Is A Kahluaccino Coming Soon?

I’ve dreamt of the day Starbucks would get a liquor license and now it’s here. Although not quite in the form I’d desired, it’s here. I’d imagined a world where hedonism was part of mainstream lifestyle and a frothy sugar-laden coffee drink came spiked to quell that oncoming hangover one would fear at 11 a.m. [...]

Beverage Trend – Single Brew Coffee

The latest beverage trend is about the medium not the product. Single brew coffee. It’s ironic that if you hold onto something for long enough it will once again be en vogue. When I moved to NYC in 2004, I was staying with my aunt and uncle, who had been in the same apartment in [...]

Jamba Adds Energy Drink, Coconut Water, To Mix

Jamba Juice has expanded its lineup of drinks, including bottled products, to include an energy product and coconut water-based beverage. Dubbed Fruit Refreshers, one new menu item is a coconut water drink made with fruit, sherbet, and ice. Another spring arrival is the launch of Jamba Juice All Natural Energy Drinks, the product of a [...]

DIY Travel Beauty

I’m the last person to talk about the benefits about sugar, but I’m not talking about eating it here. Most beauty junkies are no stranger to the many sugar-based body scrubs on the market, the most of popular of which is the brown sugar scrub from Fresh. However, this is definitely something everyone can make [...]

Coffee 2.0

Is it possible New Yorkers are so much busier than everyone else in the world that prepaid lattes are necessary? This is a theory Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks is testing out, with a new service available in NYC and Long Island. Available at 300 locations to start, the Starbucks Card Mobile App is available on [...]

A New Reason To Justify Coffee Binges

I’m always looking for a new reason to justify my java addiction and here comes a new study from Europe to do just that. The best part about it is that it seems they are calling moderate consumption two to four cups a day. Hah! Dr. Yvonne van der Schouw, professor of chronic disease at [...]

Starbucks Gives Seattle’s Best Branding Freedom

Starbucks is letting subsidiary Seattle’s Best Coffee do its own thing, with a recent rebranding initiative that cuts it loose from the siren and continues on the partnership sales models. The rebranding, which started with the logo, is aimed at creating a distinct brand because SBC is about retail partnerships, as opposed to Starbucks, the [...]

Starbucks: A LEED Store, Happy Hour & Custom Drinks

Though the country may still suffer from nearly 10% unemployment, we have begun a recovery and so has Starbucks. Late last month, the company announced that its SoHo, NYC, store on Spring Street is registered for LEED certification as part of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Volume chrome://foxytunes-public/content/signatures/signature-button.pngCertification pilot program. The design is a blend [...]

Coffee & Sex: Necessary Evils?

Coffee is like ex-sex—you know it’s bad for you, but you just keep succumbing. You think that for the momentary period of bliss, the caving is worth it, but after every time, you promise yourself you’ll kick the habit. Such is the case for my sticking with a coffee detox of at least a week. [...]

Mancession + Bathing Suit Season = Coffee Profits

Could it be as simple as the combination of the impending swimsuit season and an ongoing mancession that drove sales for Starbucks and fastfood giant, McDonald’s? McDonald’s added all these fluffy sugary coffee drinks to their menu, as well as hot and iced coffee, in American sizes at flyover state prices. So far so good. [...]

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