Better-than-expected sales of Starbucks’ Via instant coffee are clouded by concerns that employees have given customers free drinks for buying the brand... more
Starbucks has done a fantastic job for us in the independent sector, which is everything from greasy spoons to specialists like me. They have created a lot of customers for coffee, which is great, but what they are charging does not match up to what they produce... more
Fed up with the blandness or corporatism of Starbucks? More likely to go and buy your mocha and brownie from what appears to be a local coffee shop?
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Police admitted they were powerless to stop protesters attacking businesses after anti-Israel demonstrators smashed up two more Starbucks in centra London... more
Big news! A Patisserie Valerie has opened on Holland Park Avenue, even though this run of shops is already over-endowed with that ilk - Starbucks, Maison Blanc and Paul are all within a scone's throw... more
Consumer: Starbucks admits the number of people getting their caffeine fixes in its British cafes has slumped so much that it is denting the group's international sales... more
Many of London's leading restaurant and café chains, including Starbucks, Wagamama and Strada, have joined the Evening Standard's Water On Tap campaign... more
David Smyth ponders over Starbucks' move into the music business, the coffee company's imminent signing of Paul McCartney, and Steven Seagal's upcoming Shepherds Bush Empire gig.... more
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