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	<title>Gourmet Coffee Zone - Daily Blog &#187; Starbucks</title>
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		<title>Starbucks Pike Place Roast &#8211; Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/05/26/starbucks-pike-place-roast-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 01:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coffee Banter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been receiving a fair amount of feedback that customers are frustrated tying to find a bold, strong brew at Starbucks since the introduction of the milder Pike Place Roast as the everyday coffee.  We wrote about the introduction of Pike Place Roast last month.
My expectation when Starbucks first announced Pike Place Roast was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starbucks Pike Place Roast &#8211; Thumbs Up or Down?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/04/14/starbucks-pike-place-roast-thumbs-up-or-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starbucks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dunkin donuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medium roast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pike place market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pike place roast]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starbucks introduced Pike Place Roast last week.  According to the company&#8217;s press release, Pike Place Roast is the result of significant customer input with the following objectives:

&#8220;Starbucks newest, everyday brew&#8221;
&#8220;Signature bold flavor with a smooth finish balanced by soft acidity and subtle, rich nutty flavor&#8221;
Embracing &#8220;new quality standards for freshness including freshly roasted, hand-scooped, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starbucks Acquires Clover Manufacturer, Should Have Seen It Coming</title>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/03/27/starbucks-acquires-clover-manufacturer-should-have-seen-it-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starbucks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clover brewing system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clover machine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[howard schultz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zander nosler]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Starbucks announced last week they are acquiring &#8216;The Coffee Equipment Co&#8217;, manufacturer of the Clover brewing machine.  See Seattle PI article &#8220;Starbucks deal &#8216;dream come true&#8217; for manufacture of coffee maker&#8220;.
We&#8217;ve been talking about the Clover brewing machine quite a bit lately.  See &#8220;Starbucks Tests the Clover in Several Stores&#8221; for more detailed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starbucks Store Closing Was the Big Headline This Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/03/01/starbucks-store-closing-was-the-big-headline-this-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starbucks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coffee News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[starbucks stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[starbucks training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s behind us now.  Tuesday, Feb 26th, Starbucks closed all 7,100 US stores for three hours, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm to conduct a company wide unprecedented employee refresh training session.
Howard Schultz, the company&#8217;s CEO, requested that approximately 135,000 employees participate in this refresher course to reinforce the standards on how Starbucks creates the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starbucks Tests the Clover in several Stores</title>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/02/14/starbucks-tests-the-clover-in-several-stores/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/02/14/starbucks-tests-the-clover-in-several-stores/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starbucks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clover machine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Starbucks is reputed to be testing the Clover coffee brewing system in several stores.
The Clover is described as an automated reverse French press.  Although, at around $11,000 a pop, this innovative coffee brewing system is a bit more expensive than a typical coffee press.
The invention of Zander Nosler, co-founder and president of the Coffee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starbucks Barista Bashing</title>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/02/12/starbucks-barista-bashing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/02/12/starbucks-barista-bashing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starbucks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barista]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Espresso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[starbucks barista]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Starbucks barista bashing, and Starbucks bashing in general, seems to be a popular activity lately.  And I&#8217;m not talking about the Starbucks Barista  espresso machines for sale. I&#8217;m referring to the human variety, the baristas preparing espresso drinks behind the counter.
There are some espresso aficionados not even willing to call these folks baristas.  In defense of [...]]]></description>
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