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Items stolen include espresso machines, tools, Coleman folding camping chairs, a bookshelf, a wooden table and extension cords. Head-on crash Two vehicles crashed head on at about 9:45 p.m. Monday on the railroad tracks at Queen Avenue and Washington Street S.E.. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Future is now at Starbucks meeting Mar 22, 2007
Writing to top executives, Schultz openly fretted about whether Starbucks brand is being watered down by steps the company took during its explosive growth, such as adding automated espresso machines and using pre-ground, pre-packaged coffee in stores ... And really, would bringing back more manual espresso machines which is unrealistic at this point anyway really make customers happier. (MSNBC -- Business)
Van Houtte buyer likely foreign Mar 22, 2007
They include French food services firm Sodexho Alliance, Vermont-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., India's Tata and Italy's Segafredo Zanetti, which makes espresso machines. Several of the major food conglomerates Sara Lee Corp. and Kraft Foods Inc. have also looked at Van Houtte. (Globe and Mail)
Starbucks reaffirms rapid growth strategy Mar 22, 2007
Schultz warned in the Feb. 14 memorandum of a "watering down" of the Starbucks brand because of past decisions to design stores more uniformly, and to use automatic espresso machines instead of having espresso shots extracted on more time-consuming equipment. The memorandum, sent to Donald and other senior executives, became public when it was leaked to the Starbucks Gossip Web site. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Starbucks Chairman Defends Growth Plan Mar 22, 2007
During the annual shareholder meeting in Seattle, Schultz addressed the controversy surrounding a memo he wrote to top management last month questioning some of the decisions Starbucks had made -- such as using automatic espresso machines, stocking prebagged coffee and noncoffee merchandise and streamlining store design - which may have taken some of the "romance" and "theater" from the brand. Schultz on Wednesday rejected speculation that the memo was a signal to Wall Street that the company... (SmartMoney)
The Best Performers Mar 20, 2007
28, its fourth consecutive appearance), where founder and Chairman Howard Schultz recently sent other executives a memo--leaked by an employee to a Starbucks blog--questioning whether such labor-saving initiatives as having baristas use automatic espresso machines was leading to what he called the "commoditization" of the Starbucks experience. Fearful that the tech services market will one day revolve around price and price alone, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. ( ) (No. (BusinessWeek)
Serving the GIs joe Mar 18, 2007
A double-wide trailer stocked with espresso machines and driven under military escort from Kuwait ... Most of their buildings are 1,300-square-foot trailers that they purchase in Kuwait, outfit with marble counters and espresso machines, and haul overland to their destinations. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Latest coffee-shop buzz: Barista training Mar 12, 2007
To fuel its expansion, Starbucks in recent years has dropped manual espresso machines from many stores, replacing them with automated models that are faster and more efficient. Some people, however, miss the experience of seeing a barista pull their espresso shots by hand including Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz. (MSNBC -- Business)
The Starbucks Stops Here: Mar 11, 2007
Using more efficient "automatic espresso machines," he bemoaned, diminished the "romance and theater" of the earlier-era machines (misidentified in the memo as "La Marzocca"). The faster machines block "the visual sight line the customer previously had ... for the intimate experience with the barista." Stores designed "to gain efficiencies of scale" and to "satisfy the financial side," Schultz elaborated, "no longer have the soul" nor the "warm feeling of a neighborhood store." Schultz, the... (Slate)
Making each cup of java a delight Mar 9, 2007
Dallis Coffee sells Faema espresso machines from Milan, Italy, and Bodum coffee brewers. They do a bustling retail business within the five boroughs, where people can call to order coffee to picked up at the store. (Queens Village Times, NY)
Starbucks memo stirs unwarranted fears: analysts Mar 7, 2007
In the memo dated February 14, Schultz warned that automatic espresso machines, bagged coffee and store designs that don't vary from New York to China have led to sterility and invited competition from fast-food companies and others. The memo, sent to Chief Executive Jim Donald and other senior management, urged the company to "realize it's time to get back to the core and make the changes necessary to evoke the heritage, the tradition and the passion that we all have for the true Starbucks... (ABC News -- Wire)
Elder-care 'gray market' growing as America ages Mar 1, 2007
At VNS, 15 percent of clients pay out of pocket, an 11 percent increase over last year, and aides trained in wound care and vital signs are also learning to interact with doormen, use espresso machines or escort a client to the opera. At the same time, upscale agencies providing trained aides are proliferating solely for the private-pay market, as are national chains with more modest services and more reasonable prices. (Deseret News)
Starbucks execs push back-to-our-roots shift Feb 28, 2007
In a decade of unrivaled growth, Starbucks has seen baristas give way to espresso machines and store designs move from comfy to "cookie-cutter." Known for its Frappuccinos and personalized coffees, it has experimented with selling everything from CDs to sandwiches. advertisement. (AZCentral -- Business)
Starbucks must find lost "soul," Schultz says Feb 24, 2007
He is worried about competitors, too, saying that some decisions such as switching to automatic espresso machines and using flavor-locked coffee packaging have left openings for other coffee shops to appeal to former Starbucks customers ... Many of Starbucks' 140,000 employees worldwide joined the company after it began the switch to automated espresso machines in 1999, and very few remember the early days when it kept coffee in bins rather than flavor-locked packages ... She said she's glad... (Seattle Times)
Is Starbucks being watered down? Feb 24, 2007
Is Starbucks being watered down. - Food Inc. - MSNBC.com. (MSNBC -- Business)
Coffee chain to open latest store next week Feb 22, 2007
In addition to beverages and food, the store also will carry specialty beans, coffee and espresso machines and other merchandise. The coffee vendor is located in the Exchange at Spring Valley -- a $60 million joint effort between and. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Bangalore to brew international coffee fest Feb 17, 2007
With increasing disposable incomes, changing lifestyle and demand for a variety of coffees, the domestic market is set for an exponential growth," Coffee Board chairman Krishna Rau said.After a stagnant growth for over a decade, domestic consumption began increasing during the last two-three years to touch 80,000 tonnes annually from about 55,000 tonnes till 2002-03, thanks to the mushrooming of Cafe Days, Baristas, retail outlets, vending machines and wider acceptance among the youth.One of the... (Hindustan Times, India)
Steeped in tradition Feb 13, 2007
A smart little coffee company that sells Rainforest Alliance beans, barista know-how and purring espresso machines. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Rage founder Morello goes acoustic Feb 8, 2007
Rage, Audioslave founder Morello goes acoustic - Music - MSNBC.com. Rage, Audioslave founder Morello goes acoustic. (MSNBC -- Music)
Tom Morello goes solo and acoustic Feb 8, 2007 It's still the same Cup of Joe Jan 21, 2007 Food industry reaches out to men Jan 20, 2007 Eclectic bar sets in motion 'Tosca Project,' ACT's delicate dance of movement, words Jan 16, 2007 High-end home coffee Jan 13, 2007 Regulator probes hedge fund ties Jan 3, 2007 UBS focus of lease probe Jan 3, 2007 U.S. regulators grow alarmed over 'hedge fund hotels' Jan 2, 2007 Banks’ Leases to Hedge Funds Are Questioned Jan 2, 2007 Mass. regulator probing ties between UBS, hedge fund traders Jan 2, 2007
Morello's first gigs as The Nightwatchman were played four years ago, in coffee shops for a dozen people as espresso machines hissed in the background. It was pure terror, he said of the early shows. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Hall of fame Feb 6, 2007
Now 81, di Santo can be credited with importing Cimbali espresso machines since the 1950s. Rather than just visit trade shows, he drove all over Italy looking for boutique producers (and then he'd import the cars - a great ambassador for used Alfa Romeos). (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
She has caught herself walking right back to the espresso machines on more than one occasion, a mistake that Wilson needles her for, and then they both laugh. "I miss making drinks. I miss the sound of the steamers. I miss the way it looks when the espresso mixes with the milk," Eastman said. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Ad campaigns aimed at this group once featured heat-and-eat packaged meals, but today they showcase pricey espresso machines, NASCAR-themed cookbooks and industrial-style kitchen goods. Dana Cowin, editor-in-chief of Food magazine, said men are particularly drawn to big projects. (AZCentral -- Home)
Tosca -- with its classic red leather banquettes, high, nicotine-stained ceiling, long polished bar and gleaming espresso machines, the jukebox playing Caruso and Sinatra, a clientele including cops, movie stars, bankers and bohemians -- seemed the perfect spot to set the series of vignettes the creators envisioned. The choreographer and director both know Jeannette Etheredge, the feisty, funny woman who bought the bar from Al Landi in 1980, and whose friendship with actors, directors, emigre... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sales of coffee and espresso machines costing more than $100 jumped by 42 percent during the past year, according to consumer research firm NPD Group ... com, sales of espresso machines costing $1,000 or more increased by 56 percent between 2004 and 2005, says spokesman John Gabaldon. (AZCentral -- Business)
Wednesday, January 3, 2007. CURRENT CONDITIONS:SUNNY 42. (The Standard-Times, MA)
The space comes with receptionists, espresso machines and consultants to manage information systems, the Times said. . (Newsday -- Business)
Just as venture capitalists and others during the technology boom created incubators to help entrepreneurs start businesses without the headaches of finding real estate and office support, so a few big investment banks are offering young ambitious hedge fund traders a temporary home, complete with receptionists, espresso machines and consultants to help manage their information systems. As the technology incubators sought to oversee the birth of the next Netscape, so these hedge fund hotels hope... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Like a few other big investment banks, UBS leases space to ambitious young hedge fund traders as a temporary home, complete with receptionists, espresso machines and consultants to help manage their information systems. In return, the banks hope the hedge fund hotel guests may become big clients. (Shoals TimesDaily)
The space comes with receptionists, espresso machines and consultants to manage information systems, the Times said. The Times said UBS leases 400,000 square feet of space to hedge funds in a number of cities - a potential enticement to win more trading business from the hedge funds. (Shoals TimesDaily)
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