Future of coffee ordering? Testing Starbucks’ new pickup-only store in New York City NEW YORK CITY — This isn’t the “third place” that helped Starbucks grow into a $100 billion juggernaut — but… Read More
After ditching print papers, Starbucks announces free digital access to news sites in its cafes News this summer that Starbucks would be pulling print copies of The New York Times and other publications from its… Read More
Another Seattle coffee startup looks for buzz — but with a product that eliminates caffeine in the cup You might think that caffeine fuels a lot of the innovative ideas that come out of Seattle’s tech community. But… Read More
Tech ideas are brewing at these 5 coffee-crazed Seattle startups — right in Starbucks’ back yard Independent coffee shops have always sought to carve out their spot in Seattle and elsewhere against Starbucks’ shop-on-every-corner mentality, whether… Read More
Atomo Coffee ditches the bean and raises a nice seed: $2.6M in funding to develop molecular brew Bean there, done with that. The future of coffee got a jolt Wednesday as Atomo Coffee announced it has secured… Read More
Extra! Extra! room for cream, but not newspapers, as Starbucks to stop selling NY Times and others Stop the (French) presses. According to a report in the New York Post this week, Starbucks is going to stop… Read More
‘Game of Thrones’ gets roasted for leaving a Starbucks coffee cup in a shot during episode four Even the Mother of Dragons needs her coffee fix, apparently. In a gaffe for the ages, HBO’s popular and nearly… Read More
Bottomless, the Seattle startup keeping your coffee stock fresh, fills up with $1.9M in funding Bottomless, the Seattle startup using technology to make sure that coffee lovers never run out of the stuff they love,… Read More
Bulletproof Coffee bringing its food and beverage lineup to thousands of retail locations across U.S. Bulletproof 360, Inc., makers of the signature Bulletproof Coffee and a host of other food and beverage products under its… Read More
Don’t be bitter: Seattle startup Atomo has created a molecular, sustainable coffee — without the bean Andy Kleitsch was pacing, sipping and talking rapidly during a phone conversation on Thursday morning. The Seattle entrepreneur had had… Read More
La Marzocco’s new high-tech espresso machine respects the human touch and wows coffee geeks When it comes to coffee culture in Seattle, it takes a special level of innovation to generate a buzz. On… Read More
Out-of-this-world coffee? Company generates buzz with plan to roast beans using heat from reentry Perhaps you’ve heard someone refer to a strong cup of coffee as “rocket fuel.” That terminology could have especially fun… Read More
Cool beans! In coffee-crazy Seattle, a startup wants to make sure you have a fresh, Bottomless cup Every pot I make and every cup of coffee I drink at home is made with stale coffee beans. That’s… Read More
Starbucks and Alibaba to integrate apps and partner on delivery as coffee culture takes hold in China Starbucks will integrate its online store and customer rewards program with Alibaba’s popular apps and online services, used by more than… Read More
Clear some counter space, new PicoBrew appliance will make a variety of beverages beyond beer There’s more to life than craft beer. That might be hard for some to swallow, especially in such a beer-crazy… Read More
How a Seattle startup is using blockchain and virtual reality to upend the global coffee market I’m sitting in the cafeteria of Building 25 on the sprawling Microsoft headquarters with an Oculus Rift headset strapped on… Read More
GeekWired! I took a coffee break with 2,000 Amazon employees and I can’t stop shaking Amazon held its second annual Coffee Symposium on Friday as a means of showcasing the dozen or so independent roasters… Read More
Starbucks explores potential use of blockchain tech for ‘bean to cup’ pilot program How about a little blockchain with your coffee? Starbucks is the latest company to consider the use of blockchain technology.… Read More
Peace on Earth! The new Starbucks holiday cup could put an end to the ‘war on Christmas’ — or not How are we going to make it through the holidays without a WAR ON CHRISTMAS? If past holiday offerings from… Read More
‘These are my people!’ Bulletproof’s brain-boosting butter coffee comes to the heart of Amazonia In 2017, it’s still possible in coffee-saturated Seattle to open a coffee shop to great fanfare. Bulletproof, the Bellevue, Wash.-based… Read More
Starbucks whipping up an official, but limited, ‘Mermaid Frappuccino’ months after Unicorn buzz Head on down to Mexico if you want to spot a mermaid in the wild. Months after whipping its coffee-drink-loving… Read More
Starbucks rolls its own coffee truck in front of Seattle HQ to replace store being remodeled There’s probably better coffee out there than traditional truck stop coffee. But what if the truck is a Starbucks truck,… Read More
Bulletproof, the lifestyle startup fueled by butter-coffee, gets a $19M jolt of new funding Bulletproof 360, the Bellevue, Wash.-based lifestyle brand with a focus on “clean coffee” and other high-performance food and drinks, has… Read More
Woman awarded $100K after suing Starbucks over drive-thru coffee spill that burned her lap A woman who was burned when the lid popped off her 20-ounce Venti Pike Place Roast in a Starbucks drive-thru has… Read More
Starbucks gives baristas new tablets to manage congestion caused by mobile order-ahead service Starbucks continues to roll out new strategies to help combat congestion at stores caused by its mobile order-ahead service. The… Read More
World’s largest Starbucks will be a 4-level Reserve Roastery on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile This is what it looks like when a coffee giant thinks big. Starbucks announced this week that it will build another… Read More
Podcast The Week in Geek: How Starbucks and Amazon are becoming more alike Starbucks and Amazon, two of Seattle’s iconic corporate giants, started off very different from each other. At heart, Starbucks is… Read More
Starbucks offers free coffee for the holidays, but you have to find out where Free coffee for the holidays? Starbucks is making is so, but the Seattle-based company is making you work for it… Read More
Starbucks enables social gifting with WeChat in China — is Facebook Messenger integration next? Starbucks today announced new social gifting integrations with the popular WeChat app in China that could pave the way for future… Read More
Mathematicians work on the scientific formula for a perfect cup of coffee One coffee drinker’s perfect brew may be another drinker’s battery acid, but mathematicians say they’re zeroing in on the equations… Read More
