, executive vice president of Starbucks Coffee Company and president of its Teavana business, has been elected to its board of directors, effective immediately. (full story)