OK, it’s not coffee, but it’s still really yummy… and it comes from Starbuck’s so that counts for something, right?? In any case, if you haven’t been by Starbuck’s lately to try out their Caramel Apple Cider, a current seasonal special, then you’re really missing out! The spice, the apple, the caramel, all blend to [...]

Have you used a coffee pod yet? You may have and not even known you were. What you would have known, however, is how delicious your cup of coffee was. That’s because pods bring the taste of premium coffeehouse coffee into your home or office. As if this doesn’t sound delicious enough, just imagine Starbucks [...]

Chemical engineers at the University of Nevada say they’ve made a high quality biodiesel from coffee grounds. The researchers estimate their process could produce about 340 million gallons of biodiesel from coffee world wide, and they could make about $8 million in profits just from Starbuck’s coffee grounds. Here’s the full story from the University [...]

I didn’t start drinking coffee until I was in my 20s. Of course, growing up in the 80s coffee wasn’t the phenomenon it is now. Kids didn’t have to “get their Starbucks” before school, and my only experience with coffee was the bitter stuff my Dad drank. So how young is too young? Here’s one informal [...]

I’m all in favor of big corporations that donate to worthy causes. Even in tough times, it’s nice to see people giving back. While I’m not a huge fan of Starbucks approach to business (put every Mom & Pop coffee shop out of business), I am a fan of their recently-launched campaign to raise money for [...]

Maybe it’s just a really good publicity stunt, but it seems that at at least one Starbucks (in Loveland, Colorado), the customers are paying it backwards, a concept that can frequently be found at toll booths.   But today’s tough times notwithstanding, it seems that the customers at a local Loveland Starbucks are passing the bucks [...]