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Source: courtesy of StarbucksFor people who hate coffee, free WiFi, scones and obnoxious baristas, Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has entered the yogurt business, which is among the most crowded food...
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Source: ThinkstockWith the purchase of its third coffee company in less than a year, German consumer products firm Joh. A. Benckiser (JAB) is spending real money to get its arms around both the...
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Source: ThinkstockIn a ruling that should really be no big surprise, Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. (NASDAQ: DNKN) has lost its bid with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the phrase...
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Source: courtesy Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) are getting hit today following an announcement by Kroger Inc. (NYSE: KR) that the...
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Source: ThinkstockFood processor J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) announced this morning that it was lowering the price on its coffee brands by an average of 6% “in response to sustained declines in...
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Source: courtesy Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.Our story last night after Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) reported shares down more than -37% after the company screwed up in...
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Coffee merchant Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) must be wondering today what it needs to do to impress investors. For its second fiscal quarter, the company reported revenues of $3.2 billion and EPS...
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Source: ThinkstockOn March 8th, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced that Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) would be making a single-cup coffee machine to compete with Green...
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Source: ThinkstockStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) raised the bar this morning, posting a new 52-week high of $53.37. Almost certainly the share price rise is due to the continued low prices for coffee...
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Coffee prices rose steadily from July 2010 to March 2011, before dipping a little, and then climbing back to a price of more than $3/pound. The price today is about $2.80/pound and there’s some...
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Democrats and Republicans are not closer to a deal on the debt ceiling (Reuters)The hacking scandal has pushed News Corp’s shares (NYSE: NWS) even lower (Reuters)Moody’s suggested that the U.S....
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As is the case with crude oil, people just can’t seem to get enough coffee. Global consumption of coffee rose 2.4% in 2010, to 134 million bags (each bag weighs about 132 pounds). Demand continues...
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Today’s commodities report takes a look at the recovery in silver, another comeback for coffee, and some concerns about agricultural exchange-traded products. The price of silver is up about 4.5%...
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The new Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) formula for success is straightforward. Sell a wider set of products. Offer free Wifi. Concentrate on the current chain of stores instead of rapidly expanding them...
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