Brewers let their creativity percolate this weekend, competing on signature beverages and technical skills.
The company is closing 80 stores and rebranding nearly 90 others in an apparent attempt to separate itself from industry giant Starbucks.
The java giant's Howard Schultz says he's open to the boost, but he can see why other businesses may not be so supportive.
A Starbucks shareholder suggests the company ban political spending and action committees to preserve its image. The coffee chain's board says such donations do just that.
A judge says inconsistent enforcement for coffee and other beverages led to the law's demise.
At least some packagers are cutting retail prices, if not your local Starbucks. However, a coffee-killing fungus outbreak could revive climbing prices later this year.
A coffee shop worker in Starbucks' hometown compared customers to Hitler and insulted his boss while on the clock.
The fast-food chain is adding lattes and iced coffee to its menu of Whoppers and fries, but Starbucks isn't worried.
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