Starbucks Coffee Seminars - Leads to More

For those of you who are not aware of this already - all Starbucks Stores offer programs aimed at educating customers about the world of coffee. They offer Coffee tastings and coffee seminars. My local store in Denver does some really creative coffee tastings - I actually got to sample some coffees paired up with some edible flowers (to bring out the floral undertones of a particular coffee). It was really neat to see how much coffee tasting is similiar to wine tasting. Also the rapport that I have been able to develop with the barista - especially the Black Apron Coffee Master has been wonderful. So now we not only discuss the newest coffee, what goes well with a party I am planning, we also discuss what collectibles, city mugs, bearistas will be coming out and what day...so it is not just about coffee but also being told when new products will come out. And all I do is ask.

Latte learning going on at Starbucks Jacksonville Daily Record,?FL?- 4 hours ago Starbucks is offering more for the dollar by selling and teaching coffee to their customers. Many Starbucks in Jacksonville have ...

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Starbucks In India...more territories to collect from

A brief article in the Business Standard discussing Starbucks plan to open up stores in India in 2007. What excites me is the merchandising potential as well as drink development. I wonder if Starbucks Tazo Chai will stand up in the country that introduced it to the rest of the world. Also the merchandise and product line should be interesting - the bearista bear dressed in traditonal sarees could be just what my collection needs.

Starbucks to enter India next year Business Standard,?India?- 5 hours ago Coffee connoisseurs can look forward to a new brew in their cups soon, with US-based coffee retail giant Starbucks Corporation set to open its outlets in India ...

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