coffee business strategies

SAN DIMAS, CA –(Marketwire - February 21, 2008) - Just two days after Coffee Klatch Roasting of Southern California announced that it would serve free coffee at its two coffee shops when all U.S. Starbucks stores close on February 26 for employee retraining, hundreds of independent coffee shops and small chain locations have followed suit [...]

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I almost fell out of my chair when I read the following:
Stew’s Announces Cof-free Hours When Starbucks Stores Close
NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Starbucks recently publicized that all 7,100 company-owned stores will close between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. local time on February 26 to retrain more than 135,000 employees in an effort to create [...]

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San Dimas, California (Market Wire) February 19, 2008 – Coffee Klatch Roasting’s two retail coffee shops in San Dimas and Rancho Cucamonga will offer free coffee to customers on Tuesday, February 26th from 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM PST in celebration of Starbucks’ planned 3-hour closure for espresso training.
Described by Starbucks CEO Howard [...]

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In the January 21st issue of Delaware’s The News Journal, writer Gary Harbor profiles coffee businesses that are thriving around the State in the article No Ordinary Joe, including our friends at leading local chain Brew Ha Ha!. I just caught this one this evening, but still better latte than never.
(even I groaned [...]

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Bar None Coffee of Georgetown, Texas continues to build steam and gathers more attention with this recent local press article:

Ex-school worker opens coffee shop
by Alan Tomczak
Georgetown is now home to Bar None Coffee Shop, which is locally owned and is being billed as a “new generation of specialty coffee.”
Linda Silva, owner and former Georgetown school [...]

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